IMS Weekly Digest - September 13, 2021
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Highlights
- News:
- Welcome Back
- IMS Welcomes New Team Member: Alicia Sam
- Introducing new IMS International Student Welcome Package
- Reminder - Add Course Deadline (Sept. 20)
- GPSN Resource for Grad Students
- Events:
- Dialogues in Diversity: Centering EDI in PaEDIatric Health Research Series (Sept. 21)
- EDI in Research and Innovation at U of T: Who We Are and What We Do (Sept. 23)
- IMS International Speaker Series: What Does it Take to Change a Life? (Sept. 23)
- 1st North American Conference on Integrated Care (Oct. 4-7)
- Jobs:
- Junior TA for MSC7000Y Course (Apply by Oct. 5)
- Call for:
- IMSSA Executive Position Nominations (Apply by Sept. 20)
- IMS P2P Mentorship Program - Call for Members (Apply by Sept. 30)
- Call for Abstracts - Language Research in a Virtual Context - UofT Language Research Day 2021 (Submit by Sept. 20)
- NASA International Internship Project (Apply by Oct. 13)
- IMS International Community Student Group - Call for Bookclub Participants
- IMS International Community Student Group - Call for Committee Members
- GRC Student Finance and Living Survey 2021-2022
- Awards & Recognitions:
- IMS in the News:
- Graduate Coordinators Office Hours
- IMS Mentions: Sobiga Vyrananathan
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Welcome Back!
We are thrilled to welcome back students to the campus as the 2021-2022 Academic year begins, and we navigate a return to classes and labs, virtually and in-person. We hosted our IMS Orientation virtually last week and are looking forward to meeting you all over the next semester. A big welcome to the incoming class of future scholars and innovators. On behalf of the IMS, we wish you all a successful, productive and healthy year.
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IMS Welcomes New Team Member: Alicia Sam
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The IMS is thrilled to announce that Alicia Sam has joined our team as the new Executive Assistant and Faculty Affairs Administrator. Alicia’s portfolio includes serving as the Executive Assistant to the IMS Director, managing Faculty Appointments and Internal Awards, and supporting the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee and the Executive Committee.
Alicia can be reached at: sf.medscience@utoronto.ca |
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Introducing new IMS International Student Welcome Package
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The IMS is excited to release our newly developed International Student Welcome Package. This document is meant to serve as a resource for incoming international students, and a starting point for familiarizing yourself with the University of Toronto and life in Toronto. This document may also be of interest to all international (and even domestic) students as it contains plenty of relevant and useful information. Please take a look.
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Reminder: Add Course Deadline – Sept. 20, 2021
There are many students who still have courses listed as Requested on ROSI/ACORN. If your course is listed as requested, and this course is a non-IMS course, please send cc.medscience@utoronto.ca an add/drop form for the course. As stated on the SGS website, please be reminded that Sept. 20 is the final date to add full-year and Fall session courses.
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Graduate Peer Support Network (GPSN)
The Graduate Peer Support Network is a GLSE-funded initiative founded by graduate students across the Temerty Faculty of Medicine. The purpose of the GPSN is to provide Temerty Faculty of Medicine graduate students with timely mental health and wellness support, and resources via educational seminars and peer mentorship. There are four components to our mission: peer mentorship, graduate student life seminar series, fitness series and research and advocacy.
For more information, please visit us online, or follow us on social media:
Twitter @gpsn_uoft
Instagram @gpsn_uoft
Facebook @GPSNUofT
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Dialogues in Diversity: Centering EDI in PaEDIatric Health Research Series
Various Dates; 3:00 - 4:30 pm
The RI Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Office is pleased to announce the return of Dialogues in Diversity: Centering EDI in PaEDIatric Health Research series. The 2021-22 Series, which runs from Sept. to May, will focus on various social determinants of health, highlight issues of disparity, and offer critical insights for researchers and healthcare professionals to develop frameworks to increase access, remove barriers and improve health outcomes.
Register for the series here. Upcoming topics include:
- Not Reinventing the Medicine Wheel: Centering Indigenous Approaches to Health-Care and Well-Being - Sept. 21, 3:00- 4:30pm
- Life on the Spectrum: Disparities in ASD Diagnosis and Delivery of Care in Children and Adolescents - Oct. 21, 2021, 3:00 - 4:30pm
- And much more!
You can also register on the website for our Reel EDItion series, which uses film to explore stories from the perspectives of equity-seeking communities whose voices have historically been marginalized and excluded from the film. Our first film is: “ nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up”, airing on Sept. 30 from 3:00 - 4:30pm. |
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EDI in Research and Innovation at U of T: Who We Are and What We Do
Sept. 23; 11:00am - 12:00pm
In Conversation With…Visiting Topics in EDI in Research & Innovation is a series of discussions with experts at the University of Toronto on how to embed best practices and strategic EDI approaches within the research and innovation ecosystem. Each session will be hosted by Dr. Nicole Kaniki, the inaugural Director of EDI in Research and Innovation, and she will be joined by guests from across the tri-campus for these conversations.
Session 1: Prof. Christine Allen, Associate Vice-President and Vice-Provost, Strategic Initiatives. Register here.
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1st North American Conference on Integrated Care
Oct. 4-7, Online
Join leaders, researchers, clinicians, managers, patients and caregivers engaged in the design and delivery of integrated health and social care at this inaugural event. Speakers include Helen Bevan (NHS Horizons), Jennifer Zelmer (Healthcare Excellence Canada), Cormac Russell (Nurture Development), Zal Press (CADTH) and Dr. Kerry Kuluski (Institute for Better Health at Trillium Health Partners).
Register here.
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The IMS seeks one Junior Teaching Assistant for MSC7000Y - Regenerative Medicine (Jan. - Apr. 2022)
MSC7000Y is a unique course of wide interest that will provide an understanding of the science behind the regenerative medicine field, new and emerging technologies, and the ethical and regulatory aspects of implementation. Course modules consist of: Transplant and Organ Failure, Stem Cells, Repair and Regeneration, Clinical Trials and Translation, and Business of Regenerative Medicine.
Qualifications:
- Current MSc or PhD student
- Completion of the MSC7000Y course
- Strong science background in regenerative medicine
Apply by Oct. 5, 2021. Details here.
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The nomination period ends on Sept. 20 at 11:59 pm. You may nominate yourself for only 2 positions. Election night (speeches and voting) will take place on Sept. 23 from 6:00 - 8:30 pm.
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Feeling overwhelmed about the transition to graduate school? Have questions about PAC meetings, modules, courses, and presentations? Are you a returning graduate student who can help incoming students with these questions? The IMS Peer2Peer (P2P) Mentorship Program, designed by IMS students, is here for you! Please fill out the appropriate form below by Sept. 30 to be matched with a mentor or mentee.
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The first Graduate Language Research Day at the University of Toronto will be held virtually on Nov. 12! The abstract submission deadline, for posters and oral presentations, has been extended to Sept. 20. Graduate students and postdoctoral researchers conducting research on any aspect or level of language are invited to present. The research does not need to be relevant to virtual context.
Please submit abstracts (250-word limit), for posters or oral presentations, via EasyChair.
We invite all interested in attending, even if not presenting, to register. Please register via Eventbrite by Nov. 5.
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- Funding available (summer 2022, fall 2022 and spring 2023): Up to $8,000 for a 10-week internship (summer) and up to $11,000 for a 16-week internship (fall and spring). This funding is made available by the CSA, Mitacs and Fulbright Canada.
- The number of grants: Up to six (6) grants for the timeframe covered by the AO.
- Eligible recipients: Please refer to Section 3 of the AO.
- Application deadline: Oct. 13 2021
- You can access the “Canadian Student Participation in the NASA International Internship (NASA I2) Project (summer 2022, fall 2022 & spring 2023)” AO and obtain information on how to apply by clicking here.
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Adventures in Science (AIS) Recruiting Mentors for 2021–2022 Academic Year
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AIS is a Temerty Faculty of Medicine based mentorship program all about scientific communication and discovery. As a mentor, you would be paired with another medical/graduate student to mentor a group of grade 11–12 students over the academic year, and you would help them develop a longitudinal project/lesson about a science or medicine-related subject that can be shared with elementary school students around Toronto.
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GRC 2021-2022 Student Finance and Living Survey
Effective Sept. 2021, our living allowance is going up by 10%! These changes are a direct result of the student voices heard in the GRC 2020 Student Finance and Living Survey Report. Thank you so much for taking the time to voice your opinions and concerns to the GRC (Graduate Representation Committee). On top of advocating for higher student stipends and award top-ups, we are also expanding our health & wellness and international student initiatives.
It is also that time of year again to have your voice heard in our annual graduate student financial survey. We would greatly appreciate 15 minutes of your time to fill out this year's 2021-2022 GRC Student Finance and Living Survey.
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5. Awards & Recognitions:
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This story, authored by Dr. Anthony Feinstein, is part of the series Moral Courage, exploring the dangers journalists face around the world.
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7. Graduate Coordinators Office Hours
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Tuesdays from 9:00 - 10:00 am
The IMS Graduate Coordinators, Dr. Lucy Osborne and Dr. Vasu Venkateswaran, will be holding weekly virtual office hours.
You are invited to join the meeting to ask the Graduate Coordinators your program-related questions (you will be placed in a waiting room until they are ready to see you). If you would like to discuss more personal matters, please contact them directly to set up a meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 878 6328 8088
Passcode: 900918
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