Office of Professionalism, Equity and Diversity

Register now for any or all of these free online sessions. 

The symposium is open to all learners, faculty and staff in the Cumming School of Medicine, the University of Calgary community and others who are interested in the topics.

Promises and Pitfalls of EDI at Canadian Universities

9:00-10:30 am MST

Speaker:

• Dr. Malinda Smith is UCalgary’s inaugural Vice Provost (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion), and a professor of political science.  A recognized scholar in equity, diversity, and human rights in higher education and critical race theory, she is a coauthor of The Equity Myth: Racialization and Indigenity at Canadian Universities.

Register for the Tuesday Jan. 26 session here

Confronting Medical Colonialism & Health Disparities in Indigenous Peoples

9:00-10:30 am MST

Speakers:

• Dr. Samir Shaheen-Hussain, author of  Fighting for A Hand to Hold: Confronting Medical Colonialism against Indigenous Children in Canada, social-justice activist and Montreal pediatric emergency physician
• Dr. Alika Lafontaine, Indigenous physician of Cree and Anishinaabe heritage, based in Grande Prairie, brings a provincial perspective to this topic

Register for Wednesday January 27 session here

8:30-10:00am MST

Health Equity in the COVID Era

Speaker:

• Dr. Esther Choo,  is a practicing physician and Professor of Emergency Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University. She is a vocal advocate for more multiculturalism, gender parity and diversity in medicine  and co-founder of Equity Quotient, and organization which monitors and addresses equity culture in healthcare organizations.

Register for Thursday January 28 session here