January 2017

May 17, 2017. Four Points by Sheraton, 1496 Hollis St., Halifax. Keynote speaker: Dr. Jeannie Haggerty. Primary Healthcare Research Day is an opportunity for learners, decision-makers, citizens, and researchers from a variety of disciplines to come together and celebrate primary healthcare research happening across the province.

March 24 & 25, 2017. Tupper Medical Building, Theatre A. Ballast and Buoyancy: Successfully Sailing Through Your Medical Career. The focus for this conference is on wellness/resilience in medicine and will be held in conjunction with the Student Wellness Week in March 2017.

Sat. April 8, 2017. Tupper Link. This annual event brings together faculty, medical students, alumni, allied health professionals and administrators across our medical school, to share information on a broad spectrum of student research, and to celebrate research excellence.

Thurs. Feb 23, 2017 @ 6:30-8pm. Paul O'Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library. As a family doctor and a hospital vice president, Dr. Martin observes how deficiencies in our healthcare system adversely affect patients. And as a health policy expert, she knows how to close those gaps. IWK Foundation & NS Health Authority sponsored talk

March 31, 2017 @ 6-9PM. Westin Nova Scotian. 2017 Theme: ”DRAMA TROUPES ON THE MOVE” TICKETS: $90 each $60 for students $850 for tables of 10

Wed. Feb. 8, 2017. @ 11:30am-1:30pm. Bluenose Ballroom, Delta Halifax, 1990 Barrington Street, Scotia Square, Halifax, NS. Tickets: $35 on sale before Jan. 31. A lunchtime panel discussion with Sally Armstrong and Masuma Asad Khan.

Fri. Mar. 24, 2017 @ 9am - 4:30pm. The Element High School, Ottawa, ON. Sharing promising practices to prevent sexual violence and support young people who have experienced it.

Feb 8, 2017 @ 5-5:30pm reception, 5:30-7:30pm talk. Halifax Tupper Theatre A; Saint John DMNB 218. Global health and the Sustainable Development Goals Gender Equality (SDG # 5) “Women as Agents of Change”.

Apply By: Feb 3, 2017. This exciting opportunity is available to current students and recent graduates. Our Summer Student Program offers meaningful, hands-on work experience in the interdisciplinary field of global health.

Oct. 19-21, 2017. Quebec City, Quebec. The International Conference on Residency Education (ICRE) is the world’s largest conference devoted exclusively to advancing residency education. For our upcoming 10th year anniversary conference in Quebec City, Canada, October 19 – 21, 2017, we will feature five plenaries, 16 learning tracks, more than 50 workshops and approximately 200 poster and paper presentations. The theme of this year’s conference is “Leadership and Change in Residency Training: A Call to Action”.