Research Residency

Opportunity and Purpose

This unpaid, volunteer opportunity is open to students who have completed a degree in a relevant discipline and who wish to gain experience in applied policy research that contributes to the research vision and objectives of the Patient Safety Community of Practice (PSCP).

Volunteer Time Commitment and Documentation

Over a three-to four-month period, the research resident will spend between 14 and 30 hours per week working on a project developed in collaboration with research leaders in the PSCP.

The amount of time spent will be a choice of the resident.

A log of hours and activities will be kept to enable PSCP researchers to write letters of reference, if requested by the resident, and to enable the PSCP to report volunteer hours and activities as required for corporate reporting and insurance purposes.

Terms of Reference for Project(s)

Projects will be defined with the objectives of enabling residents to pursue areas of their personal and scholarly interest that align with PSCP research priorities and objectives.

A draft project proposal and work plan will be developed in weeks 1-2 of the residency and may be fine-tuned by mutual agreement over the first month.

One or more project outcomes will be described.

The agreed-upon project plan will be formalized/signed off at the end of the first month for the mutual benefit of researchers and residents, and will include agreement about acknowledgement, and co-authorship or authorship of publications arising from the project.

2025 RESEARCH RESIDENT

Matthew Yip
BA (Hons), MA in Political Science,
University of Alberta

Matthew is a law student at the University of Saskatchewan who continues his collaboration with the Patient Safety Community of Practice following a full time Research Residency during the summer of 2025.

A two-time winner of the Jason Lang Scholarship, which recognizes and rewards the outstanding academic achievements of Alberta post-secondary students, Matthew completed his Honours BA in political science focussing on Canadian defence policy . As one of 13 students from across Canada to be nominated and selected for the Deputy Minister’s Future Leaders in Defence Forum, he gained field experiences in defence scenario simulation exercises led by civilian and military officials, and in simulated policy conferences and presentations discussing real-world scenarios. These carried forward to summer employment with the Alberta Emergency Management Agency and completion of an MA capstone project focused on Alberta’s provincial alert system.

As a Graduate Teaching Assistant (U of A), a volunteer community league soccer coach, and a member of a student team selected for the University of Alberta Competition in Programs in Public Administration National Case Competition he has developed skills in teamwork, leadership and collaboration.

A sports enthusiast, Matthew is a qualified soccer official appointed to the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference list of officials, and a five-year participant with Advanced Referee Development (CARD) Edmonton. He received eight appointments to matches as an assistant, including a quarterfinal match in the 2019 Toyota National Championships and the 2019 U15 Boys National Quarterfinal, as well as appointments to a Tier 2 U17 Boys Gold Medal game, and a Tier 1 U15 Boys Bronze Medal Game in 2022.

He relaxes by playing hockey, hiking and biking.