Equity Diversity and Inclusion News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Inequity in health care focus at virtual Pride 2021 town hall
September 22, 2021 —
Prominent 2SLGBTQIA+ community members discussed their perspectives on challenges with the health care system at the virtual Pride 2021 Town Hall September 13. The event, Creating Positive Change in Health Care – A 2SLGBTQIA+ Perspective, was presented by the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences. The virtual panel discussion was moderated by Ellie Caslake, a transgender women, artist and EDI project developer and included four panelists who took turns answering Caslake’s questions on a range of health-related topics.
Panel: Creating an anti-racist university
September 15, 2021 —
Plan to attend the event presented by UM’s EDI community of practice
Bettering our land: A call to action against injustice
August 19, 2021 —
Students, faculty, support staff, administration, and Indigenous Elders shared their own aspirations and call to actions to move the community towards a better direction
ResearchLIFE
Fostering research excellence
August 18, 2021 —
Research can only be excellent, innovative and impactful when it benefits us all
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM medical educator receives Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada/AMS award
August 18, 2021 —
Dr. Ming-Ka Chan, co-director of the Office of Leadership Education, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, is the recipient of the 2021 Royal College/Associated Medical Services Donald Richards Wilson Award. The annual award is given to a person or team who has demonstrated excellence in integrating CanMEDS Roles into Royal College or other health related training programs.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Our commitment to professionalism, EDI, RWLE and social accountability
July 6, 2021 —
Message from Dr. Brian Postl, Dean, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences and Vice-Provost (Health Sciences) The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences (RFHS) at the University of Manitoba is a national leader in advancing equity, diversity and inclusion and ensuring a respectful work and learning environment. As members of the RFHS, we all have a critical role to play, and I want to highlight some of the opportunities available to you as a student to demonstrate a commitment to this positive culture.
As an Indigenous doctor, I see the legacy of residential schools and ongoing racism in today’s health care
June 7, 2021 —
'The legacy of residential schools is not just in the intergenerational trauma and impacts on Indigenous families and communities — it is also in the health care system'
We all share in building equity, diversity and inclusion at UM
June 2, 2021 —
UM President releases the EDI Task Force Final Report to the community
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
UM medical prof honoured for equity, diversity and gender initiatives in medicine
May 31, 2021 —
For Dr. Gigi Osler, it was the #MeToo movement shining a light on sexual harassment in 2017 that was the catalyst for her to advance the cause of gender equity in the workplace.