High School and Post-Secondary Outreach

The MD Ambassador's High School/Post-Secondary Committee's objective is to represent the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry within the high school and post-secondary community. This year, we are excited to offer 2 streams of the program: Urban School MD Ambassadors and Rural School MD Ambassadors!

Urban School MD Ambassadors:

Members will promote medicine as a career to high school and post-secondary students, focusing on local schools. Some activities involve organizing open house, outreach presentations to foster interest in medicine at high schools, and hosting information sessions to post-secondary students of all disciplines to better understand the admissions process. 

Student Recruitment Centre of Expertise’s Edmonton Council Update - Monday, September 18th from 12-2pm - An interactive booth set-up to answer questions pertaining to pursuing medicine for Edmonton high school counsellors.

Open House - Saturday, October 14th, 2023 from 9am - 4pm. An interactive booth set-up to answer questions pertaining to pursuing medicine for high school students, university students, and their parents.

Discovery Day in Health Sciences - Thursday, November 2nd, 2023 from 10am-2pm - presenting the basics on the medical school admission process, including MCAT preparation, courses taken during high-school and university, and answering any questions students and teachers have pertaining to medical school, followed by an interactive clinical skills demonstration 

High-school presentations - Throughout the year, flexible scheduling - MD high-school ambassadors travel to high-schools across Edmonton to present the basics on the medical school admission process, including MCAT preparation, courses taken during high-school and university, and answering any questions students and teachers have pertaining to medical school.

Rural School MD Ambassadors:

Want to inspire rural high school students, learn clinical skills, and make new friends? Join the Rural MD Ambassador program! Rural Ambassadors will have the opportunity to share information and resources regarding the University of Alberta MD program to selected rural high schools near Edmonton, and lead interactive clinical skill demonstrations with students (training is provided!). All gas mileage is reimbursed! No car? No problem! All Rural Ambassadors will be placed in small groups to travel to schools, so your transportation will be covered, and you’ll make new friends along the way!

Rural MD Ambassador Program - Throughout the year, flexible scheduling - Rural MD Ambassadors travel to rural high-schools within 1-2 hours from Edmonton to present the basics on the medical school admission process, including MCAT preparation, courses taken during high-school and university, and answering any questions students and teachers have pertaining to medical school, followed by an interactive clinical skills demonstration.

Clinical Skills Learning Sessions - Evenings throughout the year, specific dates TBD - an opportunity for Rural MD Ambassadors to learn and finesse the clinical skills they will be teaching to rural high school students. Skills include the cardiopulmonary exam, suturing, hand ties, and more! 

RhPAP Let’s Go Rural High School Events - Throughout the year, click here to see dates - collaborate with RhPAP members to run workshops for rural high school students throughout Alberta