Campus Update: The Waterloo Regional Campus remains closed to all students and residents. The WRC staff and leadership team are still working virtually and are accessible to all questions and concerns via email. For a full list of contacts, please click here
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The Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University - Waterloo Regional Campus is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jonny Elserafi as the Academic Education Lead, Cambridge Memorial Hospital effective May 1, 2021.
Jonny is an Emergency Physician at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital.
Jonny will be the primary connection between Cambridge Memorial Hospital and the Waterloo Regional Campus. His responsibilities will be to develop and coordinate undergraduate and postgraduate education opportunities for collaboration with medical learners at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital.
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The Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University - Waterloo Regional Campus is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Krista Dowhos as the Simulation Lead for Medical Education effective June 1, 2021 until January 31, 2022.
Krista is an Emergency Medicine physician who will join the Grand River and St. Mary’s Hospitals Emergency Departments medical staff in July.
Krista will be leading the WRC Simulation Centre on an interim basis during the maternity leave of the current Simulation Lead, Dr. Mallory Fox. Krista will be responsible for the continued local development and implementation of simulation-based content, resources and activities for WRC UG and PG medical trainees.
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Size, location, key factors behind COVID outbreaks in retirement homes
Dr. Andrew Costa wrote that retirement homes with large numbers of residents and staff suffered a threefold greater risk of being hit by COVID-19 last year, according to a McMaster University-led study.
Researchers say the increased risk was likely because of more staff coming in and out of a home when providing care. Homes that provided nine or more services had a 2.5-fold increased risk of an outbreak, while those co-located with a long-term care facility had a 1.6-fold increased risk.
Being part of a large chain and located in areas with higher ethno-culturally diversity also increased the risk of outbreaks, says the study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
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Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University
PGME and UGME Programmes: Leadership Position
Accreditation Lead
Applications are invited for the position of Accreditation Lead, WRC. The Regional Campuses of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine are distributive campuses for community/rural medical education. A primary goal for the program is to ensure high-quality education experiences for undergraduate and postgraduate medical trainees within these regions. The program must meet the standards and expectations of McMaster University and the accrediting bodies, and will work to develop inter-professional education.
This position will work with and be accountable to the McMaster UGME Chair of Accreditation and the Waterloo Regional Campus Regional Assistant Dean.
Interested applicants for this position should submit a cover letter and CV addressed to Dr. Margo Mountjoy, Regional Assistant Dean. This should be submitted to Margo Mountjoy (mountjm@mcmaster.ca) prior to June 1, 2021
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Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University
PGME and UGME Programmes: Leadership Position
Academic Education Lead - Guelph General Hospital
Applications are invited for the position of Academic Education Lead, Guelph General Hospital at the Waterloo Regional Campus of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine.
The Regional Campuses of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine are distributive campuses for community/rural medical education. A primary goal for the program is to ensure high-quality education experiences for undergraduate and postgraduate medical trainees within these regions. The program must meet the standards and expectations of McMaster University and the accrediting bodies and will work to develop inter-professional education.
The lead will be a key link between Guelph General Hospital (GGH) and the Waterloo Regional Campus (WRC), and an important liaison for developing, coordinating, and enhancing undergraduate and postgraduate education, research, and quality improvement opportunities at Guelph General Hospital in keeping with the content needs of the program and the resources of the community.
Interested applicants for this position should submit a cover letter and CV addressed to Dr. Margo Mountjoy, Regional Assistant Dean. This should be submitted to Margo Mountjoy (mountjm@mcmaster.ca) prior to June 8, 2021
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Congratulations to the Waterloo Regional Campus, Class of 2021 for 100% match rate. Many thanks to our staff and faculty for their roles in assisting medical learners on their journey to residency.
Buckle up for a stay-cation as we explore where our Class of 2021 will be heading for their residency placements starting in July. We wish them the best as they enter the next chapter in their lives.
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Vaccination Clinic Update |
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Grab your lunch, or your popcorn and join us in this episode of the PFD watch party with WRC!
For the remainder of the academic year we will be streaming a selection of the best recorded webinars from MacPFD.ca, 12-1, on the last Monday of the month.
On May 31st, we will watch a short presentation followed by a guided case discussion on the topic of wellness in the workplace: No Time like the Present: Integrating Self-Care as We Work.
Date and Time: Monday, May 31, 2021 – 12pm-1pm
Where: Zoom
Facilitation and commentary provided by WRC faculty: Catherine Tong, Sharon Bal and Isla McPherson
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WRC Education Scholarship Team
On May 25th 12-5, join 300 participants from 22 countries at this pre-eminent international multi-track virtual conference:
Join the WRC and U of Waterloo team, headlined by Dr. Mountjoy at 1300-1345 for an introduction to Professionalism in Clinical Learning:
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Eyestart is a medtech incubator started by Drs. Jaspreet Rayat, Toby Chan and Richard Weinstein started last year. They are three ophthalmologists who are interested in the medtech/biotech startup scene in KW and are looking to grow ideas and create collisions with like-minded individuals. Please check out the webpage https://www.eyestart.com/.
They have launched a series of webinars starting with Telemedicine and Teleteaching in a semi-formal discussion on how physicians locally and globally are overcoming COVID obstacles. Please join their telemedicine/teleteaching webinar events on May 27 and June 10, co-sponsored by McMaster, UCSD, UCLA. Register here: http://eyestart.eventbrite.com
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McMaster University, Equity and Inclusion Office presents: |
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Land Acknowledgement
How to meaningfully engage with land acknowledgements within our communities and institutions
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Human Rights Fundamentals
An introduction to human rights legislation and policies
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Accessibility 101
Enhance your understanding of accessibility and develop beginner skills to advance accessibility within the McMaster context
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Digital Accessibility 101
Learn 7 core skills for creating accessible digital content
Wednesday, June 2, 2021
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m..
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