SACE Virtual Networking Mixer for Black students, faculty and staff
The Social Accountability and Community Engagement Office (SACE) of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is excited to invite Black students, faculty and staff to this networking mixer!
Monday, December 14, 2020
6:30-8:00 p.m. (ET)
Join us for a discussion about the聽power of mentorship聽with Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa and Dr. Tamara Gafoor, followed by a presentation by Marilyn Naana Ahun on the new UU直播 Black Alumni Association (MBAA) mentorship program.
Keynote speakers:
Dr. Oriuwa is a first-year resident doctor in psychiatry at the University of Toronto and the first Black woman to be recognized as sole valedictorian. As a writer, Chika has penned viral articles and poetic performances on navigating the world of medicine as a Black woman. In 2017, she released her renowned slam poem 鈥淲oman, Black鈥� and in 2018 published her seminal article 鈥淚n My White Coat, I am More Black than Ever鈥� for FLARE magazine鈥檚 Black History Month campaign.
Dr. Gafoor is a Pediatric Emergency Physician at the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital. She is Director of the MUHC Pediatric Advanced Life Support Course and a member of the UU直播 Medical UU直播 Committee.聽
Marilyn Naana Ahun graduated from UU直播 in 2015 with a BA in Honors Psychology and is a final-year PhD candidate in public health at the Universit茅 de Montr茅al. She was the Vice President of the UU直播 African Students鈥� Society as an undergrad and co-founded the UU直播 Black Alumni Association (MBAA) when she graduated.
贬辞蝉迟蝉:听Dr. Pascale Caidor, Diversity Officer and Charlene Lewis-Sutherland, Equity Education Program Administrator.