Closing the Gap – Mentorship, Collaboration & Advocacy
Nov 27, 2024
1:00PM to 4:00PM
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Date(s) - 27/11/2024
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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The PGME Resident EDI (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) Committee invites you to Close the Gap: An EDI Mentorship Event for resident physicians on Wed Nov 27, 2024 from 1 – 4PM at Alumni Memorial Hall on the McMaster University campus.
The purpose of this Mentorship Event is to bring together interested residents and faculty with experience working in EDI-related clinical, research and/or administrative areas to engage in discussions on incorporating EDI into career development. The event will include a keynote speaker, a panel and small-group discussions to give residents tangible knowledge and mentorship connections to grow their EDI interest through all aspects of their professional careers.
Keynote speaker: Priyanka Jani, an RN, Member of the Board of Directors for Substance Overdose Prevention & Education Network with experience working in various settings. She has expertise in harm reduction advocacy through the lens of wound, ostomy, and continence care to provide people who are unhoused and people who use drugs with the access to care they deserve.
Panelists:
- Dr. Sonia Anand, IM
- Dr. Suzanne Archie, Psychiatry
- Dr. Anjali Menezes, Family Medicine
- Dr. Albina Veltman, Psychiatry
- Dr. Enitan Sogbesan, Ophthalmology
- Dr. Madeleine Verhovsek, IM
- Dr. Ipshita Kak, Pathology
Hot lunch and parking vouchers will be provided.