Tuesday October 14th, 2025
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Tuesday October 14th, 2025
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In 1971, CFUW Edmonton established a needs-based bursary program for female students attending the University of Alberta. The CFUW Student Bursary Program Application is now open. Applications are due October 14th, 2025. Please visit the website for more details.
https://www.cfuwedmonton.org/academic-awards/bursary-awards
Contact: bursary@cfuwedmonton.org
We’re excited to announce the launch of this year’s Molloy Medicine Award, a scholarship opportunity available to Canadian MD students entering their 3rd or 4th year in the 2025–2026 academic year. The deadline to apply is October 14, 2025. Please visit the website for more details.
https://portal.scholarshippartners.ca/welcome/MolloyEN/
Contact: awards@univcan.ca
Date: Wednesday, October 15th
Time: 5:00 - 7:00pm
Location: Katz 1080
We will cover how to access accommodations in preclerkship & clerkship, featuring Dr. Sun, Dr. Curran, and Sharon Stearns who are the experts administering & evolving the accommodation processes for medical students.
RSVP here by October 14 at 1pm for dinner: https://forms.gle/7iu5gqcFeMb6jDvn7
This session will cover:
✅ The process to obtain accommodations in preclerkship & clerkship
✅ How to access short-term accommodations
✅ What to do if current accommodations aren’t meeting your needs
✅ Who can support & advocate for you in acquiring/modifying accommodations
The event will also feature an open panel to address any relevant questions or concerns you have! Our speakers will be the experts who are administering and evolving the accommodation processes for medical students:
Dr. Linda Sun from the Office of Advocacy & Wellbeing (OAW)
Dr. Matthew Curran, Assistant Dean of Academics for the MD program
Sharon Stearns, Director of Accessibility and Accommodations at the Academic Success Centre
Contact: Jenna Richardson (ri6@ualberta.ca), Radha Maradiya (maradiya@ualberta.ca), Christy Chan (csc@ualberta.ca)
Date: March 25 - 27th, 2026
Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
We are looking for poster presentations that relate to this year's theme or address the topic through research, institutional and community-based programs, and public policy.
Posters may describe contributions to theory, policy development, program development and evaluation, delivery of services, or research. Abstract submissions on other topics relevant to perinatal issues will also be considered. Learn more.
We are particularly interested in presentations focusing on community-specific, family-centered, and culturally-informed approaches as well as presentations that incorporate the role of families and self advocates in policy and service delivery.
We highly encourage that poster presentations include parents as partners and co-presenters.
Submit a poster
Due October 15th, 2025
Contact: ecjohnso@ualberta.ca
Date: Thursday, October 16th
Time: 5:00 - 7:00pm
Location: Online (Canada-wide)
The Canadian Queer Medical Students Association (CQMSA) invites medical students and residents across Canada to join the 2025 Pan-Canadian Trans Health Bootcamp, a free, nationwide virtual event.
This student-led initiative brings together community voices and clinical expertise to build confidence and competence in caring for trans patients. The program will feature:
A community-led discussion offering insights into the lived experiences of trans people within the healthcare system
A multi-disciplinary physician panel with experts in OB/GYN, Plastic Surgery, and Endocrinology
By blending clinical knowledge with lived experience, the Bootcamp prepares participants to deliver affirming, informed, and compassionate care for trans patients.
Registration is free but required: https://forms.gle/eX8exPTtrTRSsVcV6
Date: Friday, October 17th
Time: 12:00 - 12:45pm
Location: Katz 1080
Register to help make a lifesaving difference on a patients life. Food is provided.
A 20 min presentation by reps from Swab the World.
A Swab Drive will be set up in the Katz Atrium, to register for the stem cell registry.
Note: most patients donate stem cells from their peripheral blood.
Register here: https://forms.gle/CQffJrZ6DBUzRtKDA
Contact: gbrownri@ualberta.ca or mohneet@ualberta.ca
Deadline: Friday, October 17th
The 2025 Canadian Medical Student Digital Health Survey is now live! 📲
It takes just 5 minutes to complete and will help shape how digital health is taught in Canadian medical schools.
Complete the survey by October 17, 2025 for a chance to win 1 of 10 × $100 Amazon gift cards.
About the survey
The 2025 Canadian Medical Student Digital Health Survey is a national initiative led by the Canadian Medical Association and Canada Health Infoway, with support from the CFMS and FMEQ. This short survey will help us understand how medical students across Canada are learning about digital health and how education can be improved.
What you need to know about the survey
Open to all Canadian medical students (Years 1–4)
Takes ~5 minutes to complete
Runs from October 1 – October 17, 2025
Chance to win 1 of 10 × $100 Amazon gift cards
Survey available in English and French here: https://nam.dcv.ms/cB9yJa206x
Your feedback matters
Your input will guide future planning for digital health education in Canadian medical schools. By sharing your perspective, you’ll help shape the skills and training needed for the next generation of physicians.
Contact: Sunand Kannappan (sunand.kannappan@ucalgary.ca) or Jesse Lafontaine (jlafonta@ualberta.ca)
Date: Saturday, October 18th
Time: 9:30am - 1:30pm
Location: Emily Murphy Park
Come out and join the Run Without Borders team on October 18th in Emily Murphy Park for the 9th Annual RWB 5/10km run/walk in support of Doctors Without Borders. Early bird pricing ends Monday, September 29th so be sure to register soon!
Follow us on Instagram @runwithoutbordersyeg to learn more!
Sign Up: https://raceroster.com/events/2025/109654/run-without-borders-2025
Contact: rwbedmonton@gmail.com
The drawer in the MSA lounge will be restocked weekly on Monday mornings or lunch!
Pre-clinical and first-year clerkship medical students are invited to answer a short questionnaire about the place of genetics in their curriculum and future medical practice.
This study is part of the C-MOnGene: When technological and organizational innovation goes together: A collaborative model to make oncogenetic more agile, accessible and efficient project by Professors Hermann Nabi and Michel Dorval of Laval University. The Research Ethics Committee of the CHU de Québec-Université Laval approved this study (2025-7692).
Link to the questionnaire: https://redcap.chudequebec.ca/surveys/?s=789XWLRCKE
As compensation for the time spent completing the questionnaire, participants will have the opportunity to enter a giveaway to win one of 20 $50 Pharmaprix/Shoppers Drug Mart gift cards. Once they have completed the questionnaire, participants will have access to a link directing them to a form they can fill out if they wish to enter the giveaway. The form will only ask for their first name and e-mail address.
Contact: Hermann.Nabi@crchudequebec.ulaval.ca
As a mentor, you will have the opportunity to guide graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in the department; you will have the chance to enhance your mentee’s experience as an early-career researcher in pediatrics in areas including, but not limited to: academics, lifestyle, career development, and planning.
Mentor applications for this program are now open! Please take a look at this google form to be included in our list of mentors for this year’s iteration of the mentorship program by November 1st if you would like to apply to be a mentor within our department.
Contact: sliu@ualberta.ca or khodaboc@ualberta.ca
We’re thrilled to launch a brand-new elective this year: Vision Loss Community Support!
This elective offers hands-on workshops, patient panels, and volunteering with Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada (VLRC) and the CNIB. You’ll gain practical skills, meet patients with lived experience, and learn how community supports - like assistive devices, orientation/mobility training, and workplace accommodations - play a crucial role in patient care.
Highlights include:
Introductory panel with an ophthalmologist, community provider, and patient speaker
Sighted guide training & simulated vision loss exercises
Volunteering with CNIB/VLRC programs
Lived experience panel & assistive tech demo
Mailing List Sign-Up: https://forms.gle/88uDVa3k6Q4ZST7D9
(Note: This is NOT a commitment to the elective - please feel free to add your name even if you’re only exploring elective options or want to stay informed about future workshop sessions.)
We can’t wait to see you join this exciting new opportunity!
Contacts: wqiu@ualberta.ca, bosston@ualberta.ca, alodha@ualberta.ca
The Coda Foundation (codafoundation.ca), a national student-led cancer charity, is launching its first Alberta “Coda Seed.” We’re seeking motivated 1st & 2nd year students to take on founding leadership roles at UofA or UCalgary. Apply now to help shape Coda’s future. The Coda Foundation is a national, student-led, CRA-registered charity dedicated to reducing the burden of cancer through education, patient support, and community engagement.
Since our relaunch in 2021, we have:
Built a network across 20 post-secondary institutions with 200+ members and 350+ volunteers.
Raised over $250,000 for cancer initiatives.
Delivered nearly 900 hours of monthly psychosocial support through our Comfort Crew program.
We are now inviting motivated 1st and 2nd year students to apply for founding leadership positions in Alberta (University of Alberta or University of Calgary). As a founding member, you will:
Establish a Coda Seed at your institution.
Lead two events per semester.
Access national financial and organizational infrastructure.
Develop your own initiatives and contribute to Coda’s divisions.
Play a central role in building our West Coast division.
Be considered for a seat on our national managing board.
👉 Apply now to be one of four founding leaders. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
Deadline: October 30th
Contact: fdanna@ualberta.ca
Date: Monday, October 20th
Time: 12:00pm - 12:45pm
Location: Katz 1080
Intro to Urology Lunch Talk with the Residency Program Director, Dr. Peter Metcalfe. Great way to come learn about the specialty and career opportunities.
Contact: Alina Totska (totska@ualberta.ca)
Date: Tuesday, October 21st
Time: 12:00pm - 12:50pm
Location: Zoom and ECHA 4-036 (hybrid)
"The impact of a community-based rehabilitation intervention on the disability experienced by Mayan adults living with chronic diseases: A syndemic-based evaluation" with Dr. Adalberto Loyola-Sanchez.
Information & Registration: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/medicine/about/social-accountability/globalhealth/rounds/loyola-sanchez.html
Date: Saturday, October 25th
Time: 12:00 - 3:00pm
Location: Cumming School of Medicine (Calgary)
Hack4Health by AIMS (UCalgary Med) with AMA & CAIELI unites med, health, and tech students to build digital health solutions—no coding experience needed! 💻 3 weeks to create ➡️ Pitch to experts 🎤 Win funding for your idea! 💰
The Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Society (AIMS) at the Cumming School of Medicine is hosting a hackathon, with support from the Alberta Medical Association (AMA) and the University of Calgary's Centre for Artificial Intelligence Ethics, Literacy and Integrity (CAIELI).
Hack4Health will pair medical and health sciences students with computer science and engineering students to develop digital health solutions. NO prior coding experience required!
💻 3 weeks to design & develop your prototype
🎤 Final Competition Day — pitch to physicians & industry leaders
💰 The winning team will win a cash prize to fund their idea!
Day 1: Saturday, October 25th, 2025
SIGN UP NOW to reserve your spot: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScYxee3WvMj5Ksrm0KVLTCv7ExG4dsp-8wCPRAqNdyrp-4P8Q/viewform
Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Contact: z.k@ucalgary.ca
Date: Sunday, October 26th
Time: 11:30am - 2:00pm
Location: Ronald McDonald House Edmonton - 7726 107 St NW, Edmonton, AB T6E 4K3
Come join us at Ronald McDonald House Edmonton to bake treats for families staying at the house! No prior baking experience is required; recipes will be determined closer to the date.
Sign up (first come, first serve!): https://forms.gle/o5RA8f9Pvtu5WqSD8
Contact: aclark@ualberta.ca
Date: Monday, October 27th
Time: 12:00 - 12:45pm
Location: Katz 1080
NAMP/PNME Zoom Link: https://ucalgary.zoom.us/meetings/91835258795/invitations?signature=MlhbRy4K-hDMZpSIpLdHUJzKPPNjRURSdhlYyLxKgE4 (Passcode: 811864)
Hello neurology enthusiasts!
The Clinical Neurosciences Club invites you to join us for our first event of the year, our Intro to Neurology lunch talk with Dr. Amy Wagner and Dr. Grayson Beecher (the current and upcoming Adult Neurology Residency Program Directors at UAlberta)!
RSVP and Question Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfORR2PLFhgjHElBvSUznadN6Q1qlvnamy0JaJP3hkAYtSqyw/viewform?usp=dialog&urp=gmail_link
Lunch will be provided to participants who register!
We look forward to seeing you there!
Contact: josafato@ualberta.ca
Date: Wednesday, October 29th
Time: 12:00 - 12:50pm
Location: Katz 1080
Dr. Micheal McCall will be giving a lunch talk on general surgery.
Contact: Hyelin Sung (hyelin1@ualberta.ca)
Date: Wednesday, November 5th
Time: 12:00 - 12:50pm
Register: https://redcap.albertahealthservices.ca/surveys/index.php?s=NK9PHDF9W3
On Wednesday, November 5, 2025, Steven Clelland, Jonathan Brown, and Michele Dyson will present on Navigating Research at Recovery Alberta: Evolving Supports and Processes from 12:05-12:50pm.
You can attend this event remotely over MS Teams or phone. Register above link to attend by November 3.
For more information about this series and recordings of past events, visit https://www.albertahealthservices.ca//info/Page16241.aspx
Date: Friday, November 7th
Time: 3:00 - 7:00pm
Location: University of Alberta, 8th Floor, Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering
natHacks 2025 is a 64-hour competition where interdisciplinary teams build solutions to real-world challenges in MedTech, EdTech, and EcoTech. Participants gain mentorship, business guidance, and networking opportunities. Over $30,000 in seed funding and resources are awarded to winning teams
Register here: https://nat.ltd/nh25-hacker-registration
More Info: Visit https://nat.ltd/nathacks
Bring your ideas, energy, and curiosity — we’ll provide the rest!
Contact: miles@nat.ltd
Date: Tuesday, November 18th
Time: 12:00 - 12:50pm
Location: Zoom and ECHA 4-001 (hybrid)
"The impacts of the drop in official development assistance for health and its implications for public health work in LMIC"
with Dr. Stephen Hodgins, MD, MSc, DrPH
Information & Registration: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/medicine/about/social-accountability/globalhealth/rounds/hodgins.html
Date: Tuesday, November 25th
Time: 12:00 - 12:50pm
Location: Katz 1080
Free Lunch, Priceless Advice! 🍴
Join us to learn how to protect your future income with RBC’s Medical Student Offer for disability insurance. Meet Shivji Financial Services—experts in helping medical students and physicians build financial security!
As a multigenerational family business with over 45 years of experience in the insurance and estate planning industry, we’re excited to introduce our newest financial partner: Shivji Financial Services Inc. With over 130 medical students, residents, fellows, and practicing doctors across Canada, they have extensive experience working with current and future physicians. Inclusive of facilitating mentorship opportunities with established physicians, their uniquely developed SFS Medical Ecosystem has been curated with other complimentary professionals to maximize the value you receive when working with them (see attached)
Come grab some lunch and learn how to protect your future income with RBC’s exclusive Medical Student Offer for disability insurance; designed specifically for medical students.
Protect your future income…and your stomach!
Contact: Faizal Shivji (faizal@shivjifinancial.com)
Date: Saturday, November 29th
Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Location: Edmonton Clinic Health Academy (ECHA) - UofA North Campus
You’re invited to the 4th annual Health Equity Conference! This is a free one day, multidisciplinary conference (with free lunch ;) hosted on Saturday, November 29th, 2025.
Topic: Health Equity in Healthcare Delivery
Sign up: https://forms.gle/osDTQsZRHGjuYPPd9
The conference will include talks from patients with lived experiences, researchers, physicians, nurses, and other multidisciplinary professionals. Space is limited (120 max).
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to enrich your education, and network with your future colleagues!
Registration Deadline: November 14th at 11:59pm
Contact: bosyy@ualberta.ca
Date: January 21st - 23rd, 2026
Location: United Nations Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand
More information is available via UN Relief Web
Date: Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
Time: 12:00 - 1:00pm
Location: Katz 1080
You are invited to attend an hour-long introductory discussion on the Enhanced Skills postgraduate training programs available at the University of Alberta, specifically the Enhanced Surgical Skills and Family Practice Anesthesia Programs.
Meet with Dr. Mark Prins, Director of the Office of Rural and Regional Health to learn about the structure, and strengths of the Enhanced Surgical Skills Training program (ESS). Learn about and ask questions on how you can gain the foundational surgical skills to practice in rural and remote communities.
Also meet with Dr. Rauten Coetsee, a General Practitioner Anesthetist in Rocky Mountain House, to discuss his experiences learning within the Family Practice Anesthesia program and practicing in rural.
Contact: uofa.rmig@gmail.com
Cultivate mindful awareness through meditation, movement, and breathwork in this weekly free drop-in yoga class. Students of all skill levels are welcome to join this free activity led by Yoga Instructor Dr. Steve Knish. No sign-up is necessary.
This is completely free for UofA students!
Mondays (weekly: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.) and Thursdays (weekly: 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.) | Interfaith Centre, Room 3-02, Students’ Union Building, North Campus
https://www.ualberta.ca/en/events/dean-of-students/ccs-winter/yoga-monday.html
Contact: msavpwel@ualberta.ca
The Canadian Association of Physicians with Disabilities (CAPD) is a national organization advocating for and providing support to physicians with disabilities. The mission of CAPD is to:
To provide a national forum for discussion of issues of mutual interest and concern to physicians with disabilities.
To open avenues for exchange of ideas and information, particularly as these apply toclinical practice.
To foster common bonds and lend support to each other.
To strive together to improve the quality of care and enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities.
To take a leadership role in influencing clinical education and research in matters pertaining to both patients and physicians with disabilities.
To act as a vehicle to inform and educate the public at large regarding the many facets of disabilities.
To be proactive in effectively influencing policies and laws affecting all people with
disabilities.
Since December 2020, the CAPD has had a very active Trainee Group that includes medical students and resident physicians from across the country who live with disabilities and are advocating for improvements in medical education. We host events and have a number of ongoing projects related to medical education and disability. We have monthly meetings and new members are always welcome!
Membership is free. Sign up here: https://www.capd.ca/?page_id=106
🎧 Intro episode is out now — check it out here: https://youtu.be/xOtYnm2gpBY
📺 Subscribe to the channel for future episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7OwIv8PNRNNSpvX8XdVNg
The AMA Medical Student Advocacy Committee is a student-led initiative dedicated to promoting advocacy efforts and spotlighting advocacy-worthy causes across Alberta’s medical student population. To date, our work has primarily taken shape through social media (Instagram) and article publications on our website. These posts highlight pressing issues in medicine from a student lens, outline areas that may benefit from further advocacy, and share existing efforts while offering ways for peers to get involved. We believe this type of engagement is essential in raising awareness and fostering a culture of positive change among trainees—one that will persist into future clinical practice.
However, as impactful as these efforts have been, we’ve encountered a challenge that limits reach: time. Many students—and even physicians—don’t always have the bandwidth to read through full articles or scroll through lengthy posts on social media. Recognizing this gap and inspired by successful models from both the University of Alberta and University of Calgary medical schools, we decided to expand our platform by launching a podcast.
This podcast is a collaboration led by Kaiden Jobin, Adam Bubelenyi, Abdullahi Mohammed, Sana Samadi and — medical students from the University of Calgary and Alberta. Sana Samadi and Abdullahi Mohammed will serve as the primary hosts, also contributing to the editing and development of episode scripts. Kaiden Jobin and Adam Bubelenyi will assist in writing and preparing scripts for the podcast with occasional hosting. This effort highlights an important spirit of inter-university collaboration and reflects the diverse perspectives within Alberta’s medical student community.
Episodes will feature topics that mirror the themes explored in our past articles and social media posts, such as the primary care crisis, accessibility in medicine, rural and Indigenous health, social accountability in admissions, and structural inequities in medical training. But we won’t stop there. The podcast will also create space for new conversations that go beyond written formats, bringing in guest speakers, experts, policymakers, and physicians to add nuance and broaden perspectives.
Crucially, this format allows listeners to hear voices they might not otherwise encounter—those of students sharing their lived experiences, preceptors unpacking the historical roots of today’s issues, and leaders offering insight into how change is made at policy and system levels. This kind of dialogue is often lost in written media but is essential for humanizing healthcare challenges and creating meaningful engagement.
We are medical students entering the profession during a pivotal moment in Alberta’s healthcare landscape. As we witness shifts in team-based care, physician workforce planning, and evolving patient needs, we also recognize that early-stage trainees can sometimes feel distanced from the ability to influence these systems. Our podcast aims to bridge that gap by showing students—and anyone interested in the next generation of doctors—how we think, what we value, and where we believe healthcare should be headed.
This is not just a podcast for medical students. It’s also for physicians curious about how today’s learners are approaching the future of medicine. It’s for policy leaders who want to understand the emerging priorities of tomorrow’s physicians. And it’s for fellow students who may not yet see themselves as “advocates” but are ready to take their first step toward action.
Ultimately, our vision is to help cultivate a generation of physicians who view advocacy not as an optional add-on, but as a fundamental aspect of what it means to practice medicine. Through this podcast, we hope to not only inform but inspire—giving listeners the context, confidence, and motivation to engage with healthcare issues that affect us all.
By expanding our committee’s work from Instagram and written articles into the podcast space, we are embracing a format that resonates with how people connect and learn today. The podcast will be published on our official student advocacy website www.amamedicalstudents.ca and shared through the Alberta Medical Association’s main site at www.albertadoctors.org, helping us reach a broader audience across the province and beyond.
Contact: ssamadi2@ualberta.ca
The goal of this program is to foster leadership among students, as we recognize that they play a vital role in shaping the future of healthcare practices.
Funding Program Details:
As part of this funding program, CADeN will be supporting student-led activities (e.g. a presentation, an interactive activity or a journal club) that raise awareness and deepen understanding of medication appropriateness and deprescribing among medical students.
Selected students or student teams will receive up to $500 CAD to support their activity. Activities must take place between October 1st, 2025 and March 31st, 2026.
Interested students are invited to learn more about the initiative and submit their proposed activity by September 30th, 2025, at our website: https://www.deprescribingnetwork.ca/student-funding. Any questions can also be sent to aylin.mansimova@rimuhc.ca
A research study has received approval from the University of Alberta Research Ethics Board (Approval ID: Pro00151609). This qualitative study aims to amplify the voices and lived experiences of Muslim individuals in Canada, particularly in the context of rising Islamophobia and hate crimes. I am seeking to connect with participants willing to share their perspectives through confidential one-on-one interviews via Zoom (approximately 60–90 minutes).
Contact: marefin1@ualberta.ca
Towards Affirmative Intersex Health Communication in Canada, accessible for free download and distribution here.
We would be grateful if you could forward this announcement to any staff, students, and colleagues whom you think might be interested in this guide. The guide is a primer for healthcare providers interested in learning about accessible, supportive, and inclusive health communication with intersex patients. It is the first specifically written for the Canadian context. Content was shaped by original interviews with intersex adults and healthcare providers from diverse areas of care, as well as a comprehensive literature review. Towards Affirmative Intersex Health Communication in Canada is the final component of a multi-year SSHRC-funded project. The heart of this research initiative was to help work towards improving health communication practices with intersex people in Canada via interdisciplinary research and community engagement. While there have been important inroads in medical reforms in recent years, people with intersex variations continue to face stigma, discrimination, and pathologization in healthcare, as well as significant disparities in access and outcomes. Health communication forms a crucial component of positive health outcomes and wellbeing.This project contributes to a small but vital and growing body of work that centers intersex voices regarding the Canadian context for intersex healthcare. It is also the first to include perspectives both from intersex adults experiencing health communication in Canada and people trained and working in the Canadian healthcare system on what is needed towards affirmative health communication as the status quo. This work was carried out by members of Professor Joly’s research team at McGill University’s Centre of Genomics and Policy, containing people from various disciplines, academic and applied, with experience in intersex advocacy. The guide was peer reviewed by interested interviewees, a BC-based intersex advisory group, and Intersex Canada is a co-author. The guide discusses four key aspects of affirmative communication between patients and providers: patient-centered care, shared decision-making, culturally responsive trauma-informed care, and accessible and relevant medical information. Further, the guide provides notes on terminology and concepts, highlights needs for different life stages, and offers suggestions for welcoming healthcare environments, and addresses structural barriers to access. Towards Affirmative Intersex Health Communication in Canada also has two companion articles: a qualitative paper centered-on interviewee insights, perspectives, and experiences, and a comparative legal paper arguing for a more proactive approach to legal and medical reforms and protections in Canada.
I am reaching out to invite you to share and/or participate in a research study on the educational and career pathways of OB/GYN residents, being conducted by a doctoral student in the Health Sciences program at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. The purpose of this study is to better understand the factors that contribute to educational and career pathway decision making of OB/GYN students following the 2022 Dobbs decision.
Your participation in this study will provide important feedback to help OB/GYN residency programs in the United States better understand how to support current and future residents to deliver the best educational opportunities possible.
The voluntary and anonymous survey will take about five minutes and consists of a 25-item multiple choice survey with the optional opportunity to provide additional information in a confidential interview. Participation is limited to individuals who are currently engaged in matching with an OB/GYN residency, enrolled, or completed residency since 2022.
Please share the OB/GYN Resident and Early Career Survey with any colleagues who may also match the participation criteria; the more responses we are able to capture, the more accurate and representative our results will be.
Thank you for your time and consideration, please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
Contact: BTray@live.esu.edu
A first year medical student at McMaster recently started an initiative called ‘Doc Days’ which is a collection of ‘day-in-the-life’ physician experiences geared towards helping medical students in their choice of specialty. Attached are direct links to the website:
Invitation to Participate in Health Professions Education Research
We are currently conducting a study designed to inform curriculum design principles that will help prepare learners to effectively navigate the novelty, uncertainty, and complexity of today’s evolving healthcare landscape. Given the critical role that medical student associations play in supporting trainees, we respectfully reach out to your organization for assistance in sharing information about our study with your members.
By participating, students will have the opportunity to test their knowledge while contributing to a growing body of evidence that aims to inform more effective training, guide institutional policy changes, and ultimately enhance the learning environment for future physicians.
Key Details:
Eligibility: Current medical students at any Canadian university in year 1 and year 2 of training.
Participation:
Completion of knowledge acquisition and diagnostic tasks, online - using their own computer, remotely.
Dedicating 3.5- 4 hours in total to complete the cases (the total amount of time to answer the cases can be broken down into separate blocks of time)
Confidentiality: Responses will remain confidential, and no identifying information will be shared outside the research team. Participation in the study will have no bearing on academic status or grades.
Potential Student Benefits: Students will learn about eight neurology conditions, knowledge acquisition and diagnostic abilities will be assessed, and you will receive immediate feedback on the screen indicating whether the response is correct or incorrect.
Potential Societal Benefits: Insights gained from this research may guide improvements in medical education, contribute to improved training approaches, and inspire supportive educational policies.
Token of Appreciation: Participants will earn $50 for taking part in the study and will receive a gift card of their choice (either Amazon or Uber One).
You can learn more about our team and research goals at: https://www.theexcellab.com/research
Contact: ellena.andoniou@uhn.ca
Need funding for student held events? Request support from the FoMD Alumni Advisory Council for activities that connect students and alumni.
We will:
• Help student groups find alumni volunteers for their activities!
• Provide up to $500 to support activities that connect alumni and students!
If you are interested, please visit: https://www.ualberta.ca/medicine/alumni/resources.html.
Funding is just one click away!
Contact: fomdalum@ualberta.ca. Or one of our alumni association students reps at: maggie1@ualberta.ca, pineau@ualberta.ca
On behalf of our research team, we are seeking volunteer research assistants to participate in a study evaluating AI Scribe technology. If interested, please contact Dr. Amira Aissiou at amira@aimss.ca with the subject line "AI SCRIBE - volunteer research assistant" and a copy of your resume.
On behalf of our research team, we are seeking volunteer research assistants to participate in an exciting study evaluating the use of Health Canada approved and PIPEDA-compliant AI Scribe technology. The study, titled "Evaluating the Use of Artificial Intelligence Scribe Tools in Decreasing Physician’s Perception of Administrative Burden and Increasing Patient Satisfaction" (REB study ID: Pro00139738), aims to explore how AI scribe tools can reduce administrative workloads and enhance patient care quality.
As a junior research assistant, your responsibilities will include liaising with physician participants, visiting clinics in person, and coordinating with Medical Office Assistants (MOAs) and clinic managers. This is a great opportunity to contribute to AI in healthcare research that could improve healthcare practices and reduce physician burnout.
Contact: Amira Aissiou (amira@aimss.ca)