The Reimagining Medical Education: Centering equity, diversity, inclusion and decolonization will occur on May 7, 2022 from 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM. It will bring together Ontario medical students, faculty and staff who work in EDID roles, and instructors to identify EDID gaps in the curriculum, showcase grassroots efforts for curriculum reform and discuss solutions. The goal is to create a platform to connect students doing grassroots advocacy across Ontario, and offer opportunities for dialogue between students and faculty.

This event is organized by The Ontario Medical Students Association (OMSA) Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee, which is made up of students from medical schools across the province who center social justice and anti-oppression at the core of their roles.

The first 100 attendees who register and also attend the conference will receive a $10 Tim Hortons gift card, which can be used to purchase lunch.

Itinerary

Reception: 10:00 -10:05 AM EST

Welcome, Land Acknowledgement and Introduction: 10:05 -10:15 AM

Keynote Address - Dr. George Dei: 10:15 -11:00 AM

OMSA EDI Committee Presentation: 11:00 -11:15 AM

Student Showcase: 11:15-12:30 PM

Lunch Break: 12:30-1:00 PM

Panel Discussion: 1:00-2:00 PM

Listening Circle: 2:00-2:25 PM

Closing Remarks and Feedback Survey: 2:25 - 2:30 PM

Panelists

• Dr. Mike Kirlew (NOSM)
• Dr. Joseph Leblanc (NOSM)
• Dr. Mala Joneja (Queens)

Learner Showcase

As part of this conference, we are organizing a Learner Showcase where students, either individually or as a group will be able to deliver 10- minute presentations on a grassroots EDID effort they have undertaken to reform medical curricula. We encourage applications from collectives across Canada who are not part of formal working groups. Presentations will occur from 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM on the day of the conference. The Call for Submissions is open and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until Saturday, April 30, 2022 (note that the deadline has been extended). To apply or learn more, visit: https://forms.gle/16DcQc5SctTRmJom9.

Some examples of projects that can be submitted include:

• Advocacy or research efforts to identify gaps in curricula
• Reviews, reflections and/or on the curriculum
• Development of supplementary materials for curricula