uOttawa medical students to discuss social accountability at town hall meeting
Ottawa, September 8, 2008 – First year medical students at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, are kicking off their four year medical training by participating in the Social Accountability Forum: Role of the Physician in Today’s Society. The purpose of this town hall meeting is to allow new students to discuss the expectations and challenges they will be facing as practicing physicians as well as their broader concerns about the future of health care delivery in Canada.
“It is important that we encourage our students to think about their future role in the health care system. The Forum is a truly innovative aspect of the new curriculum introduced this fall that is centered on integration, social responsiveness and professionalism” says Dr. Geneviève Moineau, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education.
There will be a seven member panel and audience participants comprised of Ottawa University students, professors, leading health professionals and stakeholders discussing topics relevant to future Canadian doctors such as aboriginal health, women’s health and aging population issues. The panel moderator is Mr. André Picard, award winning health reporter at The Globe and Mail. The session will have simultaneous translation in English and French.
WHAT: Social Accountability Forum: Role of the Physician in Today’s Society
WHEN: Monday, September 8, 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM
WHERE: Faculty of Medicine, Amphitheatre A, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5
Panel members
Louise Bouchard, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology and at the Institute of Population Health PhD program, University of Ottawa
Simon Brascoupé, Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University
Maureen Brophy, Nurse Practitioner, Ottawa Inner City Health
Anne Brown, Chair of the Family Advisory Committee, Family Forum, CHEO
Dr. Elaine Jolly, Medical Director, Women’s Health Program, The Ottawa Hospital
Cal Martell, Director, Regional Geriatric Program of Eastern Ontario
Dr. Paula Stewart, Director of the Chronic Disease Surveillance Division, Public Health Agency of Canada
Panel Moderator
André Picard is an award winning journalist, author and the public health reporter at The Globe and Mail, where he has been a staff writer since 1987.
About the Faculty of Medicine
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa is unique in Canada, offering medical education in both official languages. Supported by the unique opportunities offered by national and international institutions in the nation’s capital, the Faculty’s training emphasizes three key areas: competency and skills, professionalism and role modeling, and engagement and leadership in health-care delivery. To learn more about the Faculty of Medicine, please visit www.med.uottawa.ca.
Media contact
Adina Rachiteanu
Communications Officer
Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
Telephone: 613-562-5800 extension 8867
Cell: 613-862-8867