Reading Time: 4 minutes To transform Canada’s ability to compete on the global stage requires a significant funding commitment to research
Author: Paul Armstrong
Paul Armstrong is University Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology) at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Director of the Canadian VIGOUR Centre (Virtual Coordinating Centre for Global Collaborative Cardiovascular Research). As founding Director of TORCH (TomorrOw's Research Cardiovascular Health Professionals), a Strategic Training Program Initiative and current member of the Executive Advisory Committee, he is committed to the training of cardiovascular researchers. He is a Senior Attending Cardiologist at the University of Alberta Hospital with particular interest and expertise in acute coronary care and heart failure. He is founding and immediate past President of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.