SAWL's

Student Affairs & Wellness Liaisons for peer support

Student representatives

• Can be a ‘safety net’ for fellow medical students offering support and guidance in a confidential and non-judgemental manner.  Reps may direct students to services within Dalhousie and beyond.
  
  
• Will coordinate and promote sessions/activities, including
  Orientation Week - i.e., panel with SAWLs reps and Student Affairs, followed by Yoga
  Physician Addiction OR Mental Health Talk
  Significant Others Night
  Panel discussions between senior and junior students.
  
  
• Promote Student Affairs events throughout the year –
  Career Night/Day,
  Resident Living Library
  Career Counselling Sessions
  
  
• Manage and promote student wellness resources (including counselling, Doctor’s Nova Scotia support program, Doctor’s New Brunswick support program, etc)
  
  
• Represent/support student(s) at committees and events
  
  
• Member of the Wellness Week team with DMSS Sports and Wellness Rep, VP External Jr., President of Med1 class, President of Med2 class.
  
  
• Attend monthly meetings with Assistant Dean and Director of Student Affairs of their respective campus (applies to Med1 and Med2 SAWLs)
   
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