EDI Week is a fantastic opportunity to come together and participate in events that explore and celebrate advancements in equity and inclusion. Join me at the 2024 EDI Awards Ceremony on March 6 as we recognize our EDI change-makers at UCalgary! RSVP here: bit.ly/3wCokBc

Here is a valuable opportunity for the public and UCalgary communities to learn more about gender affirming practices for transgender individuals, how to navigate the system and how to support patients who are transgender or gender diverse. Register here: events.ucalgary.ca/pesjo/event/46…

On International Women’s Day, I proudly celebrate and acknowledge all women colleagues, students and staff, including these recent EDI Award winners from UCalgaryMedicine and the many more women who are leaders and drivers of positive change. Thank you for all you do. #IWD2024

We’ve got a lot to celebrate this year! It’s been 10 years since Geoff Cumming’s historic gift to our medical school and our research institutes are celebrating milestone anniversaries. We’re grateful for our community’s support and how together we’re sparking healthier lives.

I’m proud to announce plans to open a new Rural Medical Education Training Centre in partnership with ULethbridge to help address the doctor shortage in rural areas and improve health outcomes across the province. ucalgary.ca/news/provincia…

Wonderful visit with Dr. Jaybee Bazan, dean of Ateneo de Zamboanga University School of Medicine, a valuable global partner. Their transformative approach to medical education centres social accountability and is an incredible model for retaining physicians in rural areas: bit.ly/4alvo37

I’m proud to have this collaboration with the University of Lethbridge made official today. The MOU signing between UCalgary and ULethbridge moves forward our strategy to expand physician training programs in southern Alberta as we help tackle the doctor shortage in rural areas.

Our CSM community is mourning the loss of an exceptional medical resident, Dr. Kimberley Nix. Following her cancer diagnosis, Kim courageously rallied a community of friends and followers from around the world and touched many lives. We honour her today: bit.ly/4dW60nx

Ten years ago our medical school became the Cumming School of Medicine to honour an extraordinary gift from Geoff Cumming. We're extremely thankful to him and thrilled by the impact his gift has had in accelerating medical research at U Calgary. Read more: bit.ly/3z3El4m

At the CSM our work continues to be an effective champion & advocate for Indigenous health. National Indigenous Peoples’ Day is an opportunity to celebrate, to reflect on reconciliation & to reinstate our commitment to the CSM’s Indigenous Health Dialogue: bit.ly/4bdJZ0Y

It’s so wonderful to see our students, right from day one, getting involved in our community! I’m very proud of the medical students who do the hard work to organize this important fundraiser in support of childhood cancer research. It’s an event I look forward to every year.

September 30 is an important day to reflect on Truth and Reconciliation and the legacy of residential schools on Indigenous people in Canada. U Calgary is hosting events this weekend and I encourage anyone to participate if you can: ucalgary.ca/indigenous/ora…

Join me at the Health Equity Dinner on Nov. 12! It's the annual fundraiser for the Calgary Student-Run Clinic, a vital community initiative managed by a dedicated group of medical students & physicians. Info & tickets here: bit.ly/4fyAAne Story 👇 bit.ly/48HMJUU

Thrilled to celebrate the recipients of Melbourne – Calgary Collaborative Seed Funding! Our partnership with the Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics at Doherty Institute will advance research on infectious diseases and immunology. Read more: bit.ly/4gIBbDC

Women physicians are making an impact, driving innovation, advancing patient care—all while improving their colleagues' wellness through collaborations like the women-led The Well Doc Initiative. Join us in celebrating Canadian Women Physicians’ Day! Read more: bit.ly/3FwFRyR

Thank you Dr. Gordon Guyatt for a fascinating Friesen Lecture on the past, present and future of evidence-based medicine, and to all those who attended this week. It was a pleasure to host Dr. Guyatt, and to honour his 2024 Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research.

Fellow clinicians & academic leaders, the Canadian Conference on Physician Leadership is coming up in Vancouver. A great opportunity to connect and share ideas about medical leadership, set some new goals and be inspired by a fantastic lineup of speakers: bit.ly/3RgWktM

There is critical research and education happening at the Cumming School that would benefit from your support. Consider giving to one of these world-class initiatives that are advancing health and improving patient care, on #UCalgaryGivingDay. Visit here: bit.ly/3YfTkSe