Building Networks for Lasting Impact: An Affinity Lunch for Indigenous & Black Staff, Faculty, & Clinical Faculty in the FoM (Feb 2025)
FoM Indigenous and Black staff, faculty and clinical faculty are invited to join us on Feb 27, from 12:00– 2:00 pm at the Gordon & Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre (DHCC), Vancouver General Hospital. This affinity lunch offers a unique opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue, and develop collaborative networks with colleagues across the Faculty.
REDI Best Practices: Writing Inclusive Case Studies
Case studies shape how future clinicians understand patient care, but do they reflect the diversity of the people they will serve? This guide offers strategies for writing inclusive cases that challenge stereotypes, highlight systemic factors affecting health, and ensure all patients are seen as complex individuals. By integrating these principles, educators can foster more equitable and effective clinical learning.
Support learners and colleagues during Ramadan
This year, Ramadan begins on Friday, February 28, or Saturday, March 1, depending on the moon sighting. Many Muslim learners, faculty, and staff will be observing this month of fasting. Learn how you can support your fellow learners and colleagues during Ramadan.
Women’s Memorial March (Feb 14): Honouring the lives of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Join the 34th annual Women’s Memorial March in Vancouver to honour the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit and gender-diverse people (MMIWG2S+). This is an opportunity to come together to grieve the loss of beloved sisters and relatives in the Downtown Eastside.
Weaving Relations for Meaningful and Genuine Change
Watch a recording for a conversation with Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, a member of the Hwlitsum First Nation, lawyer, and Senior Manager, EDI & Indigeneity, at the Faculties of Applied Science and Land and Food Systems. Dana-Lyn was instrumental in creating the Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day, the Weaving Relations course, and the Cascades of Change program.
Research Voices from the Field with Saleem Razack
Saleem Razack, Paediatric Intensivist, BC Children’s & REDI Senior Faculty Advisor, reflects on why he co-authored “Cutting Close to the Bone: Student Trauma, Free Speech, and Institutional Responsibility in Medical Education” and how it can be relevant to those in medicine, healthcare, and beyond.
World Hijab Day
February 1st marks World Hijab Day, which serves as an opportunity to foster understanding, promote reflection, and celebrate the differentiated experiences of women who choose to wear the hijab.
National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia
In honour of January 29th, the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia, we invite you to deepen your understanding of anti-Arab and anti-Muslim discrimination by exploring the EIO’s latest guide.
Inclusive Professionalism in Medicine
As our working and learning environments become more diverse, it’s worth questioning which elements of “professionalism” are essential for competent and effective education and care, and which perpetuate gatekeeping, exclusion, and various forms of oppression. Watch a recording of a conversation with health professionals and educators examining the concept professionalism.
Now You Know Me: Seeing the Unhidden Truth in Settler Colonialism
Join PHSA on Thursday, January 30, from 10:00 to 11:30 am for a conversation with authors Joe Gallagher (k’wunəmɛn) and John Matterson. This discussion offers an opportunity to delve into the stories of two men whose lives were shaped by different dimensions of settler colonialism. The session will highlight how reconciliation demands both confronting the truth and taking meaningful actions to foster systemic change.