Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Moving towards a more inclusive approach to medicine
Release of pangenome representing wide diversity of individuals ushers in new understanding of human biology and disease The first human genome, which has...
June 26, 2023
Walking wisely towards an Indigenous Integrated Youth Services Network
Coming together of Indigenous partners across the country to connect and build on shared knowledge and experiences to lay the foundation for an...
June 15, 2023
George Edward Bomberry: 1849-1879 (MDCM 1875) McGill’s first Indigenous graduate
In July 1649, the English parliament passed an “Act for the promoting and propagating the Gospel of Jesus Christ in New England”...
June 15, 2023
National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) Film screening of Ie’nikonrashátste – Strong spirits and special guest lecture by Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel
On June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day, the McGill University Health Centre, in collaboration with School of Population and Global Health at the...
June 8, 2023
In conversation with Amelia Tekwatonti McGregor, Doctor of Science honoris causa
Kanien'kehá:ka elder Amelia Tekwatonti McGregor was conferred an honorary doctorate as part of the Health Sciences morning ceremony for Spring Convocation on May...
June 1, 2023
Tears of joy and relief shed at Scarf Ceremony
Seventy-one Indigenous graduates recognized for their accomplishments. On May 25, First Nations, Inuit, and Métis students graduating from McGill this spring were celebrated...
May 31, 2023
Time to Care: Health Equity Must be a Research Priority
To break down the barriers to accessing medications and care, we must look at things with an equity lens, says McGill’s Amélie Quesnal-Vallée....
April 5, 2023
Amélie Quesnel-Vallée appointed inaugural Chair of the Department of Equity, Ethics and Policy, School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, PhD, as inaugural Chair of the Department of Equity, Ethics and Policy (DEEP),...
March 9, 2023
Black History Month 2023: Events organized by FMHS students and faculty
The BHM Organizing committee co-led by Black students and faculty with the EDI-Anti-Racism Committee of the School of Population and Global Health; the...
February 3, 2023
KAIROS Blanket Exercise helps students, faculty and staff experience Indigenous history, past and present
On November 17, the Department of Family Medicine held a participatory Indigenous history lesson called a KAIROS Blanket Exercise. The event was organized...
December 8, 2022
Forging a path towards diversity in medicine
Community of Support program and Black Candidate Pathway celebrate their first year with a 400 percent increase in incoming Black medical students McGill...
September 22, 2022
Finding Harry
An amateur genealogist’s search for family stories leads him to McGill, where his great-uncle Cecil Archippus Harry (MDCM 1908) was one of two...
June 16, 2022