University of Toronto International Health Program at UTSC

Applications for the 2018-2019 Co Directors have been released!

The deadline is Friday April 6, 2018.

We are looking for dynamic, creative, and hard working individuals with a natural ability to lead! For those of you with a strong passion for global health and health equity, this is an amazing opportunity for you!

Interested in maternal health research? Apply to MNHI with your resume and cover letter to [email protected] . This is an excellent opportunity for students to garner research experience applicable to health!

University of Toronto's Maternal & Natal Health Initiative (MNHI) is looking for dedicated and passionate individuals. At this time, we are recruiting researchers and graphic designers for one of our upcoming projects based in Pakistan. Please email your resume and cover letters to [email protected].

looking for something good to put on your resume?! Apply for UTIHP-UTSC codirector position!

Applications for the 2017-2018 Co Directors have been released!
Deadline is Monday June 12, 2017!
We are looking for dynamic, creative, and hard working individuals with a natural ability to lead!

Attention all UTSC students!

We welcome you to an event that Health Studies Professor Bisaillon is organizing in cooperation with Geography and Critical Development, with keen student collaborators from AHA, UTIHP, PSSA and GCSA. Professor of Global Health Policy Ted Schrecker will be our guest at UTSC TOMORROW at MW 396 from 3-4:30 PM! See you all there!

Attention all UTSC students!

We welcome you to an event that Health Studies Professor Bisaillon is organizing in cooperation with Geography and Critical Development, with keen student collaborators from AHA, UTIHP, PSSA and GCSA. Professor of Global Health Policy Ted Schrecker will be our guest at UTSC on March 23. See you all there!

Happy International Women's day to all the incredible, hard working women we know! ❤️ Keeping in light with our theme for Population Health & Policy Conference last year, let's look at all the global accomplishments of maternal health! We only hope to see more of these accomplishments in the future :)

We were honored to have UTSC's very own Professor Bisaillon lead a workshop for PHPC 2017! For those who missed her presentation or want to see it again, we have attached it in this post!

Also if you would like to read her article Medico-legal borders and the Shaping of Health Services for Afghans in Iran: Physical, Social,
Bureaucratic, and Public Health Conditions of Care written with Ehsan and Linda, please refer to the following link.

https://filetransfer.utsc.utoronto.ca/message/ST9Zl7DXNt41uCHPlQM7jV

Message | UTSC EMail File Transfer Service What a grand day you organized, and we participated in, yesterday. I hope that you are all happy with what and how you learned and related to each other. Thank-you for the kind gifts and pretty card signed by several of you.

PHPC 2017 was a huge success! We would like to thank all the speakers for their captivating presentations and sharing their experiences with us! To all those who attended, thank you for taking the time to join us for our annual conference! We hope you enjoyed it as much as us and we hope to see you at future UTIHP events. Good luck with any remaining exams and we hope you have an amazing rest of the year! :)

Hey UTSC!

We would like to cordially invite you all to this year's Population Health and Policy Conference! The theme of this year's conference is Health in Crisis: Refugee and Mental Health. Come one, come all THIS Saturday March 4th from 9:30 am to 4 pm!

We will be selling tickets TOMORROW in the student center from 10-1!

For all students who have a passion for global health, this is an amazing opportunity for you! This year we will be focusing on the health of refugees and other displaced persons. We have a panel of reputable speakers from all fields in the health community providing their insight and experiences regarding refugee and mental health. Attending this conference is an excellent way to network with prominent members of the health community- including UTSC professors!

Purchase your tickets here for the PHPC 2017 Health in Crisis Conference: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/utihp-utsc-phpc-2017-health-in-crisis-tickets-31310269860

Our tickets are only going for $5 so get them soon!

For all students who have a passion for global health, this is an amazing opportunity for you!

UTIHP UTSC is hosting our upcoming Population Health and Policy Conference on March 4th! This year we will be focusing on the health of refugees and other displaced persons. We have a panel of reputable speakers from all fields in the health community providing their insight and experiences regarding refugee health. Attending this conference is an excellent way to network with prominent members of the health community- including UTSC professors!

Purchase your tickets here for the PHPC 2017 Health in Crisis Conference:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/utihp-utsc-phpc-2017-health-in-crisis-tickets-31310269860

Our tickets are only going for $5 so get them soon!

Introducing our very last speaker, Dr. Myrna Lichter!

Dr. Myrna Lichter was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and received her undergraduate degree and medical degrees there. She came to Toronto to do her Ophthalmology training at University of Toronto. She continued with fellowship training in Washington, DC at Armed Forces Institute of Pathology under the famous Dr. Lorenz Zimmerman and Dr. Ian McLean. On returning to Toronto, Dr. Lichter practiced general ophthalmology and is on staff at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. Her interests are eclectic – at St Michael’s Hospital, she has the HIV clinic, has an interest in Low Vision and a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching at the University of Toronto.

If you're interested, please check out of events page for more info and RSVP! You can also purchase tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/utihp-utsc-phpc-2017-health-in-crisis-tickets-31310269860

We hope to see you all there! :)