Dr. Rita McCracken’s current practice is a combination of research, clinical work, teaching, and administration.
Her research interests include minimizing harm from prescription medication, especially for older people and using research methods to measure and plan for health human resources planning in primary care.
Read Less Read MoreShe is a full-service, community-based family physician in East Vancouver, and also provides nursing home care at St. Vincent’s Langara. Dr. McCracken supervises and mentors family medicine residents in the St. Paul’s Family Practice residency site for their research projects. She is Principal Investigator for The Models and Access Atlas of Primary Care: British Columbia.
She chose medicine as a second career after ten years working in Human Resources for high tech companies and has an undergraduate degree in Commerce from the University of Alberta. Dr. McCracken completed medical school at the University of Calgary and her Family Practice residency at St. Paul’s Hospital.
Undergoing research projects are akin to embarking on epic journeys. There is extensive preparation, resource gathering, and seeking guidance even before your journey starts. Once the project begins, throughout your research journey there are obstacles to overcome, new knowledge to consider, and searching for a truth that has yet to be discovered. Your research is […]
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CHÉOS Scientists are leading nine of the projects funded in this round, plus a further seven projects are supported by CHÉOS Scientists as co-investigators
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