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Beyond Orange Shirts

Thinking beyond orange shirts - how do you implement the TRC’s Calls to Action into meaningful, accessible, practical, and culturally appropriate ways within healthcare education and practice? Sept. 30 comes and goes – start marking your calendar for events or schedule time for learning and reflection.

Indigenous Healthcare Education and Practice online modules – 7 award winning modules, each 30-45 minutes of learning time.
Indigenous Artwork: Perspectives on Indigenous Healthcare and Education – this collection of artwork from 8 artists helps healthcare learners to meaningfully engage with the TRC’s Calls to Action on the path to Reconciliation and health equity
- Currently on display in the New Medical Building in room 402
- Travelling to the New Faculty Gala Event Sept. 18
Beaded Q (created by Indigenous medical students) on display at Union Gallery at Stauffer Library.
Fading Memories of Home - Art Installation by Tom Wilson - At the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts (exhibition running September 11-30th)
4th Annual Indigenous Art Exhibition - Hosted at Union Gallery (exhibition running September 2-Oct 11)

Sep. 30, 1pm - Agnes Benidickson Field: Scared Fire gathering for Queen's learners, staff, and faculty.
Oct. 1, 12:30-1:30, 15 Arch Street: Queen's Indigenous Medical Students Association - Ceremony for National Day of Truth and Reconciliation - from Sept 23-30 QUIMSA will be hosting activities to honour Survivors and their families. An orange shirt display will be featured throughout the week, inviting community members to share what “Every Child Matters” means to them.
Oct. 8, 6pm in SOM 132A - Dr. Swidrovich talk on Indigenous Health and Pharmacology - attend the lecture and receoption in person or join via zoom - see details below.

Tatham Henderson Lecture 2025. A Storied Life of Woven Threads: A Two Spirit Indigenous Pharmacist’s Path to Better Health Care. Guest Speaker: Jaris Swidrovich, BSP, PharmD, PhD, AAHIVP, RPh

Oct. 8, 2025 - 6:00pm followed by a reception
School of Medicine Building (15 Arch St.) Room 132A and via Zoom

To attend in-person or online please register via the following link. Please note that the venue is wheel chair accessible. If any additional accommodations are required, please reach out to edifhs@queensu.ca.

The 2025 Tatham Henderson Lecture features special guest Dr. Jaris Swidrovich. Dr. Swidrovich will discuss how intersecting identities shape experiences and navigation within the professional health field, fundamental teachings that emerge from personal research and community work, and the role of story telling in health care. We hope you can join us.

About Dr. Swidrovich:

CIHR funding recipient, National Pharmacy Leadership Award winner and named one of CBC Saskatchewan’s Future 40, Dr. Jaris Swidrovich is Canada's first First Nations Doctor of Pharmacy and North America’s only Indigenous faculty member in pharmacy. Professor, Mentor, and Community leader, Swidrovich brings his experience of bridging organizational needs with Health Care mandates. Jaris is a Two Spirit Champion passionate about health, education, and how Indigenous and made-marginalized people are impacted at all levels. He integrates personal stories to explain complex issues which resonate with listeners of all ages. His powerful presentations illustrate how we can all be part of the cure and partake in the Truth and Reconciliation Committee of Canada’s Calls to Action.

Health Sciences Education Rounds - Back by Popular Demand

Collaboration Across Health Professions – Hear from Reznick Scholars

Nov. 20, 2025: 7:45am – 8:45am

School of Medicine (15 Arch Street), Room 021 and Zoom

Join us for our 2nd Health Sciences Educational Rounds session, which will highlight the Reznick Scholars in Health Professions Education Program. This program honours the contributions of Dr. Richard Reznick as an educator and leader in health sciences education here at Queen’s and beyond. Current scholars will present an overview of the program and highlight their work to date.

Speakers include:

Dr. Kim Sears (School of Nursing)
Dr. Marian Luctkar-Flude (School of Nursing)
Dr. Wiley Chung (School of Medicine/Department of Surgery)
Dr. Denise Stockley (Office of the Provost, Queen's Health Sciences)

Rounds Kicked off with Success in September

An Engaged Group of Attendees Built Connections & Expanded the QHS Education Scholarship Community

Thank you to the large group who joined us for the return of the Health Science Education Rounds on September 18^th, 2025. The series kicked off with an interactive session on education research, scholarship, and interprofessional community across QHS. Presenters highlighted key themes from a recent needs assessment survey on what’s happening in QHS and areas for growth.

QHS Faculty Mentorship Program

Accepting Mentor and Mentee Applications
Fall 2025 - Spring 2026

The interprofessional Faculty Mentorship Program connects faculty members with mentors from across Queen's Faculty of Health Sciences. The Mentorship Program's purpose is to serve as a reciprocal process for sharing experiences and to foster a trusting environment for career guidance and psychosocial support.

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Brockville Faculty Development

Accepting Mentor and Mentee Applications
Fall 2025 - Spring 2026

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Learning Objectives & Agenda

This program will help you:

Integrate strategies for facilitating learning using a smaller clinic footprint
Identify strategies for delivering feedback
Integrate high-impact practices in clinical teaching

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Learning Objectives & Agenda

This program will help you:

Enhance your teaching in clinical and small groups
Utilize time-efficient, high-impact practices as demonstrated by your peers and colleagues

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