Students and Residents
Social Accountability Lab for Learning and Teaching (SALLT)
SALLT is intended to be a catalyst for passionate students and committed ‘change-makers’ in order to build social accountability ‘champions’ in the College of Medicine. SALLT offers experiential learning opportunities to put social accountability theory into practice. Thus, this fund is geared toward students who desire to build their community engagement, leadership and advocacy skills and are willing to share and contribute to future students’ learning. Please see the guidelines and application below for more information.
More About the Social Accountability Lab for Learning and Teaching
The Social Accountability Lab for Learning and Teaching (SALLT) supports College of Medicine undergraduate, graduate students and residents’ meaningful engagement in their own learning and their contribution to others’ learning, to involve students in creative and innovative learning about social accountability, and to provide opportunities for community engagement and advocacy training.
SALLT will provide up to $3,000 in funding, per project.
The project must meet the following requirements:
- Be related to and contribute to the growing body of best practices in social accountability and community-engaged medical education
- Be related to advocacy work
- Be health equity focused and community-engaged
Note: All students/residents must have at least one faculty member or a community mentor linked to their project to provide guidance and mentorship. This faculty or community member must provide a letter of support included in the application. Students or residents have up to one year to complete the project.
Canadian Conference on Global Health Student Bursaries
The College of Medicine is pleased to support students in attending the Canadian Conference on Global Health. If you have a keen interest in Global Health and would like to represent the University of Saskatchewan in attending this annual gathering, please considering applying. Travel bursaries of up to $1,000 are available to College of Medicine students including undergraduate medical students, residents, physical therapy students and graduate students. The deadline for applications has closed.
Every year, more than 600 people from more than 30 countries gather in Canada for the Canadian Conference on Global Health (CCGH). Practitioners, researchers, educators, students, policy makers and community mobilizers come to share their knowledge and experience and find new ways to work together.
Theme: Towards Inclusive Global Health: Research and Practice Priorities in Uncertain Times
The uncertainty of conflict, climate change, economic and/or financial crises and pandemics, continues to call for attention and resources that will redress the inequities that exist along the continuum from local to global, within and between countries.
The COVID-19 global pandemic has upended life for people everywhere and has highlighted the dramatic uncertainty of our times. Pandemic experiences have exacerbated the negative and differential impacts of already unpredictable environmental, political, social, and funding landscapes. Health inequities and exclusion remain deeply entrenched in our systems. With growing calls to decolonize global health and attention paid to equity, diversity and inclusion, global health researchers and practitioners must channel attention towards inclusive rebuilding. How do we achieve meaningful inclusion in our research and practice in ways that will advance global health while creating and promoting opportunities for authentic partnerships and diverse leadership? How is inclusion considered and reflected while building stronger, decolonized spaces?
The uncertainties that emerge from climate change, poverty and growing inequalities and health emergencies have pervasive impacts on communities and people who are already marginalized and disadvantaged. The impacts of such uncertainties reverberate across societies and are experienced in all countries around the world.
The 28th Canadian Conference on Global Health (CCGH 2022) will be held from November 21-23 2022 at the Hilton Toronto in downtown Toronto, and will provide a platform to revisit and re-envision policies, strategies, and practices with the aim of identifying barriers and bottlenecks that may hinder attainment of inclusive global health and Universal Health Coverage goals. The CCGH will be presented in a hybrid format and offer both in-person and virtual access.
Contact: Carlyn Seguin, Global Health Manager, College of Medicine for more information.
carlyn.seguin@usask.ca
Global Health Equity Travel Award for Students, Staff and Faculty
We are very pleased to once again offer our students, and staff financial support in their Global Health and Health Equity endeavours.
This award is intended to offset travel costs for a global health experience and/or elective requirement for CoM members The funding supports educational activities within or linked to projects or programs addressing inequalities that exist among and within nations, including clinical healthcare, community-based healthcare, health promotion, health-related community development and/or research initiatives. Conference presentations may be considered.
Applications will be accepted and reviewed on an ongoing basis until funding has been exhausted.
For further information contact: Carlyn Seguin, Global Health Manager, College of Medicine. 306-966-7993
Funding/student-guidelines.docx
Student Group Funding
The Division of Social Accountability aims to support student groups in their pursuit of social justice and health equity in their communities. Projects should contribute to a mutually beneficial, reciprocal relationship with community, and help contribute to the goals of the student group. This student group funding should also help to build leadership and advocacy capacity within the student body. Please see the guidelines and application below for more information.
Student Group Funding will provide up to $300 in funding, per project.
The project must meet the following requirements:
- Be related to advocacy work
- Be health equity focused and community-engaged
- Be in partnership with community
Note: Students or residents have up to six months to complete the project. Succesful projects should also provide the Division of Social Accountability with at least one photo of their efforts.