Mar 2, 2017  |  8:00am - 1:00pm
Invitation Only

Summit for Women in Academic Medicine: Trainee Event

Dr. Gillian Hawker, Chair of Medicine, and Dr. Sharon Straus, Vice -Chair of Mentorship, Equity and Diversity will be hosting a half-day version of the Summit for Women in Academic Medicine for selected female* trainees.

Both events aim to prepare women for successful leadership in academic medicine. Skills to be encouraged include developing, aligning, and driving vision, as well as negotiating and advocating to achieve goals.

March 2, 2017

8:00 am - 1:00 pm

University Club of Toronto

The event is free of charge and will include breakfast and lunch. 

The deadline for trainee applications has now passed. If you are interested in being considered for the waitlist, please email lilian.belknap@utoronto.ca. 

 

Agenda

8:00: Breakfast and check-in

8:30: Welcome

           Dr. Gillian Hawker, Sir John and Lady Eaton Professor and Chair of Medicine

           Dr. Sharon Straus, Vice-Chair of Mentorship, Equity and Diversity, Dept. of Medicine

8:45: Panel: Mythbusters

           Amy Kopelan, Bedlam Productions, moderator

           Jessica Ching, Co-Founder, Eve Medical

           Ellen DiVerniero, Head of Talent Management, Aetna

           Teressa Moore-Griffin, Founder and CEO, Spirit of Purpose

9:45: Break

10:00: Panel: Are you ready to be a leader?

           Dr. Lynfa Stroud, Dept. of Medicine, moderator

           Christine McLeod, Leadership and Performance Trainer, McLeod Enterprise Strategies

           Dr. Pamela Valentine, Interim CEO, Alberta Innovates

           Dr. Tammy Clifford, Vice-President, CADTH

           Dr. Vianne Timmons, President, University of Regina

11:00: Break

11:15: Town Hall: What barriers exist for women in academic medicine and what can the DoM do to help?

           Dr. Gillian Hawker, moderator

           Dr. Caroline Chessex, DoM, facilitator

           Dr. Lisa Richardson, DoM, facilitator

           Dr. Reena Pattani, DoM, facilitator

           Dr. Holly Witteman, Université Laval, facilitator

12:15: Lunch

Questions? Contact Lilian Belknap at lilian.belknap@utoronto.ca.

*The Department of Medicine interprets the word "female" as fully inclusive of all self-identified trans and cis women.

Contact

Please contact Lilian Belknap at lilian.belknap@utoronto.ca for more information.