January 2015

Registration Deadline: Feb 28, 2015. Course Dates: July 6-17, 2015. Montreal, Canada. The McGill Summer Institute in Infectious Diseases & Global Health is offering 3 courses in the summer of 2015, with internationally renowned faculty, diverse participant groups, and fellowships for low‐income country researchers.

Tues. Feb 24, Tues. March 17 & Fri. March 20, 2015. 6-8pm. Dalhousie SUB Rm. 303. This Series is in partnership with the Dalhousie School of Social Work, the Nova Scotia Association of Black Social Workers, The James R. Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies and the Dalhousie Black Student Advising Centre.

Application Deadline: Jan 30, 2015. These bursaries help to finance your global health education. In order to qualify students must be fourth-year medical student at Dalhousie University, must complete pre-departure training organized through the GHO, complete the requirements for international travel as a Dalhousie University student and the elective must be approved by the Undergraduate Medical Education office.

Winter/Spring 2015. The purpose of this initiative is to create a platform for Mi'kmaw and African Nova Scotian youth to give voice to their experiences with and perspectives on environmental racism through art (music, poetry, spoken word, dance, graphic art, photography, painting, short fiction, storytelling, etc.). The initiative hopes to spark greater awareness of and dialogue about environmental racism among Mi’kmaw and African Nova Scotian youth.

Tuesdays January 6 to March 31, 2015 @ 5:30 – 7:30 pm. Halifax - Tupper Building Room 2L7 and Saint John – DMNB Classroom 105. Video Conference Sites: Halifax & DMNB. Have you been involved in global health and want to know more about funders, WHO, UN, and their connection to your work? This innovative course will examine major health-related challenges in resource constrained communities and how solutions are being developed to address these challenges.

Jan 13, 20 & 27, 2015. Tupper Building. Research and Professional Skills Training Sessions Winter 2015. Sessions are free and open to anyone affiliated with Dalhousie University, Capital Health and IWK Health Centre. Graduate and medical students receive a transcript notation after attending 7 IHRTP sessions.