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Research Director and Clinical Development Lead of the Child Health & Exercise Medicine Program
Message from our Research Director
It is with great pride that I welcome you to the Child Health & Exercise Medicine Program (CHEMP) at McMaster University and McMaster Children’s Hospital.
Child’s play is our business! From understanding movement behaviours at a young age to assessing and promoting fitness for youth growing up with a chronic medical condition or disability, our research program is built on the legacy of the late Dr. Oded Bar-Or, who was considered the father of pediatric exercise medicine and science. Our talented team of innovative scientists and enthusiastic trainees are passionate about exercise as medicine for children and youth across a wide range of topics.
Together, we strive to advance child health through excellence in research, education, and clinical care. We study and teach on the traditional territory shared between the Haudenosaunee confederacy and the Anishinabe nations. We value collaboration. We are dedicated to being inclusive.
I encourage you to browse our website, interact with us on social media, and contact us for more information or how to get involved.
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