Black History Month, February 2021
You are warmly invited to join the fifth celebration of Black History Month at McGill this February. This year’s theme is Healing Forward, and the Faculty is grateful to be a partner in the opening ceremony, featuring Dr. Onye Nnorom, MDCM’07.
Student-led program exposes students to healthcare professions
This July, a group of 50 students will gather at McGill University’s downtown campus for three days of immersion in health sciences-related educational workshops as part of the 2019 “Explore! Careers in Health” program.
Kenneth Melville: A man of many firsts
Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Melville who came to Montreal in the 1920s, was the first Black medical student at McGill University. He graduated at the top of his class, and later in 1953 he became the Chair of McGill's Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics.
Recognizing Faculty who promote diversity
The McGill University Faculty of Medicine celebrated the 2018 winners of the Rosemary Wedderburn Brown, Haile T. Debas and Maude Abbott Prizes, Dr. Argerie Tsimicalis, Dr. Sherif Emil and Dr. Aliki Thomas respectively.
Dr. Srividya Iyer, Dr. Nicole Li-Jessen and Dr. Robert Carlin respectively.
Introducing young learners to the health professions
The Health Outreach Project (HOP) holds three one-day events called Health Professional for a Day, where high school students learn through simulated activities.
Student-led McGill camp promotes diversity in health care professions
The Explore! Careers in Health Camp helps high school students explore careers in health through hands-on learning at McGill. Camp participants hail from diverse ethnic, linguistic, economic and geographic backgrounds.
McGill camp promotes health science professions to Indigenous youth
The Eagle Spirit Science Futures focuses on promoting careers in the health professions to Indigenous youth.
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Sikh Knowledge
Kanwar Anit Singh Saini, MSc(A)’11, gives newly arrived refugee families the language tools to navigate the health care system.
Student-developed exhibit promotes diversity in science
This permanent exhibition is the first initiative of Diversity in STEMM @ McGill, a group founded by Charles Cong Xu, a PhD student in biology from McGill University, and is meant to promote diversity in all its forms in science, technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM).
Promoting equitable diversity at the Faculty level. Winners of the Maude Abbott, Haile T. Debas and Rosemary Wedderburn Brown Prizes were recognized in November 2018. Read more
A student developed exhibit on view at the Redpath Museum promotes diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM) at McGill. Find out more
The Faculty of Medicine hosts several outreach programs, including this year's Explore! Careers in Health Camp (July 2-4), encouraging underrepresented groups to McGill's Health Professional programs. Learn more 
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