Anna Chudyk, MSc, PhD

Dr. Anna Chudyk is an assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Manitoba and principal investigator of the Shaping Healthcare by Addressing Real-life Experiences (SHARE) Lab. Her patient-oriented research program focuses on advancing the methods and practice of meaningful patient and caregiver engagement in research and applying these approaches to patient-centred healthcare improvement.

Dr. Chudyk develops and evaluates participatory approaches for engaging patients, caregivers and other knowledge users throughout the research cycle, including in data analysis and interpretation, knowledge synthesis, priority setting and healthcare service redesign. Her current research also examines how communication and other interpersonal processes can strengthen patient-researcher partnerships and reduce tokenism in participatory research.

A major area of application for this work is cardiovascular health. Dr. Chudyk's research at St. Boniface Hospital has contributed to changes in enhanced recovery protocols and patient education following cardiac surgery. Her current work extends these approaches to clinical trial development and congenital heart disease, including participatory research aimed at redesigning specialist services across the lifespan and research conducted in partnership with the Manitoba Métis Federation examining Red River Métis experiences of congenital heart disease.

Dr. Chudyk is also committed to building capacity for patient-oriented research beyond individual research projects. She is the creator and host of asPERusual - a podcast for practical patient engagement (asperusual.substack.com) and co-founder of Akademia PASJA (akademiapasja.com), an international initiative dedicated to advancing capacity for patient-oriented research in Poland. She is also co-director of the College of Pharmacy Graduate Student Internship Experience (CoPie), a work-integrated learning program connecting graduate trainees with industry and non-profit partners.

Dr. Chudyk has contributed to approximately 30 funded research projects and authored or co-authored over 55 peer-reviewed publications. Her research and training have been supported by national awards from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, including a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and Phase 1 and 2 Patient-Oriented Research - Transition to Leadership Stream Awards.

Education

Doctorate in Experimental Medicine, University of British Columbia

Master of Science (MSc) in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario

Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc), University of Western Ontario

Awards

Patient-Oriented Research Award – Transition to Leadership Stream Fellowship – Phase 2, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) (Current)

Patient-Oriented Research Award – Transition to Leadership Stream Fellowship – Phase 1, CIHR (2020 – 2023)

Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, CIHR (2012-2015)

Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship, CIHR (2007-2008)