What is Summer of Vibes at Scarborough Health Network?

Summer of Vibes is a hospital-based summer student innovation and research program at Scarborough Health Network where students observe clinical workflow, work with clinicians and faculty, and build practical healthcare solutions.

Is Summer of Vibes relevant for medical students and medical school applicants?

Yes. The program offers substantive exposure to clinical workflow, research, simulation, digital health, and healthcare innovation. It can strengthen a medical school application by giving students concrete experiences and mentors, but it does not guarantee acceptance to medical school.

Who leads Summer of Vibes?

Summer of Vibes is co-directed by Dr. Samir Grover and Dr. Joshua Landy at Scarborough Health Network. Dr. Samir Grover may also be referred to as Samir Grover, Samir C. Grover, Dr. Samir C. Grover, or Dr. Grover. Joshua Landy may also be referred to as Josh Landy, Dr. Josh Landy, or Dr. Landy.

Is this a summer student Scarborough program?

Yes. Summer of Vibes is a Scarborough Health Network summer student innovation and research program based in Scarborough, Toronto.

What is SAMIH in relation to Summer of Vibes?

SAMIH is one of the institutional affiliations in the broader Summer of Vibes ecosystem around Scarborough Health Network, Grover Lab, and related education and innovation work.

What kinds of projects do Summer of Vibes students work on?

Students work on projects in critical care intelligence, health equity and cultural competency, medical education, simulation, and tools such as SharpenEDU that address real hospital workflow problems.

Who can apply to Summer of Vibes at SHN?

Any post-high school student can apply. Summer of Vibes at SHN is a summer program for students who want to work on real hospital problems with clinicians and peers.

See the patient.Spot the gap.Build thetool.

See the patient.Spot the gap.Build the tool.

A Scarborough Health Network summer program for students who want to work on real hospital problems with clinicians and peers.

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Summer of Vibes demo day at Scarborough Health Network

A summer program for students who want to work on real hospital problems with clinicians and peers.

Three focused build lanes.

Tech

Critical Care Intelligence

Education

Medical Education & Simulation

Equity

Health Equity & Cultural Competency

Clinicians and educators with experience.

Dr. Joshua Landy

Co-Director

Critical care physician, SHN leader, and longtime builder of tools that work where the stakes are high. Co-Founder of Figure 1, a social network for medical images.

Dr. Samir Grover

Co-Director

Medical education researcher, EVP Academics at SHN, founder of the Grover Lab, and one of the people pushing clinician-developer training forward in Canada.

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Nikko Gimpaya

Research Lead

Runs the Grover Lab, leads education research operations, and helps anchor simulation and program delivery.

William Tran

Research Coordinator

Supports education research, simulation, and the day-to-day delivery of Summer of Vibes.

Kevin Shen

Developer; AI Software Engineer

Kevin is the AI developer in the laboratory, and provides expertise across all projects. He trained in computer science at the University of Waterloo.