Our Team
Aeda R. Salim, MSc.
Founder & Managing Director
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Health Equity
Health Systems
Health Governance
Health Law
Global Health
Regional Health
Knowledge Translation
Research Operations
Strategy
Project & Change Management
Integrated Care
Digital Health
Health Data Quality & Data Governance
Governing Health with Purpose
Aeda Salim is the Founder and Managing Director of Amanah Research Management Systems. Guided by her Islamic faith, Aeda approaches research and leadership as an act of service — one rooted in accountability, integrity, and care for the collective good. Born in Canada and bred in Trinidad and Tobago, Aeda's Caribbean roots infuse her work with a deep attunement to postcolonial health systems, equity-centred practice, and the lived realities of communities across the Global South — perspectives that distinctly inform her approach to research and governance across Canada, Latin America, and Africa.
Holding an MSc in Global Health from McMaster University and an Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto — and incoming PhD student in Global Health at York University — Aeda brings over 8 years of experience spanning academic research, health system transformation, and multi-stakeholder project management. She currently serves as Project Manager for the Regional Health Governance Study at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Toronto Metropolitan University, and previously led complex integrated care and digital health projects at the Western York Region Ontario Health Team (Mackenzie Health). A published researcher across health equity, systems, governance, and law, Aeda's work spans scoping reviews, systematic reviews, Canadian federal grant development, and EU-funded proposals.
Aeda founded Amanah with a clear conviction: that early-career professionals are quietly filling critical gaps in healthcare research and project management — and deserve a platform that makes their expertise visible, valued, and deployable at the highest levels. Amanah exists to harness that talent with rigour and purpose.
Her leadership has been recognized with the McMaster Faculty of Health Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award — given to fewer than 5% of graduate students and the University of Toronto Scarborough Letter Award for significant leadership outside the classroom. She is currently a PMP and Lean Healthcare Professional Candidate.
Ayaat Hassan, MSc. CAPM.
Director-Clinical Research & Implementation Science
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Clinical Research
Implementation Science
Strategy
Quality Improvement
Process Improvement
Lab Management
Project & Change Management
Scale & Spread
Life Sciences & Pharma
Regional Health
Digital Health
Clinical Rigour, Human Heart
Ayaat Hassan is the Director of Clinical Research and Implementation Science at Amanah Research Management Systems, where she brings over eight years of experience bridging rigorous clinical research with practical, systems-level implementation. As a Muslim woman, Ayaat's faith informs her patient-centred ethos and her unwavering commitment to dignity, compassion, and rigorous ethical practice in clinical research. Of Lebanese and Egyptian heritage, Ayaat carries a deep cultural fluency in navigating diverse communities and health systems — an asset that shapes her patient-centred approach and her ability to build trust across clinical, academic, and community settings.
Ayaat holds a Master of Science in Physiology and Neuroscience (York University, graduated with Distinction and nominated for the York University Thesis Prize), alongside postgraduate certificates in clinical research (Michener Institute at UHN) and project management (University of Toronto). She holds a CAPM from the Project Management Institute and is a PMP Candidate. Her career spans institutions including the University Health Network, St. Michael's Hospital and the Salvation Army, where she has coordinated multi-site clinical trials, led knowledge translation initiatives, managed research ethics applications, and overseen multi-million-dollar grant budgets. Currently, she is an implementation science consultant with the Regional Health Governance Study focusing on scale and spread of digital health interventions within West Africa.
A published researcher in biological and life sciences, implementation science, and long-term care, Ayaat's work consistently translates complex evidence into accessible, stakeholder-ready outputs. Fluent in French and English, she brings an additional layer of reach and inclusivity to Amanah's collaborative engagements. Whether supporting clinical outcomes research, designing evaluation frameworks, or co-facilitating capacity-building workshops, Ayaat is a grounding force for teams committed to evidence-informed, equitable health practice.