October 2020

Date: Tues. Nov. 10, 2020 @ 1-2PM Location: Microsoft Teams virtual presentation Topic: Identifying Potential Academic Leaders A journal article review and discussion facilitated by Dr. Christy Simpson.

November 5, 2020 Halifax: 6:30 pm (AST) Toronto/Ottawa: 5:30pm (EST) Manila: 6:30am, November 6 (PHT) Yaoundé: 11:30pm (WAT). Throughout 2020, issues related to health equity have been brought to the foreground. While Global Health as a discipline has long been concerned with the social determinants of health and health inequities, it is also criticized for reproducing inequitable relations through neo-colonial practices. Major events of 2020 (including the global COVID-19 pandemic; global anti-racism movements; record wildfire season) present an opportunity to think differently about Global Health and move toward more equitable health futures. We’ve asked four experts in Global Health for their thoughts on moving towards global health equity.

Application Deadline: Nov 2, 2020. Event Dates: Dec 5-13, 2020. Virtual Competition. The main theme of this year’s challenge is common emergency problems, which brings great opportunity for students to refresh their emergency medical knowledge in times of COVID-19 where more steps and protective equipment are required to prevent spreading of virus.