Students, trainees, faculty and staff, I encourage you to join the conversation online tomorrow in support of positive mental health. There are online events, opportunities to share resources or a message of hope, or maybe simply reach out to loved ones to check-in. Read more on where to find support, join events and learn about additional ways to engage. Learning and working
- Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Chan, MD, who has been appointed by the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) and Alberta Health Services Cancer Care Alberta as the director of the Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute. Read more.
- Congratulations also to Dr. Lindsay Crowshoe, MD, appointed as the CSM’s first assistant dean, Indigenous, within the Indigenous, Local and Global Office. Read more.
- This year marks the 13th year of the UCalgary Sustainability Awards, honouring people for their innovative and sustainable solutions to pressing environmental challenges. If you know someone in the CSM community doing outstanding work in this area, nominate them for an award by midnight Feb. 3. Read more.
UCalgary resources and events
- Drs. Craig Jenne, PhD, and Doug Mahoney, PhD, will share their insights on vaccination during a virtual event hosted by the Calgary Public Library. They will discuss the different types of vaccines and what to expect as the COVID-19 vaccines roll out. Read more.
- The seventh annual Office of Health and Medical Education Scholarship symposium is going virtual this year. The showcase of medical education research and innovation takes place Feb. 18. Read more.
- The Building the Equity Bridge Symposium continues this week. Hosted by the Office of Professionalism, Equity and Diversity, it’s a virtual symposium open to all learners, faculty and staff in the CSM, the UCalgary community and others who are interested. Tomorrow’s topic will be Health Equity in the COVID Era with Dr. Esther Choo, MD. Registration is open until Jan. 28 at 8:30 a.m. Read more.
- Want more buy-in for a project you are working on? The Office of Faculty Development and Performance is hosting a workshop to help you with techniques for getting buy-in and applying this new knowledge to a current project. Read more.
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