Anna Maria Chudyk

Dr. Anna Maria Chudyk is an Assistant Professor at the University of Manitoba, affiliated with the Department of Family Medicine and the Asper Clinical Research Institute. Her research focuses on patient-oriented research, emphasizing patient and caregiver priorities in healthcare interventions. She has developed multi-stakeholder projects such as enhanced recovery protocols for cardiac surgery and studies on care transitions in cardiac populations.

• Education: Bachelors of Health Sciences (University of Western Ontario), Masters of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (University of Western Ontario), Doctorate in Experimental Medicine (University of British Columbia)
• Research Focus: Patient engagement, health services research, social prescribing, and clinical research methodology

Her work spans qualitative and systematic reviews, with a focus on social prescribing, Indigenous health research, and patient-centered outcomes. She has co-developed a graduate course and podcast, AsPERUsual, on practical patient engagement. Dr. Chudyk has secured over a dozen research grants and authored ~40 publications, with recent contributions to frameworks for patient engagement and social prescribing outcomes.

• Scientific Awards: Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship, Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, CIHR Patient-Oriented Research Fellowships

She collaborates with institutions like St. Boniface Research Center and engages in international research partnerships, advocating for patient-driven healthcare innovation.