Erin Cameron, Lakehead University

Research

Community Of Practice Cultural Safety Health Equity Health Professional Education Northern Ontario Social Justice Education

Latest papers

Social Accountability in Medical Student Scholarly Projects: A Call for Intentional Integration.
Advances in medical education and practice · 2026 · senior author
Drawing insights: exploring how participants experience rich picture interviews for studying complex issues in health professions education.
Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice · 2026 · senior author
Leadership as a catalyst for advancing social accountability in health professions education: AMEE Guide No. 187.
Medical teacher · 2026

All 34 publications

Latest funding

Évaluation des apprentissages par simulations interprofessionnelles pour les services sociaux et de santé en français en milieu linguistique minoritaire
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$56,972
Graphic Care: Autobiographical Comics as Mental Health Resources
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$46,458
Mobilizing and evaluating a multi-level learning health system: examining the influence and impacts of northern, rural, and remote context
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 7 grants and awards

34 publications.

01

Social Accountability in Medical Student Scholarly Projects: A Call for Intentional Integration.

Jaiswal N, Clithero-Eridon A, Travis KT, Smith DK, Delaney KZ, Cameron E

Advances in medical education and practice2026Senior author

DOI: 10.2147/amep.s618030 PMID: 42763675

02

Drawing insights: exploring how participants experience rich picture interviews for studying complex issues in health professions education.

Dubé T, Molinaro M, Strasser R, Razack S, Cameron E

Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10459-025-10473-0 PMID: 40928620

03

Leadership as a catalyst for advancing social accountability in health professions education: AMEE Guide No. 187.

Taha MH, Abdalla ME, Cameron E, Dharamasi S, Strasser R, Taylor D, Green-Thompson L

Medical teacher2026

DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2025.2534074 PMID: 40720149

04

"I Don't Want to Read About It; I Want to Do It": Perspectives on Being and Doing Social Accountability in Medical Education.

Wood B, Attema G, Cameron E

Advances in medical education and practice2026Senior author

DOI: 10.2147/amep.s543029 PMID: 41835360

05

Unpacking educational approaches for social accountability in health professions education: a scoping review.

Zaccagnini M, Cameron E, Strasser R, Razack S, Molinaro M, Dubé T

Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10459-025-10494-9 PMID: 41427976

06

Obesity care education in Canadian medical schools: A multi-site qualitative study.

Delaney KZ, Shrestha L, Nagpal TS, Geddie H, Tenedero C, Wicklum S, Piccinini-Vallis H, Pearce N, McMillan M, Zevin B, Vallis M, Sockalingam S, Cameron E, Abraham R

Obesity pillars2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.obpill.2026.100259 PMID: 42011405

07

Rurally focussed undergraduate medical education at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University.

Ross BM, Newbery S, Cameron E, French M

Canadian journal of rural medicine : the official journal of the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada = Journal canadien de la medecine rurale : le journal officiel de la Societe de medecine rurale du Canada2025

DOI: 10.4103/cjrm.cjrm_84_24 PMID: 40366290

08

Enhancing Social Accountability in Medical Education and Accreditation: A Meeting Report.

Larche CL, Kennel M, Tackett S, Marsh DC, Cameron E

Advances in medical education and practice2025Senior author

DOI: 10.2147/amep.s508928 PMID: 40160983

09

Characterising socially accountable research: a scoping review protocol paper.

Kennel M, Delaney KZ, Dumond J, Jurgutis J, Anawati AG, Leblanc J, Marsh D, Cameron E

BMJ open2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093101 PMID: 40615139

10

Exploring trust factors in AI-healthcare integration: a rapid review.

Mertz M, Toskovich K, Shields G, Attema G, Dumond J, Cameron E

Frontiers in artificial intelligence2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/frai.2025.1658510 PMID: 41425055

Évaluation des apprentissages par simulations interprofessionnelles pour les services sociaux et de santé en français en milieu linguistique minoritaire

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Giroux, Isabelle T.

Keywords: Simulations interprofessionnelles; offre active des services dans les langues officielles; formation en services sociaux et de santé; milieux francophones minoritaires canadiens

$56,972

Graphic Care: Autobiographical Comics as Mental Health Resources

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022SSHRC Doctoral Awards

Principal investigators: Mazowita, Amy V.

Keywords: mental illness; comics and graphic narratives; social media; auto/biography and life writing; networked publics; self- and collective care; representation; stigma and stereotypes; verbal-visual discourse analysis; web ethnography

$46,458

Mobilizing and evaluating a multi-level learning health system: examining the influence and impacts of northern, rural, and remote context

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Catalyst Grant: Quadruple Aim and Equity

Principal investigators: Wood, Brianne; Meservia-Collins, Kelly

Keywords: Learning Health Systems; Northern, Rural, Remote; Social Accountability

$100,000

Preparing Students for Rural Careers: Examining the Learning Processes and Outcomes in Rural Medical Education in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Cameron, Erin

Keywords: (1) rural education; (2) medical education; (3) rural pedagogy; (4) rural competencies; (5) rural identity; (6) social accountability; (7) complex systems theory; (8) qualitative research; (9) transformative pedagogy; (10) curriculum

$58,800

The Transformative Potential of Socially Accountable Education: Understanding Global and Local Perspectives

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018New Frontiers in Research Fund

Principal investigators: Cameron, Erin

Keywords: social accountability, medical education, health equity, narrative inquiry, health care system, qualitative research, transformative pedagogy, critical pedagogy of place

$180,193

Enhancing Educational Practices to Promote Holistic, Culturally Safe, and Equitable Care: Developing a Research Agenda Through a Community of Practice

Nominated PICIHR2018Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Cameron, Erin M

Keywords: Community Of Practice; Cultural Safety; Health Equity; Health Professional Education; Northern Ontario; Social Justice Education

$20,000

Reclaiming the other f-word addressing weight-based oppression in higher education

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Cameron, Erin M.

Keywords: social justice education; weight-based oppression; higher education; grounded theory

$20,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Family Medicine
Surgery
Indigenous Learning
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Centre for Research on Inner City Health
Clinical Public Health Division
Medicine
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1 shared papers, latest 2021

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Community Of Practice Dear Professor Cameron, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Social Accountability in Medical Student Scholarly Projects: A Call for Intentional Integration." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Preparing Students for Rural Careers: Examining the Learning Processes and Outcomes in Rural Medical Education in Canada" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]