Student Resources

Indigenous Health Education Resources

The following is a list of Indigenous student support resources

The following is a list of Indigenous education resources and organizations to learn from, engage with and act on.

Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (learn about the residential schools that operated where you live)
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
- Final Report
- Calls to Action (familiarize yourself with the ones that apply to you)
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada Joint Commitment to Action on Indigenous Health (learn about the role of medical education on Indigenous health)
The Aboriginal Healing Foundation (community-based Indigenous-directed healing initiatives)
In Plain Sight: Addressing Indigenous-specific Racism and Discrimination in B.C. Health Care (learn more about how anti-Indigenous racism exists today)

General Resources

The Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research (CCGHR) is a knowledge network promoting health equity worldwide. Through the CCGHR you will find employment, leadership and involvement opportunities, and other resources.

Innovation 4 Health

Anti-Racist Cooperation

Collective Commitment: Emerging Anti-Racist Practice for Canadian International Cooperation

Forms

Community Engaged Learning Learner contact form

Review the participant handbook

Travelling Abroad - Before You Go

Are you a student preparing for an upcoming global health experience? Make sure you review the information below.

UME Trainees:

To ensure you have a successful elective make sure all your paperwork for your International Global Health Elective is complete and submitted, and attendance at all three pre-departure sessions are done. Please read the guidelines below.

PGME Residents:

Please start your application 6 months before your intended date for you Global Health Elective. Make sure all paperwork is submitted early as there are various level of approvals that need to take place. Attendance at the pre-departure training simulation and the in person meeting for personal health & travel safety are completed.

All University of Calgary faculty, staff, residents and students are required to register with the University of Calgary Travel Registration system for any travel outside Canada. This allows the University’s Risk Management team to contact you once we become aware of an emergency in the country or area in which you are situated. It also allows us to assist you if you phone the University in an emergency.

Register with the Government of Canada at: https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/registration. This allows the Canadian Consulate to contact you in case of an emergency. Country specific safety information can be found by visiting our partner countries pages or at https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/advisories.

Download the SOS International Emergency App for mobile phones:

Visit http://app.internationalsos.com on your smartphone.
Download the application.
Enter the university's membership number 27AYCA093142.

This will give you 24-hour access to telephone advice from a physician and referrals to more than 79,000 global, vetted providers for medical and security situations. It also gives you travel information and alerts for each country.

Emergency contact numbers:

International SOS - Phone: 1-215-354-5000 (call collect)
University of Calgary - Emergency Security Dispatch - 24 hrs/365 days
- Phone: 1-403-220-5333 (call collect)

Email: assist@ucalgary.ca (Risk Management and Insurance)

Student Clubs

Below is a short list of UCalgary's Students' Union (SU) and Calgary Medical Students Association's (CMSA) clubs which align with our office's vision. For a complete list of all SU clubs, click here. For a complete list of all CMSA clubs, click here.