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Monday September 29th, 2025
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Deadline: September 30th (11:59pm)
MSAC is hiring for our Website & Social Media Committees! Gain advocacy experience while contributing 3–4 hrs/week. Apply by Sept 30, 2025 (11:59 PM). Open to UofA & UofC med students.
The AMA Medical Student Advocacy Committee (MSAC) is currently hiring for our Website Committee and Social Media Committee. If you’re interested, please fill out the application form by Tuesday, September 30th, 2025 at 11:59 PM:
Website Committee – General Members
- Write one article per month for the website
- Peer review other members’ articles
- Join bi-weekly check-ins for feedback and planning
- Time commitment: 3–4 hrs/week (12–16 hrs/month)
Social Media Committee – General Members
- Create/schedule one post every two weeks (graphics, videos, infographics)
- Engage with followers and respond to messages
- Join bi-weekly check-ins and collaborate on strategy
- Time commitment: 3–4 hrs/week (12–16 hrs/month)
About Us:
The AMA Medical Student Advocacy Committee is a provincial, student-led group affiliated with the Alberta Medical Association. We raise awareness on healthcare issues and amplify the medical student perspective. Take a look at our website https://www.amamedicalstudents.ca/) and content. This is a great way to build advocacy experience and strengthen your CV.
This opportunity is open to both UofA and UofC students. Please reach out if you have any questions!
If you’re not sure about applying but would like to stay updated on our work, you can also join our mailing list here: https://forms.gle/14D5J4GkbEfJayd66
Contact: Altahsh@ualberta.ca
Registration due: Friday, October 3rd
Location: Virtual Course
AMSA’s Transgender & Sexual Health Course, a national, student-led program designed to deepen knowledge and clinical skills around inclusive, affirming care.
The course brings together experts and peers from across North America for interactive sessions that cover common sexual health concerns, history-taking, communication, and respectful care for gender-diverse patients. It is a great way to learn from experts and connect with peers who care about LGBTQIA+ health.
The live, virtual course is set to take place every other Wednesday from 8:00-9:00PM EST starting October 8th, 2025 and ending on January 21st, 2026.
Please feel free to pass this information along to any respective student organizations, should they be interested in participating. We would greatly appreciate your help in spreading the word.
How to Register:
Visit the AMSA Scholars Program page (under Academy)
Click on Transgender Health + Sexual Health.
Complete and submit the registration form by October 3rd.
For AMSA members, the course registration fee is $25 USD, and for non-members it is $75 USD.
Contact: christian.weeks@amsa.org
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
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
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
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: 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
Date: Wednesday, November 5th
Time: 12:05pm - 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: January 21st - 23rd, 2026
Location: United Nations Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand
More information is available via UN Relief Web
Contact: sakura.armstrong@humanitarianaffairs.asia
Date: March 25th - 27, 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
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
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.
Contact: fdanna@ualberta.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)
Starting now, medical students are eligible to pre-order their free COVID-19 vaccine for the upcoming 2025–2026 immunization season. As medical students, we are considered Phase 1 health care workers and are eligible to receive the vaccine at no cost. By pre-ordering now, you will receive a reminder to book your immunization appointment at a future date once vaccine clinics open around October 1.
Eligible Health Care Workers include:
Individuals actively registered with one of Alberta’s health professional colleges
Members of UNA, HSAA, or AUNP
Members of AUPE working in acute care, continuing care homes, or supportive living facilities
Health care students training in health facilities (e.g., hospitals, pharmacies, clinics, LTC)
Physicians
Health Care Aides on the provincial registry
📍 To learn more, please visit:
alberta.ca/coronavirus-info-for-albertans
📍 To preorder, please visit:
https://myhealth.alberta.ca/topic/immunization/pages/book-appointment.aspx
Getting vaccinated helps protect you, your patients, and the wider community. We encourage all eligible students to pre-order their vaccine.
Contact: msavpwel@ualberta.ca