FoMD Education Newsletter - October 2019

No. 12, October 2019

**The latest issue of Momentum is here!**

The FoMD magazine comes with a round-up of amazing people and projects driving forward in our Faculty. A digital version of Momentum is available to read o nline. For a print copy, stop by the Dean’s Office to pick one up, or contact Salena Kitteringham, our director of communications & marketing, to request one.

Keep reading for some highlights from Momentum that you won't want to miss, including this spotlight on our Indigenous Health Initiatives Program.

Welcoming a new Dean: Dr. Brenda Hemmelgarn

Beginning in January 2020, Dr. Brenda Hemmelgarn will officially join the U of A as the new dean of our Faculty. We are excited to welcome her and the vast knowledge and experience she will be bringing into this role. Learn more about our incoming dean here.

Momentum Stories 2019: Office of Advocacy & Wellbeing

The FoMD's Office of Advocacy & Wellbeing serves a crucial role for health-science students. It cultivates their willingness to be vulnerable and seek support while also challenging the persistent stigma for physicians around asking for help—from the moment students enter school, through clinical placements, residency and beyond. More

Passionate Preceptors: Christopher Fung

Dr. Christopher Fung is an assistant clinical professor and radiologist at the University of Alberta Hospital, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Grey Nuns Hospital and occasionally the Sturgeon Community Hospital, where he incorporates his enthusiasm for teaching into his medical practice. Read more

Passionate Preceptors: May Mrochuk

What makes a Passionate Preceptor? Dr. May Mrochuk says mentorship at the bedside is key for lifelong learning in the emergency room. Get to know more about what drives emergency medicine preceptor May Mrochuk in this Q & A story and video.

John W. Scott Library’s New Head, Faculty Engagement

We are pleased to announce that Connie Winther has accepted the position of Head, Faculty Engagement at the John W. Scott Health Science Library, beginning October 21, 2019. She will be taking over from Interim Library Head, Linda Slater, who retired from University of Alberta Libraries on September 30. We wish Linda all the best in the next chapter of her life.

Connie is coming to the Scott Library from Alberta Health Services where she has been the Team Lead and Librarian for Knowledge Resource Services since 2013. She was previously the Library Manager at Covenant Health and has also worked at the University of Alberta in the Department of Pediatrics, and in the Faculty of Nursing as an embedded Librarian. Connie has a Masters of Science (Rehabilitation) from Curtin University in Western Australia, as well as a Masters of Library and Information Studies from the University of Alberta and a Postgraduate Certificate in Library Sector Leadership from the University of Victoria.

McCalla Professorships 2020-21

The Office of Education, FoMD is now accepting proposal submissions for the 2020-21 McCalla Professorships. FoMD has been allocated one award for this cycle, and the deadline for submissions is January 31, 2020. Learn more

TLEF Project Awards 2020

The TLEF Project Awards support initiatives that will inspire, model and support excellence in teaching, and have a significant and lasting impact on teaching and learning at the University of Alberta. The Faculty internal deadline is December 13, 2019. More

Science in the Cinema: Taking Woodstock
Thursday, Oct 10, 2019, 6:30 - 9 p.m.
Metro Cinema, Garneau Theatre
Free entry and popcorn, and the film will be followed by a Q & A session.
Learn more

Dr. Steven Aung 2020 Calendar Launch Celebration in support of AHHM
Friday, Oct 18, 2019, 7 - 10 p.m.
Maple Leaf Room, Lister Centre
RSVP or Pre-order calendar here

Third Annual Mark Marshall Memorial Lecture Series: How has Ophthalmology at the U of A Contributed to Personalized Medicine? featuring Dr. Ian MacDonald
Friday, Oct 11, 2019, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Aurora Room, Lister Centre
Short reception to follow, more info

Minds that Matter: The 2019 Gairdner Symposium
Monday, Oct 21, 2019
2 - 4 p.m.
227 Medical Sciences Building
L earn More

Lunch & Learn: Indigenous Health and Climate Change with Dene Leder Francois Paulette
Oct 16, 2019, 12 - 1 p.m.
1-182 ECHA
RSVP to Kenton Boutillier

Graduate Student Supervision Workshops
Upcoming dates include:
Oct 15, 2019, 9 - 11 a.m.
Nov 14, 2019, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Dec 11, 2019, 8 - 10 a.m.
Register here

Clinical Reasoning Workshop Series Fall 2019 and Spring 2020
Series of three 90-minute workshops
Fall 2019 dates begin Oct 22, 2019
Spring 2020 dates begin Mar 17, 2020
Learn more and register here

School of Dentistry Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Seminar Series - Effectiveness and perceptions of flipped learning model in dental education: A systematic review
Speaker: Dr. Silvia Gianoni-Capenakas
Oct 24, 2019, 12:05 - 1 p.m.
5-099 ECHA

FoMD Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Symposium
Nov 28, 2019, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Education Centre North
4-10 Education North Lounge
Register Here

IDEAS Office – Health Professions Education Scholarship Day
Dec 5, 2019
Royal Glenora Conference Centre
Register here

Contact us at fomdvde@ualberta.ca

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