Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Caucus

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SFU Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Caucus

AIESEC SFU is currently recruiting new members for the 2013 Spring semester and looking for students who are interested in going to work/volunteer overseas.

AIESEC is the largest student run organization in the world. At AIESEC SFU, we provide global work/volunteer opportunities to university students. Want to view the world from a different perspective? Develop your leadership skills? Come to one of our info sessions and find out how you can make your mark as a leader of tomorrow.

We will be having an end of year celebration on November 30th at 7:30pm at Blarney Stone. The event is being designed to recognize all of YOU!

* We will be featuring students research and/or projects they are working on . So we are asking ALL INTERESTED STUDENTS to send a short blurb about what you are working on along with a photo of yourself . (This could be lab research, your thesis topic, an interesting piece of work from your practicum, or even a project you are working on in a volunteer or work capacity). The idea is to be able to connect more students working on similar topics, across programs so the more students we can showcase the better!!!

* We will be having an Awards Ceremony with fun and more serious awards to acknowledge the hard work of students in the as well as the qualities of students that makes this faculty fun and enjoyable! So, we need YOU to fill in this websurvey (https://websurvey.sfu.ca/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WebSurvey.woa/wa/survey?125896305) to nominate people for awards and to create new awards for your colleagues!

As well, $5 beers and free appetizers!

Elections for the 2013 Graduate Caucus are coming up. Here are the positions:

1. Executive Coordinator
2. Administrative Coordinator
3. Financial Coordinator
4. Academic Coordinator
5. Social Coordinator
6. MSc and PhD Representatives
7. Departmental Committee Representative
   i.         Graduate Students Committee Representative
8. Graduate Students Society Councilor and Alternate

Check out these documents for more information!

Election Announcement 2013

Nomination Form 2013

The Public Health Association of BC (PHABC) is presenting the “Public Health Summer School” July 24 to 27, 2012
This year’s event is titled:  “Making the case for public health: Health communication and evaluation”

For more details:

Check out their website: www.phabc.org
Or email at: education@phabc.org
“Save the Date” flyer

This Tuesday (March 27) from 12-1 pm there will be a FREE PIZZA LUNCH in the Grad lounge to accompany our vote to approve constitution changes.

All FHS grad students are voting members, so tell your friends. The vote is by secret ballot so you don’t have to stay for the whole party, just long enough to cast your vote. There will be a second round of pizzas put out at 12:30 to make sure that those of you just finishing class then will still get your fill.  See you there!

You can check out the new Health Sciences Graduate Caucus constitution here. You can view other constitution-related documents here.

The FHS Grad Caucus award-winning newsletter is now available online. Click here for interesting stories, events, and information.

The Grad Caucus is happy to introduce our third lunch. Bring your own lunch, DESSERT PROVIDED!!

The third lunch will be held on March 28th from 12:30- 1:30pm in the Grad Lounge! The professor will be Jeremy Snyder, check out his bio here (http://www.fhs.sfu.ca/portal_memberdata/jeremycsnyder).

Come join us for a two-part screening of CBC’s documentary series, “8th Fire: Aboriginal Peoples, Canada & The Way Forward” on Thursday, March 15 and Thursday, March 29 from 12:30-4:00pm. in BLU 9011. This is a FHS-wide event co-sponsored by the Health Sciences Undergraduate Student Union and FHS Graduate Caucus.

Each episode is 45 minutes and will be followed by 45 minutes of discussion lead by an Elder. *FREE* tea, juice, popcorn, and bannock will be served both days. Hope to see you there!

8TH FIRE is a provocative, high-energy journey through Aboriginal country showing you why we need to fix Canada’s 500 year-old relationship with Indigenous peoples; a relationship mired in colonialism, conflict and denial.

With its energetic pace and stunning HD landscapes, 8TH FIRE propels you past prejudice, stereotypes and misunderstandings, to encounters with an impressive new generation of Aboriginal Canadians who are reclaiming both their culture and their confidence.

Thursday, March 15

Episode 1: Indigenous in the City (12:30-2:00 p.m. BLU 9011)

Meet the rich kaleidoscope of Aboriginal people who are fast joining the country’s urban middle class and bringing their culture with them.

Episode 2: It’s Time! (2:30-4:00 p.m. BLU 9011)

Memorable people and stories from across the country illustrate why there’s an economic, demographic and moral imperative to fix Canada’s troubled 500-year relationship with Aboriginals.
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Thursday, March 29

Episode 3: Whose Land Is It Anyway? (12:30-2:00 p.m. BLU 9011)

An evocative look at the role that land plays in the conflicted relationship with Aboriginal peoples and the rest of Canada.

Episode 4: At the Crossroads (2:30-4:00 p.m. BLU 9011)

How the Aboriginal community’s feisty and self-confident youth; the “Seventh Generation” who are taking new pride in their heritage and pointing the way forward to a new relationship.
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** If you want more information or can’t make the events, you can watch 8th Fire online at http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/8thfire//2011/11/indigenious-in-the-city.html **

Reflections on a Medical Makeover (UPDATED)
Wednesday March 7, 2012
2:20 – 3:20 pm, Blusson Hall 9011
3:30 – 5pm, Blusson Hall 9660

In September 2011, the Fraser Health Authority held a Summit to explore key issues related to physician human resources.  Titled “Medical Makeover: Redesigning Physician Services for Tomorrow’s Health System,” this Summit commissioned reviews of evidence and recommendations for seven theme areas and invited health decision makers, practice leaders, and academics to use these documents as the starting place for discussion at the summit.  The objective was to create an “action blueprint” for Fraser Health around physician human resources.

On Wednesday March 7, Nigel Murray, the CEO of Fraser Health, will be coming to our seminar series to present on the Medical Makeover Summit.  This seminar will take place at the usual time in the usual room (3:30 – 5pm, Blusson Hall 9660).  Prior to Nigel’s seminar, the FHS graduate students who worked as research assistants for the seven theme areas will reflect on their experience.   Nigel Murray will also be attendance at this earlier session and will serve as a discussant to the student reflections.  This session will take place from 2 to 3pm in Blusson Hall 11021.

Please join us in celebrating this innovative approach by Fraser Health and the helpful support that our students provided to this endeavor.