Happy Holidays from the ORT

Find out what's going on at the ORT and around UHN!

#COMMUNITY

A photo Dr. Barbara Grünwald. The frame reads "Congratulations" along the top and announces Barbara as a Graduate Student from Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and a Scholarship for the Next Generation of Scientists recipient.

Congratulations to Dr. Barbara Grünwald, a postdoctoral fellow supervised by Dr. Rama Khokha at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, for receiving a Scholarship for the Next Generation of Scientists from the Cancer Research Society. Congratulations Dr. Grünwald on your achievement!

A photo Katherine Bak. The frame reads "Congratulations" along the top and announces Katherine as a Graduate Student from KITE Research Institute and a 2021 ORT Conference Grant Recipient.

Congratulations to 2021 ORT Conference Grant awardee, Katherine Bak! Katherine is a graduate student in Dr. Jennifer Campos's lab at The KITE Research Institute exploring the associations of age-related hearing loss, listening effort, and driving performance. Katherine presented her research at The Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Sciences (CSBBCS) conference. Congratulations Katherine!

#EVENTS

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Graduate Professional Development Conference
October 13-14 | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

The virtual Graduate Professional Development Conference (GPDC) aims to enhance your transferable skills in order to better prepare you for your studies and for a competitive job market. It is a great place to make meaningful professional connections with staff, faculty and other graduate students. All of the workshops offered are eligible for a MyGPD credit. Open to all U of T graduate students.

More information and registration here.

Gradlife: Imposter Phenomenon during Grad School
October 14 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Take a break and connect with other grad students. Share your experiences in an informal setting about this important and common topic in grad school. A facilitator will answer questions and support you in navigating through and resources that will be helpful. Open to all University of Toronto graduate students!

More information and registration here.

An Infographic for Echo Pitch 2021 with an illustration of a rocket with a heart on it and text beneath it that reads "Igniting Cardiovascular Innovation."

ECHO PITCH
October 14 | 1:00 - 4:00 PM

Join ECHO PITCH for a special event where five top cardiovascular health start-ups compete for funding from a $250,000 pool in front of a panel of judges and a virtual audience. ECHO PITCH will feature five pitches at 20 minutes each followed by a keynote speaker and concluding with the funding award announcement.

More information and registration here.

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Seminar Series: Dr. Hartland W. Jackson
October 14 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM

The Virtual Princess Margaret Cancer Centre Seminar Series invites you to join a talk on the "Highly Multiplexed Histopathology Imaging: from single cells to multi-cellular communities" by Dr. Hartland W. Jackson, Investigator, Systems Biology Program, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Health System.

MS teams link here.

Science to Business Network: Communicating Science during a Pandemic
October 14 | 6:30 - 7:30 PM CDT

Join the S2BN for a free evening panel discussion featuring Joy Stadnichuk, Community Liason Program Officer, Public Health Agency of Canada. During this session, she will highlight the multidisciplinary nature of professional careers at the Public Health Agency of Canada related to scientific communication. The evening will conclude with a Q&A portion where participants can learn about the skill set required to succeed in this field.

More information and registration here.

A poster for the Nothing Less Than Great: Reforming Canada's Universities book launch talk by Harvey P. Weingarten with an image of a university building surrounded by light on the right of the text.

Book launch for Nothing Less than Great: Reforming Canada's Universities
October 15 | 11:45 AM

University of Toronto Press (UTP) in partnership with The Institute for Education Research (TIER), The Wilson Centre, and The Michener Institute at the University Health Network (UHN) invite you to celebrate the release of Nothing Less than Great: Reforming Canada's Universities by Harvey P. Weingarten. Harvey will explore these timely issues with several leading voices on higher education in this country: Simona Chiose, Indira V. Samarasekera, and Hugh Segal. A Q&A will follow the panel discussion.

More information and registration here.

A poster for the Graduate Management Consulting Association (GMCA)'s Gather to Network. The poster features images of Gather Town avatars inviting you to Connect with Consultants in Gather Town.

GMCA Gather to Network
Register by October 17 | 11:59 PM
October 27 | 6:30 - 8:00 PM

The Graduate Management Consulting Association invites you to connect with consultants and like-minded peers on the interactive video chat platform, Gather Town! Using your Gather Town avatar, you will be able to walk into and out of conversations, bringing back the organic nature of in-person networking!

Admission is $10

More information registration here.

A poster for Life Sciences Career Development Society (LSCDS) inviting you to a Mini-Networking night with Medical Affairs professionals from a variety of medical companies on Thursday, October 21 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm over Zoom.

LSCDS Mini-Networking Night: MSL and Med Affairs
October 21 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Join the Life Sciences Career Development Society (LSCDS) in networking and learning more about career paths with Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) and Medical Affairs professionals from AstraZeneca Canada, Novartis, GSK, McCann Health Medical Communication, and Jazz Pharmaceuticals. Come hear some of the most prominent leaders in the field talk about their paths to success!

More information and registration here.

#OPPORTUNITIES

A poster for the Convergence 2022 Healthcare Education Conference occurring on February 23-25, 2022. The poster includes a Call for Proposals that closes October 22, 2021.

Call for Proposals: Convergence 2022 Healthcare Education Conference
Submit Proposals by October 22

The Michener Institute of Education is seeking proposals for their Convergence 2022 Heallthcare Education Conference February 23rd – 25th, 2022 with the theme of Courageous Conversations for the Future of Health Professions Education.

Submit proposals to convergence@michener.ca

More information here.

KITE Mark Rochon Graduate Awards
Apply by November 8

Two Mark Rochon Graduate Awards ($5000 each) will be offered to two KITE trainees enrolled in a Masters or PhD program in a field of study related to rehabilitation sciences who demonstrate good research progress and financial need.

Application criteria and details here.

A graphic reading "From the Office of Research Trainees at UHN (ORT) Team!" with photos of the ORT Team Members (left to right) Dr. Linda Penn, Director, Dr. Amanda Veri, Lead, Research Training Programs, and Dr. Clare Wall, Operations Planning Coordinator.