Position Summary

This weekly seminar includes a combination of guest speakers from various disciplines within the health sciences (clinicians, public health practitioners, research scientists, policymakers), and faculty within the Department and/or University, and from other universities. The focus of the course is to highlight diverse approaches to studying the health sciences. Students also use this forum to present thesis proposals and other research activities. Students are also expected to complete a minimum of 5 workshops from the 5 ASPIRE Pillars (Teaching, Professional, Research, Career, Wellness) with the precise number and foci to be jointly decided upon with one’s supervisor. Additional topics may include grant writing (e.g., scholarships), thesis preparation, scientific communication including creating conference posters, the peer-reviewed publication process, etc. Multidisciplinary in nature, the seminar provides students an opportunity to broa...