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IMS Weekly Digest - January 25, 2021 |
Highlights News Events Bell Let’s Talk: Self-Care during COVID-19 (Jan 28) Self-Advocacy for Students (Jan 29) MoveU.HappyU Winter Session (Feb 1) IMS PAC Workshop (Feb 2) TR Talks: Drug Regulatory Pathways (Feb 2) IMS Connects: Working in the Private Sector (Feb 5) Flexible Futures Programming for Grad Students (Feb 5) Anti-Oppression in Health Care and Sciences Symposium (Mar 12)
Award Announcement: Dan David Scholarship International Student Events Faculty News Jobs: Medical Writer (Synapse Medcom) Call for: Applicants - 2021 T-CAIREM Student Trainee Rounds Proposals - Collaboration for Change Conference Submissions - rehabINK magazine
Graduate Coordinators Office Hours: Every Tuesday, 9:00 -10:00 am IMS in the News:
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1. News |
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Your mental health is incredibly important. This site provides students with all of our mental health resources in one place, so that finding the support you need is easy and accessible 24 hours a day, wherever you are. Check out the new U of T portal for mental health services here: https://mentalhealth.utoronto.ca/ |
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Dr. Moriarty directs an infectious diseases research lab and has been tracking changes in COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. She is now taking to Zoom to answer any questions you may have about COVID-19 vaccines.
The sessions take place at 8:00 p.m. EST and can accommodate up to 100 participants. |
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January 28, 3:00 - 5:00 pm With the uncertainty associated with the pandemic it is easy to get overwhelmed and anxious, especially when we cannot engage in our usual self-care activities. As we adjust to this new normal, it is important to take care of ourselves. On Bell Let's Talk day, join us in welcoming the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) who will run a virtual interactive workshop on self-care during COVID-19 (limit first 100 people)! Every mental health related event you attend from January 28 (Bell Let's Talk Day) onwards will equal one entry for a raffle at the end of March. Register here. |
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January 29, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Join this webinar to get insights on how to navigate the University’s systems and how you can advocate for yourself and/or your family when you may need an accommodation, need to talk to a professor or need financial support. This workshop is for students of all backgrounds and is co-curricular record approved. Register here. |
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Applications due February 1. Is stress making it difficult for you to maintain your exercise goals? MoveU.HappyU is a FREE six-week program which focuses on behaviour changing and exercise training specifically for mental health support. Applications are open to all U of T students. This personalized program is delivered entirely online for the Winter 2021 semester and is suitable for everyone, no previous experience required! For more information check out: https://www.moveu.ca/moveuhappyu |
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IMS PAC WorkshopFebruary 2, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
The IMS will be hosting an online workshop for new students (Winter 2021 and Fall 2020 entries) to provide information on Program Advisory Committees, including details on PAC membership, frequency, format and what to expect from committee meetings. You can register here. Please note that you will need to use your U of T email address to sign up. |
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February 5, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Are you hoping to work in the private sector after your graduate studies? Join us to connect with UofT alumni who have pursued diverse careers in the private sector. Register here.
Panelists: Remy Pollock, PhD | Field Medical Advisor at Pfizer Shariq Mujib, PhD | Product Development Scientist at Fluidigm Corporation Kris Hon, PhD | Manager at Deloitte Canada
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February 2, 5:00 - 7:00 pm Join Paul Grootendorst and Ayman Chit, and more, at the next TR Talks as they share their experiences from the front lines of clinical trials - their failures, successes, and everything they learned along the way. Register here. |
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Flexible Futures Programming for Graduate Students offers a wide range of career-related programs, workshops, customized sessions and consultations year-round for graduate students and post docs. Registration opens three weeks before the date of the session: |
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March 12, 5:00 - 7:00 pm & March 13, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Join us in challenging oppressive and exclusionary social, institutional, and structural factors that create barriers, and in highlighting resiliency of patients and learners from marginalized communities. Together we will create pathways to more inclusive spaces in health-related education and increase health equity. This Symposium is being organized by the Faculty of Medicine Learner Equity and Discussion (LEAD) Committee in partnership with the Faculty of Medicine Office of Inclusion and Diversity. Register for your free ticket today and learn more here or email: shannon.giannitsopoulou@utoronto.ca. |
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3. Award Announcement |
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Apply by March 10. For more information, see the application guidelines and application form. |
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4. International Student Events |
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The CIE is offering several informative and engaging events for international students this January, including the recurring Immigration Q&A sessions. January 26 (9:30 - 10:30 am): Join Global Chatter Hour to connect with other international students, facilitated by CIE’s International Student Experience Ambassadors.
January 28 (9:30 - 10:30 am): Discover the Service Canada programs and services available to you as an international student.
January 28 (1:00 - 3:00 pm): Join us to learn about the different permanent residency programs at the next Permanent Residency Webinar.
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5. Faculty News |
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February 24
MSRD is the largest student-run medical student research conference in Canada. The conference showcases the research performed by students at the University of Toronto in the MD and MD/PhD streams. We are seeking interested faculty to become judges for our poster and/or oral presentations at this year’s MSRD. Register here by January 31 or find out more by emailing uoft.msrd@gmail.com. |
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Medical Writer | Synpase MedcomIMS alumni and recent grads: Synapse Medcom is looking for a full-time Medical Writer. For full details, check out our job board on Temerty Medicine Connect. |
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Applications due February 1. This competitive seminar series will highlight innovative and outstanding research at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and healthcare across the University of Toronto’s graduate and professional programs. Selected students will be awarded the opportunity to present their research at Trainee Rounds. This is an exciting opportunity to showcase your work to AI in healthcare leaders. For more information or to apply, click here. |
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Call for Conference Proposals:
Collaborations for Change: Connecting Research and Practice in Post-Secondary Mental HealthProposals due by February 17. This Conference will bring post-secondary students, service professionals, mental health providers, and researchers together to have meaningful conversations on how to best move forward to integrate research and practice in post-secondary mental health. Students, whether working towards careers in academia or in professional practice, are vital for informing and sustaining collaborations as we move forward. Virtual conference: August 12 & 13 |
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Submissions due by February 19. rehabINK is a digital magazine run by graduate students in the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute at U of T. This magazine is a hybrid of academic publishing and science journalism that brings captivating stories of rehabilitation science out of the academy and into the world. Submissions can be made under the following categories: Original Research Commentaries/Editorials News & Reports Knowledge Summaries Profiles
For more information, click here or email rehab.ink@gmail.com. |
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8. Graduate Coordinators Office HoursTuesdays 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
Password: 900918 |
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9. IMS in the News |
Has COVID-19 Transformed Health Care? IMS faculty member Dr. Kwame McKenzie discusses the issue on TVO’s The Agenda. “We’ve got more data driven and more transparency in the way that decisions are being made and advice is being published…” Watch the full interview. |
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New ‘shadow pandemic’: How COVID has contributed to a surge in eating disorders in young children IMS faculty member Dr. Debra Katzman spoke with Global News Radio 640 Toronto’s Mike Stafford on the Morning Show about the issue of eating disorders in young people. “Social isolation, a lack of routine, being disconnected from their peers, increased social media and exposure to all kinds of messages like fat-phobic messages… all of these things are contributing to the surge”. Read the full article. |
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Post of the Week |
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Biomedical Communications Professor Dave Mazierski spent the Holiday 2020 break at home printing 3D-models of bat-eared fox skulls. He made them for each of the nearly 50 undergraduate students attending his scientific drawing class online. Read the full blog post. |
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