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No. 22, August 2020
It's Orientation Season!
Last month we welcomed our new residents to their training programs; this month we welcome the new learners to our five undergraduate programs: Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, Medicine, Medical Laboratory Science and Radiation Therapy.
I remember the excitement, blended with some fear and anxiety, of starting my MD Program in 1995, and residency in pediatrics in 1999, both here at the University of Alberta. I also remember the warm welcome and calm reassurance offered by the teachers, staff and education leadership. Now, more than ever, we need to offer that reassurance to our new learners, and to let them know that even though the pandemic has changed how we get to our education destination, we will still lead and support them to achieve their professional goals.
I look forward to working together with our education colleagues to provide a safe and high quality experience for our learners as we move into this new academic year.
Mia Lang, MD, PhD
Co-Vice Dean, Education
Canadian universities must collect race-based data
Evelyn Asiedu, a PhD candidate in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, writes about how the absence of demographic information on Black and racialized students renders their experiences untenable and provides no incentive for change. Read more
(Photo courtesy of Evelyn Asiedu/macleans.ca)
First Oral Health for Children, Youth and Families Fund (OHCYFF) awarded to Dr. Maryam Amin
Dr. Amin's application entitled “Social media addiction, parental mental health, and children’s oral health among recent immigrants” will look at the effect that social media dependency may have on the oral health of young immigrant families. Learn more
Online Reading Lists from the Library in eClass
For Fall 2020, the library is unable to open reserve rooms or provide short-term physical textbook loans. But don’t fret! They have a new online reading list service that integrates with eClass so students will have easy online access to the materials they need.
Sign up for TalisAspire on our website and find training materials. When in doubt, contact coursemat@ualberta.ca or your subject librarian.
How easy is it? Check out our introduction video playlist on YouTube.
U of A dental hygiene degree program graduates its first cohort
2020 marked a milestone for the Dental Hygiene program at the University of Alberta. The first cohort of students to complete the Bachelor of Science, Dental Hygiene degree program graduated in June 2020. Congratulations to the Class of 2020, and to the Dental Hygiene Program! Read more about the milestone here.
Now Accepting Nominations: 2020 E.N. Skakun and David Cook Awards
These awards for teaching and leadership are currently open for nominations. The deadline has been extended to August 31, 2020. More
The FoMD Office of Faculty Development has several workshops available this Fall. For dates, more information and to register, please click on the appropriate link below.
Graduate Student Supervision - Register here
Clinical Reasoning - Register here
Simulation - Register here
Clinical Teaching - Register here
Active Learning Cards - Register here
Peer Consultation - Register here
Mentorship - Register here
Contact us at fomdvde@ualberta.ca
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