Exploring Theme: "Commitment to Indig. Health"

     NationTalk: Queen’s Gazette – Queen’s Health Sciences (QHS) is adapting its MD Program admissions process to create a more inclusive entry point for all applicants, minimize systemic barriers to becoming a doctor, and increase student diversity. Queen’s Health Sciences (QHS) is adapting its MD Program admissions process to create a more inclusive entry point...

Health minister calls first round of training delivered in February ‘a success’ Health Minister John Main says doctors planning to practice in Nunavut are receiving cultural competency training. (File photo) NationTalk: Nunatsiaq News – Doctors who come to work in Nunavut are now required to receive cultural competency training, according to Health Minister John Main....

Learning about community life, Indigenous culture at core of Northern Ontario School of Medicine program Click on the following link to view the video: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/northern-ontario-medical-school-doctor-training-shortage-1.6766805?cmp=newsletter_Morning%20Headlines%20from%20CBC%20News_1613_1134454 CBC News: Canada is often lauded for its universal health care system, but universal doesn’t mean equal access. The reality is that seven million Canadians, particularly those in smaller communities,...

It’s important for Indigenous learners to ‘see themselves represented in leadership,’ says Dr. Jamaica Cass CBC News: Toronto Metropolitan University’s first cohort of medical students will have an Indigenous Health Lead when its School of Medicine opens in September 2025 in Brampton, Ont. Dr. Jamaica Cass, a member of the Mohawks of the Bay of...

COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS OF NOVA SCOTIA A new online course called To Know Better is to Do Better: Translating Indigenous Knowledge to Health Practice for Health-Care Providers in Nova Scotia is now available. The six-module online course will teach health-care providers how to create culturally safe environments for Indigenous patients in their clinics and offices....