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FW: Program Opportunities: Mindfulness Meditation & Mass
by Student Affairs Medicine 26 Sep '25

26 Sep '25

Hello Med Students, Please see the attachments and email below for information on the free Mindfulness Meditation Workshop series the UM Spiritual Care and Multi-Faith Centre is hosting biweekly on Wednesday's. Best regards, Maliyah [cid:image002.png@01DC2EEE.24D400C0] Maliyah Kelly | Student Affairs, Office Assistant Max Rady College of Medicine Rady Faculty of Health Sciences 290 Brodie Centre, 727 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P5 Phone: 204-789-3213 E-mail: maliyah.kelly(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:maliyah.kelly@umanitoba.ca> From: Bannatyne Campus Student Services <bcss(a)umanitoba.ca> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2025 1:55 PM Subject: Program Opportunities: Mindfulness Meditation & Mass Good afternoon folks, We are writing to share details of two opportunities for all learners, staff, and faculty at Bannatyne Campus details as below and posters/graphics attached. Thank you for your support in circulating this information! UM Spiritual Care and Multi-Faith Centre is hosting a FREE Mindfulness Meditation workshop series at Bannatyne Campus! Join the Mindfulness Meditation workshops for an opportunity to reduce stress, improve focus, and learn techniques to center yourself. All learners and staff are welcome: * Biweekly on Wednesdays * September 24 - December 17, 2025 at 12:00 - 1:00 pm * Multi-Faith Centre (78 Brodie Centre), Bannatyne Campus Spaces are limited and registration is required. For more information or registration, please contact: spiritualcare(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:spiritualcare@umanitoba.ca> Father Wajira Nampet, a former UM St. Paul's College Chaplain, will be officiating Catholic Mass monthly at the Bannatyne Campus. Please join us the first Monday of every month: * Starting Monday, October 6, 2025 * Noon service at 12:00 - 1:00 pm * Multi-Faith Centre (78 Brodie Centre), Bannatyne Campus For more information, please contact UM Spiritual Care and Multi-Faith Centre: spiritualcare(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:spiritualcare@umanitoba.ca> Best, Eden Friesen (she/her) Confidential Intake & Case Worker Student Services Bannatyne Campus S211 Medical Services Building Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0W2 umanitoba.ca/student/bannatyne<http://umanitoba.ca/student/bannatyne> Email: eden.friesen(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:eden.friesen@umanitoba.ca> Phone: 204-272-3190 Fax: 204-789-3794 Student Affairs: Creating opportunities for student success! The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Ojibwe-Cree, Dakota and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Red River Metis. We respect the Treaties that were made on these territories, acknowledge the ongoing and past harms, and dedicate ourselves to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of Reconciliation and collaboration. This message, or any documents contained within, are available in alternate format upon request. Confidentiality notice: This message and any attachments to it are intended for the addressee only and may contain legally privileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender if you have received this email by mistake, and please delete it and the attachments (and all copies) in a secure manner. [cid:image001.png@01DC2EEC.C3E66C90]

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Med 1 & 2 OSCEs - update
by Pre-Clerkship Evaluations 26 Sep '25

26 Sep '25

Good everyone, Update for this year's OSCEs: * We will not be sequestering students for the first set of exams * However, if exam integrity is compromised, we will return to sequestering Regards, Katherine Clark Pre-Clerkship Evaluations Program Administrator, UGME Max Rady College of Medicine | Rady Faculty of Health Sciences 260 Brodie Centre - 727 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 3P5 For JULY, AUG & SEPT please email as phone will not be working E: PreClerkEvaluations(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:PreClerkEvaluations@umanitoba.ca> [A close up of a logo Description automatically generated]

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Class Council Election Results
by Amy Lloyd 26 Sep '25

26 Sep '25

Hi everyone, I am pleased to announce the results of the Class of 2029 M1 Class Council Election. Thank you to everyone who voted - turnout was fantastic! President: Natan Skladnik Academic Representatives: Leanne Kuo & Anthony Kozak Community Outreach Representatives: Noor Imran & Misha Sweet Global Health Liaison Jr: Hareth Al-Hellawi MMSA Lounge Programmer Jr: Danial Almasizadeh MMSA Medicine 1 Representative: Liam Eori Social Representatives: Jaypee Aguilar & Ben Blackwood Sports Representatives: Evan Toth & Chason Nudler Wellness Representatives: Galvin Huen & Amadeus Lackmanec Congratulations to each of you, and to everyone who put their name forward in the election. There were many candidates this year, and I want to assure you all that there will be many other/additional opportunities to get involved in pre-clerkship if this election didn’t go your way (including appointed Class Council positions, Interest Group councils and more). You’ll all be hearing quite a bit less from me as the management of your Microsoft Team will now pass over to your own Class Council. Regardless, I’m always available by direct message on Teams or email if you ever want to get in touch! Best, Amy Lloyd (she/her) President, Class of 2028 Max Rady College of Medicine University of Manitoba

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Important Message from Associate Dean, UGME - BI1 Course Instructor Evaluation
by UGME Year 1 Course Administrator 25 Sep '25

25 Sep '25

This message is sent on behalf of Dr. Jim Butler, Associate Dean UGME: Dear Class of 2029, Undergraduate Medical Education has undertaken a process to evaluate all components of its program throughout the academic year. The purpose of the instructor evaluation, like the other types of evaluations, is to provide feedback on teaching and learning which will be used to make improvements to the academic program. The instructor evaluation instrument is attached. Your class has been randomly organized into two groups; each group will evaluate a specified number of instructors. In accordance with Program Evaluation Policy & Procedures, all instructors who teach three or more lectures in the Blood and Immunology (BI1) course will be evaluated using the stated instrument. These evaluations are to be completed after the final lecture of each noted instructor. Your class will be evaluating the following instructors: * Dr. Kevin Brown * Dr. Jean-Eric Ghia * Dr. Emily Rimmer * Dr. Karver Zaborniak * Dr. John Gartner After an instructor completes their final lecture in the course, one of the two groups will be distributed a survey via Entrada. This will occur at various points throughout the course. We appreciate your valuable feedback as we continue to enhance your educational experience in the UGME program. Sincerely, Dr. Jim Butler Dr. James B. (Jim) Butler BA, MD, CM, FRCPC Associate Dean Undergraduate Medical Education University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 3P5 204-789-3534

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Class Council Election - Platforms and Speeches
by Amy Lloyd 25 Sep '25

25 Sep '25

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a restful weekend after your first final. This email marks the beginning of Election Week for the Class Council Election. Below is a link to access all the written platforms and speeches for each of the candidates. This is not to be distributed outside your class. if you are a candidate in the election and notice a discrepancy with how your nomination is presented, please notify me asap as I am able to edit the document. https://docs.google.com/document/d/14WmgijJmH1yzvCEZWbDvjOSnu_RRlkZMlGlE9cy… In random order, the candidates are as follows: Class President (1 position) * Gracie Grift * Natan Skladnik Academic Representative (2 positions) * Yana Syvolos * Leanne Kuo * Anthony Kozak * Rhea Gupta * Michael Byun Community Outreach Representatives (2 positions) * Alex (Kyun Hyun) Kim * Manipal Jassal * Lizzie Coleman * Buneet Dhanoa * Kate Polecina * Kes Gajeiro * Misha Sweet * Areej Zahid * Michael Kuo * Noor Imran * Ryan Raabe Global Health Liaison Junior (1 position) * Russell Malabanan * Hareth Al-Hellawi MMSA Lounge Programmer Junior (1 position) * Danial Almasizadeh MMSA Medicine 1 Representative (1 position) * Renee Ulrich * Liam Lori Social Representative (2 positions) * Jaypee Aguilar * Ben Blackwood Sports Representative (2 positions) * Arslan Zahid * Chason Nudler * Evan Toth Wellness Representative (2 positions) * Galvin Huen * Amadeus Lackman * Janan Zeid * Abby Woytowich Voting will open tomorrow, September 23rd and remain open until Thursday, September 25th at 5:00pm. Votes will be cast via a confidential Microsoft Form. If you have any questions, please let me know. Best, Amy Lloyd (she/her) President, Class of 2028 Max Rady College of Medicine University of Manitoba

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Walking Together: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2025
by Pre-Clerkship UGME 24 Sep '25

24 Sep '25

Hi Med 1's and 2's, This Friday, a Walking Together: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event will be held in Brodie Atrium starting at 11:00. We would like to allow time for and encourage student participation in this event and have made changes to your schedule on Friday, September 26 to open up the 11:00-13:00 block. These changes came with the full support of your course leaders and instructors. * For Med 1, a tutorial has been moved earlier and will be delivered as an interactive whole group session. * For Med 2, we have moved a lecture into next week. Please see event details below. We hope to see you there! [https://mcusercontent.com/8626e7f5e712215d46b4f2fc9/images/624bb76d-6bfc-73…] Walking Together: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2025 Friday, September 26 | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Brodie Centre Atrium and Mashkiki Gitigaan Join Ongomiizwin at Brodie Centre Atrium to honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation this year. Event details<https://eventscalendar.umanitoba.ca/site/healthsciences/event/national-day-…> Maggie Eade, Pre-Clerkship Program Lead, UGME Max Rady College of Medicine | Rady Faculty of Health Sciences | University of Manitoba 260 Brodie Centre - 727 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg MB, R3E 3P5 p: 204.272.3132 e: preclerkship(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:preclerkship@umanitoba.ca>

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Entrada
by UGME Year 1 Course Administrator 24 Sep '25

24 Sep '25

Good morning everyone, I am just emailing to let you know that Entrada is currently malfunctioning. We have reported the system error, and we will email you as soon as Entrada is working again. Kind regards, Alyssa Penner Year 1 Pre-Clerkship Program Assistant, UGME Rady Faculty of Health Sciences | Max Rady College of Medicine E: year1ugme(a)umanitoba.ca | P: (204) 789-3930 [cid:image001.png@01DC2D46.B13874A0]

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Maimonides Award for the Humanities in Psychiatry, LAST CALL - OCTOBER 10 DEADLINE
by Karen Simpson 22 Sep '25

22 Sep '25

Sent on behalf of Dr. J. Sareen, Department Head, Psychiatry, University of Manitoba The Department of Psychiatry (DOP) is pleased to offer the above-named Award for competition. This Award will honour an individual who exemplifies a commitment and scholarly productivity regarding the humanities as they pertain to the specialty of Psychiatry and the larger field of Mental Health. Through funding made available by anonymous donors in support of this Award, the DOP will annually offer (up to) one award to a successful recipient which will include a monetary honorarium and an accompanying award certificate. Please read insert for further details. Complete packages must be received in full by Friday October 10, 2025, 1200H. Karen Simpson Undergraduate Program Administrator Continuing Medical Education Program Administrator Department of Psychiatry Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences PZ418 - 771 Bannatyne Avenue Winnipeg MB R3E 3N4 Tel: 204-787-7098 Fax: 204-787-4879 E-mail: ksimpson(a)hsc.mb.ca<mailto:ksimpson@hsc.mb.ca> [UM-Logo_NEW_June 2019] Disclaimer : This email (including any attachments or enclosed documents) is intended for the addressee(s) only and may contain privileged, proprietary or confidential information. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, copying or dissemination is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately, return the original (if applicable) and delete the email. Avis : Le présent courriel (y compris toute pièce jointe) est destiné à la personne ou aux personnes à qui il est adressé, et peut contenir des renseignements confidentiels, privés ou protégés par un privilège juridique. Toute utilisation, divulgation, distribution, copie ou diffusion non autorisée est strictement défendue. Si vous avez reçu le présent courriel par erreur, veuillez en informer immédiatement l’expéditeur, retourner l’original (le cas échéant) et supprimer ce courriel.

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Peer Support Training Pilot Project Workshop
by Anna Urbanik 22 Sep '25

22 Sep '25

The following email is being sent to you on behalf of Student Support: Dear Class of 2028 and 2029, As part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen student mental health supports, Student Support, UGME Student Affairs, and Doctors Manitoba are pleased to share an opportunity for input on the Peer Support Training Pilot Project Workshop. This workshop aims to equip medical learners with the skills to provide informal peer support to classmates experiencing personal or professional challenges, as well as the knowledge of when and how to connect peers with additional resources. To help shape this initiative, Student Services has created a short survey to collect student feedback. Your participation is very important in guiding the development of this workshop and informing future programming. ⏰ Deadline to complete the survey: October 1 📝 Survey link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/U69bFK9Lu8 We sincerely appreciate your time and thoughtful input. Warm Regards, Humera Sadiq, B.Sc. (she/her) Wellness Representative - Manitoba Medical Students’ Association (MMSA) Doctor of Medicine, Class of 2028 Max Rady College of Medicine University of Manitoba

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2025-2026 Promotion applicants comments
by Rady Communications 22 Sep '25

22 Sep '25

Good morning, Dr. Peter Nickerson, Vice-Provost (Health Sciences) and Dean, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, welcomes opinions from all faculty members and students regarding the individuals listed below who have applied for promotion in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba. You are invited to comment on the applicants' accomplishments in scholarship, teaching and leadership, and contributions to their college, the faculty, the university and the community. Please send your comments to Wynne Haaksma in the RFHS Office of Academic Affairs (Wynne.Haaksma(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Wynne.Haaksma@umanitoba.ca>) by Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 4 p.m. Promotion for 2025-26 College Department Proposed Rank Phycquoc Huynh "Puck" Mai College of Rehabilitation Sciences Respiratory Therapy Senior Instructor Gayle Halas Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry Dental Hygiene Associate Professor Igor Pesun Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry Restorative Dentistry Professor Noah Gatzke College of Nursing Senior Instructor Ashley Hardy College of Nursing Senior Instructor Vladan Protudjer College of Nursing Senior Instructor Lucy Marzban College of Pharmacy Professor Andrew Hatala College of Community and Global Health Professor Deborah McPhail College of Community and Global Health Associate Professor Christine Kelly College of Community and Global Health Professor Chelsea Jalloh College of Community and Global Health Senior Instructor Souradet Shaw College of Community and Global Health Associate Professor Jessica Hartley Max Rady College of Medicine Biochemistry and Medical Genetics Senior Instructor Rafiq Andani Max Rady College of Medicine Family Medicine Associate Professor Aaron Jattan Max Rady College of Medicine Family Medicine Associate Professor Sameer Kassim Max Rady College of Medicine Family Medicine Associate Professor Ginette Poulin Max Rady College of Medicine Family Medicine Associate Professor Ji Hyun Ko Max Rady College of Medicine Human Anatomy and Cell Science Professor Jason Peeler Max Rady College of Medicine Human Anatomy and Cell Science Professor Aleksandra Glogowska Max Rady College of Medicine Human Anatomy and Cell Science Senior Instructor Brett Houston Max Rady College of Medicine Internal Medicine Associate Professor Catherine Moltzan Max Rady College of Medicine Internal Medicine Professor Clara Bohm Max Rady College of Medicine Internal Medicine Professor Joel Nkosi Max Rady College of Medicine Internal Medicine Associate Professor Laura Chisick Max Rady College of Medicine Internal Medicine Associate Professor Liam O'Neil Max Rady College of Medicine Internal Medicine Associate Professor Nabiha Faisal Max Rady College of Medicine Internal Medicine Associate Professor Sean Udow Max Rady College of Medicine Internal Medicine Associate Professor Terry Wuerz Max Rady College of Medicine Internal Medicine Associate Professor Jason Kindrachuk Max Rady College of Medicine Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Professor Devon Evans Max Rady College of Medicine Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences Associate Professor Abdul Razaq Sokoro Max Rady College of Medicine Pathology Professor Tamar Rubin Max Rady College of Medicine Pediatrics and Child Health Associate Professor Qi Xu Max Rady College of Medicine Pediatrics and Child Health Associate Professor Rachel Dwilow Max Rady College of Medicine Pediatrics and Child Health Associate Professor Edward Leung Max Rady College of Medicine Pediatrics and Child Health Associate Professor Aizeddin "Aziz" Mhanni Max Rady College of Medicine Pediatrics and Child Health Professor Tareq Alabdoulsalam Max Rady College of Medicine Pediatrics and Child Health Associate Professor Sapna Oberoi Max Rady College of Medicine Pediatrics and Child Health Associate Professor Seth Marks Max Rady College of Medicine Pediatrics and Child Health Professor Fabiana Postolow Max Rady College of Medicine Pediatrics and Child Health Associate Professor Kristine Cowley Max Rady College of Medicine Physiology and Pathophysiology Professor Tabrez Jamal Siddiqui Max Rady College of Medicine Physiology and Pathophysiology Professor Sara Fotti Max Rady College of Medicine Psychiatry Associate Professor Vishal Kaushik Max Rady College of Medicine Psychiatry Associate Professor Babafemi Afolabi Max Rady College of Medicine Psychiatry Assistant Professor Ogo Chukwujama Max Rady College of Medicine Psychiatry Assistant Professor Keith Jenkins Max Rady College of Medicine Psychiatry Assistant Professor Bruce Naherniak Max Rady College of Medicine Psychiatry Assistant Professor Shauna Sawich Max Rady College of Medicine Psychiatry Assistant Professor Ranjit Tatineni Max Rady College of Medicine Psychiatry Assistant Professor Eka Uduehi Max Rady College of Medicine Psychiatry Assistant Professor Daniel Yaworski Max Rady College of Medicine Psychiatry Assistant Professor Vibhay Pareek Max Rady College of Medicine Radiology Assistant Professor Perry Dhaliwal Max Rady College of Medicine Surgery Associate Professor Biniam Kidane Max Rady College of Medicine Surgery Professor Premal Patel Max Rady College of Medicine Surgery Assistant Professor Wynne Haaksma (She/Her) Executive Assistant to the Vice-Dean, Academic Affairs Rady Faculty of Health Sciences [UM_Logo_HORZ_RGB for signature] P121 Pathology Building, 770 Bannatyne Avenue University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W3 Wynne.Haaksma(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Wynne.Haaksma@umanitoba.ca>

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