“In the future, we're going to be treating diverse populations & it's important that our education reflects that so that we're prepared to provide the best possible care." #Qmed students collaborate to improve EDI in healthcare. #RadicalCollaboration fal.cn/3jz4c

Home. Thousands of families stranded, forced to evacuate flooded homes, make sense of destroyed businesses. Livestock endangered. Farmland submerged. The Fraser Valley feeds millions of Canadians every day. Devastating news + an indication we're facing big problems ahead.

Today & always we remember the life & brutal murder of our friend & colleague, Dr. Elana Fric, killed by her husband. She was a brilliant physician, a wonderful mum & an outstanding human being. We say her name: Dr. Elana Fric #InternationalDayForEliminationOfViolenceAgainstWomen

I've had the pleasure of spending med school with @GilmarGutierr13 as one of my classmates and closest friends. As an international student from Ecuador, he pays > 80K a year tuition with no access to an LOC - the unfortunate reality for many: gofund.me/9bb12465

🙏🏽TY Robyn Doolittle & team for this critical piece! This is the culmination of years of work from her team and from us Kudos to The Globe and Mail for making space to discuss this topic Nancy Baxter MD PhD Michelle Cohen, MD @BDHodges1 UofT General Surgery U of T Department of Surgery IHPME Cdn General Surgeons theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

One of my favourite kids was on the news tonight in Toronto and I have officially died. I’m dead. The name plate alone. Gold.

Today is National Day of Remembrance of the Québec City Mosque Attack and Action against #Islamophobia Let us stand together against Islamphobia,Xenophobia & all forms of racism! #irememberjanuary29 Let us support the legal challenge against Québec's discriminatory #Bill21

Watching lectures with medical images that lack representation of skin of colour is something I hope new generations of Black learners never have to experience. This #BlackHistoryMonth, Black Medical Students' Association of Canada is hosting an event in collaboration with VisualDx for trainees and faculty.

Had a wonderful time at the Canadian Paediatric Society conference presenting our project on blood culture collection practices in NICU, learning from some amazing leaders in pediatrics, and reconnecting with former CPS colleagues! #cps2022

Oh my, sit tight & let's unpack how this case illustrates how medicine is an incredibly unsafe training environment for ppl with intersectional vulnerability. 1/9 #metoo #equity #psychologicalsafety #cardiology #MedEd

Yet again ⁦André Picard⁩ speaks what is in my ❤️ and I what I have lived and learned after over 20 years in #Pediatrics Our #children deserve much more ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

Had a great time at this year’s DAT-EDI Forum Queen's Health Sciences sharing the work of the Admissions Working Group along with Nicole Shipton & Jiale Xie. Can’t wait to see the recommendations from each of the Working Groups for improving EDIIA put into action across QHS!

Our website and donation links are now live! Thank you everyone for your generous support so far! We are overwhelmed with gratitude.

Introducing, our inspiring leader, Geordie Maguire! 1/9 "My name is Geordie! I am a medical student in the Queen’s Medicine Class of 2024. This past summer, I was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour. (Continued in thread)

Excited to see the QHS EDIIA Action Plan out after >2 years of incredible work by students, staff & faculty. Especially proud of our group’s recommendations to make admissions processes more equitable, inclusive & accessible, led by the amazing Jiale Xie (she/her)!

So excited and grateful I'm going to be a pediatrician! Can't wait to join the Program Directors, Paediatrics family 💜

I was honoured to present the work of the Queen's Health Sciences Dean's Action Table on EDI this week at #ICAM2023! Grateful for the opportunity to share with educators worldwide about equity in admissions to Health Sciences programs! Jane Philpott Queen's U Department of Medicine Research@Queen's University