The University of Saskatchewan’s Black Medical Student Association
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Hello everyone,
The Black Medical Students’ Association has developed Calls to Action to the College of Medicine to address anti-Black racism. Please take a few minutes to review our calls and support these changes by signing our form:
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Black students were not allowed to enroll in Canadian nursing programs until the late 1940s, so Redmon had to leave the country to get her education. She graduated with a nursing diploma from St. Phillip Hospital Medical College in Virginia. in 1945 and returned home to Canada.
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Upon returning, she became the first Black nurse to practice in public health when she secured a position in the Nova Scotia Department of Health. On top of that, she was appointed to the Victorian Order of Nurses in Canada—the first Black woman to do so.
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He eventually become a surgeon, an obstetrician, and a chair of the department of pharmacology at McGill University. This was unheard of for a black man to hold such coveted positions during this time. He broke barriers for upcoming black physicians in Canada.
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We are excited to announce that we will be hosting a Black History Month trivia night! This will take place on Feb 17th at 7pm SK time!
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Join us for a fun evening and a chance to win awesome prizes.
How do you join in on the fun?
Create your team of up to 4 people (find your best and brightest friends!)
Sign your team up using the Google form (deadline is 4pm on Feb 16): forms.gle/rGrXTBzssFVoHagQ8
Hello Pre-Med students! The USASK Black Medical Students Association will be hosting an MMI prep session on February 15 from 6-7pm on WebEx. (Link+Session Details Below)!
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During this session, 1st year medical students will be reviewing common types of questions that are asked during the MMI. They will also be giving several tips for MMI day success. Lastly, they will answer any questions you may have.
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Meeting link: usask.webex.com/usask/j.php?…
Meeting number: 2595 177 6369
Password: bmsammiprep
Host key: 263077
Join by video system Dial [email protected]
You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter the meeting number.
As we continue to celebrate Black History Month we remember that we are standing on the shoulders of giants.
Today we celebrate and honour the accomplishments of Saint-Firmin Monestime, a Haitian-Canadian physician who was also the first Black mayor of a Canadian municipality.
He was drawn to the Progressive Conservative party when John Diefenbaker’s government introduced the Canadian Bill of Rights in 1960. In 1957 Monestime had become a Canadian citizen and in 1962 he was elected to council.
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