NATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH NETWORK
Advancing Paediatric Education Research - Together
A national collective of researchers, clinicians, and educators committed to evidence-based paediatric training across Canada. We pool resources, build collaborations, and tackle wicked problems — together.
OUR MISSION
"To promote high-quality health professions education research to advance evidence-based paediatric training."
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EN/FREDUCATION RESEARCH
PAEDIATRIC TRAINING
BETTER CARE
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
EQUITY AND BELONGING
TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION
NATIONAL COLLABORATION
EDUCATION RESEARCH PAEDIATRIC TRAINING BETTER CARE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE EQUITY AND BELONGING TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION NATIONAL COLLABORATION
Built for everyone in paediatric education research
WHAT SPARCC OFFERS
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MISSION
Evidence-Based paediatric Training
We promote rigorous, methodologically sound education research that directly informs how the next generation of paediatric providers are trained across Canada.
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COMMUNITY
A National Collective - Open to All
From established researchers and educators to curious clinicians exploring the field for the first time. All are welcome to join our network and find ways to participate.
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COLLABORATION
A National Collective - Open to All
Pooling resources and expertise, sharing data, co-designing studies. SPARCC provides the infrastructure and scientific expertise to pursue the research questions that matter most but require more than one site, team, or perspective
ABOUT SPARCC
Why we built this network
Paediatric health professions education research in Canada is a growing field — but it remains fragmented. Researchers and clinicians are tackling similar questions in isolation, without shared data, shared methodology, or shared community.
SPARCC was founded on a simple premise: the quality of paediatric training depends on the quality of evidence that informs it. And generating that evidence requires collaboration at a national scale.
We are not a formal institution. We are a network of scholars, clinicians, trainees, and educators who believe that connecting people across contexts and career stages is itself a form of research infrastructure.