More than 60 department members from throughout the province came to Saskatoon for the first all faculty retreat this past fall. Along with meeting colleagues from other communities, and putting faces to names, it was an opportunity to ask questions and have lively discussions about provincial standardization.
Dr. Susan Shaw, Chief Medical Officer with the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), spoke of the need to blur the lines between the SHA and the U of S College of Medicine. She urged members to get rid of “us and them thinking.” Under the one faculty model, she says we need to shift our thinking so we recognize we are all members of BOTH the SHA and the College of Medicine. We share the same goals and we can achieve those goals when we all work together.
Special thanks to department members who drove in from Swift Current, North Battleford, Prince Albert, Yorkton, Moose Jaw and Regina.
Stay tuned for plans for the next province-wide retreat.