HSSA Newsletter - Jan 18

January 18, 2010 HSSA Newsletter Hey Health Science Students, Hopefully everyone is settled in nicely to the new semester. This weeks newsletter is short and sweet with some up-coming events, updates from the USSU, and a message from ARRHG. I hope some of you can make it out to the Malpractice mixer pubcrawl the HSSA is putting on this weekend. See you around campus, Emily Sullivan Senior Medicine HSSA Rep, VP External and Academic Up-Coming Events GIG Meeting Thursday January 21 12:30 Upper MUMPS HSB Geriatric Interest Group General Meeting ARRHG Meeting Friday January 22 12:30-1:30 North Wing of Murray Building Room 379 Aboriginal Rural, and Remote Health Group continues to look for representatives from all disciplines for our executive and committees, so please join us at our meeting. If you're interested, but can't make it, please give us a shout at arrhg.sk@gmail.com. Malpractice Mixer Saturday January 23 7:00pm Sutherland Bar Inter-professional Pubcrawl starting at the Scuz and going to the Deuce and the Pat Reproductive Action Group Presentation Wednesday January 27 12:30 - 1:30 Health Sciences Building, Room B6 "HPV: To vaccinate or not to vaccinate?" & "How to do a pelvic exam and PAP test without traumatizing your patient" USSU Updates and Services Have an event to advertise for? Contact Chris Stoicheff, the VP External of the USSU Executive to get your event on the USSU Radio station CFCR 90.5 FM. Questions? Ask Amanda at akk911@mail.usask.ca. Have a great prof this term and want to recognize their hard work? The USSU Teaching Excellence Awards open January 25th for the Winter 2010 semester. Visit www.ussu.ca for more information or access the nomination form here. The Aboriginal/indigenous Student Association is accepting nominations from January 18th to 22nd! Campaigns for elections will follow from January 23rd to 28th! Anyone who is a declared aboriginal/indigenous person can join the association and even run for a position, no matter their college on campus! Contact Ben Fawcett (vpstudentissues@ussu.ca) for more information. ARRHG Updates The video and discussion on Aboriginal perspectives and experiences related to water will be held the evening of Feb 22. Elders Walter and Maria Linklater, toxicologist Dr. Lalita Bharadwaj and our mentor Val Arnault-Pelletier will help to facilitate discussion. Exact time and location will be announced soon, or contact us for more details. We are still looking for your input and help with the following: Panel discussion with health care workers and patients that will explore each groups experience with the health care system, and discrimination within that system High school mentorship program Planning of the Discovery Day, to be held in June, which will allow high school students from rural and Aboriginal backgrounds to come to the U of S and experience what it would be like to be a health science student A fun and interactive interprofessional session that will explore zoonotic diseases ©2010 HSSA-SK | Health Science Building

This email was sent to uofs.hssa@hotmail.com. To ensure that you continue receiving our emails, please add us to your address book or safe list. View this email on the web here. You can also forward to a friend. Unsubscribe

Powered by Mad Mimi®

---

Spread the cheer with Messenger for mobile. Learn more.