Each year's Highlights in Medicine Conference features lectures to educate alumni on current and emerging topics in medicine.

Alumni Association Lecture

Primary purpose: Honours a member of one of the honoured classes invited to reunion. Speaks at conference for about 45 minutes

Who chooses speaker? Scientific (Class Rep) Committee for conference makes a recommendation to Board of Directors

Year of first lecture: 1987

Clara and Frank Gertler Lecture in the College of Medicine

Primary purpose: To support the cost of lectureship activities that relate to the College of Medicine and strategic directions of the College. Topic shall related to current strategic directions of the College and be supportive of and linked to current health and medical trends.

Who chooses speaker? The Chair of the Lectureship Committee shall be appointed by the Dean of Medicine. Committee should include community based faculty member, fulltime faculty physician, Associate Dean of Research or designate and undergraduate medical student. 

Year of first lecture: 2005

Betty-Ann and Wade Heggie Lecture in Integrative Medicine

Primary purpose: To support the cost of lectures, and/or other delivery methods, to provide continuing education opportunities for faculty, residents and practitioners in the field of complementary and alternative medicine.

Who chooses speaker? The Lectureship Committee will be appointed by the Dean, College of Medicine in consultation with the Program Director within Complementary and Alternative Medicine or its successor program

Year of first lecture: 2008

Dr. Anita Chakravarti Lecture in Wellness

Dr. Chakravarti is a university professor and retired anesthesiologist working in health and wellness promotion. She is CEO of [M]POWER Mindful Professional Practice, offering seminars and workshops on mindful practice as a catalyst for individual, organizational and global change. Dr. Chakravarti is also a past president of the College of Medicine Alumni Association.

Primary purpose: To support the cost of an annual lectureship that empowers healthcare and human services professionals to develp their personal health and wellbeing in the context of their workplace and community. This lectureship will be open to all of the health sciences professionals and students on campus as well as people from the public with an interest in health and wellness. 

Who chooses speaker? Highlights committee/Medicine Alumni Board to present candiate to the Dean for approval

Year of first lecture: 2015

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