Exploring Theme: "Medical Organization Commitment"

May 13th, 2024 NEWS  NationTalk: McGill University Health Centre – “More and more Indigenous patients are starting to hear about our program and the services that are there to support them.  It makes us happy to know they may be less anxious when seeking medical treatment at the MUHC.” Camille Panneton and Sidonie Laurier are Indigenous...

NationTalk: Ottawa, Ontario – The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (“CASN”) and the Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association (“CINA”) issued a statement today announcing the release of the first Indigenous Nursing Student and Faculty Survey Report, 2020-2021 (“report”). “CASN is pleased to support this important project in partnership with CINA. It addresses the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report (TRC) Action 23...

Founded in 1943, the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) represents Canada’s 17 faculties of medicine and is the voice of academic medicine in this country. Our member faculties graduate over 2,700 MDs per year; teach over 11,500 undergraduate medical students; train over 15,000 postgraduate trainees; employ nearly 48,000 full and part-time faculty...

We share our expertise and maintain close working relations with Canada’s 17 university medical schools, national professional associations, national specialty societies, voluntary health organizations and government agencies. Our voice is respected and influential in critical discussions on issues that affect medical education, medical research and the delivery of high-quality health care to Canadians. On October...