Canadian Global Health Students and Young Professionals Summit

GHSYPS is RECRUITING! Interested in global health? Want to help plan a global health conference aimed at students and young professionals? Join the GHSYPS 2021 team! ... GHSYPS welcomes applications from: women, First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons, persons with disabilities, Francophone persons, racialized persons, persons of minority sexual orientation or gender identity, and other underrepresented groups. Apply by April 21st for the following vacant positions on the GHSYPS team: Directors: - Director of Speakers & Programming (1) - Director of Logistics (1) Planning Team Members: - Speakers & Programming Team Members (2) - Logistics Team Members (2) - Partnerships & Finance Team Members (2) - Communications [Marketing & Social Media] Team Member (1) - Communications [Graphic Design & Website] Team Member (1) For a full description of roles and responsibilities, please visit: https://docs.google.com//19NSEtOUODMBeWvyd7My6c0EoJST/edit Ready to apply? Apply here: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSfWb3Jwr6ek0u39oS/viewform To learn more about GHSYPS and getting involved, visit: https://ghsyps.ca/get-involved/

A reminder that the application deadline to join the GHSYPS 2021 Planning Committee is tomorrow night at 11:59pm EST. Get your applications in!! We welcome all students and young professionals who are passionate about global health. For more info, check out www.ghsyps.ca/get-involved. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions. We look forward to reading your applications!

Opportunity for folks interested in #GlobalHealth! Join our team today!! Applications are due April 21st. Details can be found here www.ghsyps.ca/get-involved

Last call! Have you participated in the Comprehensive Sexual Education Youth Assessment yet? If not, you still have time! Survey responses are open until 11:59 PM EST tonight! Check it out here: https://forms.gle/FoVAqxaURNtpd1ck6

The 2021 MentorNet Call for Applications are now OPEN! Our program connects #SYPs interested in #globalhealth with experienced professionals in the field based around the . Apply by January 29th. To learn more, visit: bit.ly/3oOxamy

Good news! We've extended our deadline for our CSE Youth Assessment by another week! Make sure you get your responses in! Check out our link here: https://forms.gle/FoVAqxaURNtpd1ck6

Wondering what it's like to navigate #globalhealth work? Want to gain tips from emerging leaders in the field? Check out our latest blog post highlighting care...er advice and insights from stellar emerging women leaders including Antu Hossain, Kalysha Closson, Sarah Walji, Caroline Marshall, Michelle Amri, Vivian Tsang and Hayley Mundeva. https://www.thrivehire.co/blog-post/146

"When I made the move to Ottawa for my undergrad, I was ready to dive into the exciting world of politics one might expect from Canada’s government HQ. In my fi...rst summer in the city, I did a short internship with the Canadian Society for International Health. Those two months were pivotal, leading to a full-time job in non-profit programming and communications, subsequent opportunities to volunteer and network with various global health organizations, and sparking a deep commitment to health equity I take with me beyond the workplace. This year I started my MA with a focus on health and humanitarian policy and am currently involved in a research project assessing the impact of gender norms on access to health services in fragile contexts. I often say that I stumbled upon global health by accident. Looking back now, I see my entry into global health as a natural progression in the causes that had me excited about politics in the first place. A saying that I’ve long prescribed to is the personal is the political. This call-to-action, which has its roots in the feminist movement, is fundamentally about centring community experience. By starting small, we lay the groundwork for challenging the broader systemic issues and dynamics shaping the world we live in. The more I navigate the global health space and witness fellow SYPs push back against the power imbalances that underpin development, the more I’m convinced that the personal and political are part and parcel of global health too. My story is not a unique one. It’s energizing to hear from peers on their diverse career paths into global health. My message to anyone finding their way through the sector (as I am!) is to embrace the unfamiliar. Confront your biases and try to get even a basic understanding of professional and research niches unique to your own. An eagerness to learn will get you far, and your global health experience will be more rewarding for it!" - Priscilla Pangan MA Candidate, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs #celebrateghleaders

"Community-building is one of the many reasons why I love global health. The field brings people from across the worldwho speak different languages, come from ...different cultures, undergo different experiences, and work in different sectorsto collaborate and learn from one another. Rather than perpetuating the existing gaps between us, global health serves as a bridge that connects us. As a student and young professional, I’ve learned three key lessons which I’d like to share: 1. Be Open to Learn Seek out opportunities to learn about the numerous topics that intersect in global health. For instance, I’m grateful to have attended conferences (e.g., Global Health Students and Young Professionals Summit, Canadian Conference on Global Health, International Conference on Public Policy) where I was able to dive deeper into subject areas that I’ve been passionate about, including health equity and community engagement. 2. Global Health Can Be Anywhere In addition to working abroad, there are numerous community-based initiatives you can be involved with. Discover your passions and allow them to inform where you work and in what type of work you engage. For example, at The Institute for Youth Health and Development, I’ve had the privilege of learning from racialized and newcomer youth in Toronto. With the youth leading the way, they developed a participatory action research project exploring issues relevant to their communities such as self-esteem and body image. 3. Always Critically Reflect Critical reflection is essential and must be an ongoing process. Ask yourself questions, such as who needs to be at the decision-making table and are they there? and what should my role be in this setting? Understanding your power and privileges can allow you to determine when it is appropriate to lean in or out. I hope these three lessons can help facilitate my fellow colleagues' personal and professional development as they did for me." - Hunster Yang M.D. Candidate, University of Toronto #celebrateghleaders

Happening tomorrow: join Canadian Society for International Health and partners from across the country to mark #WorldAIDSDay2020!

Want to be inspired? Marin MacLeod, Breagh Cheng, Emily Kocsis, Anisah Hooda & Melissa Dube are emerging #globalhealth leaders who shared their insights & advi...ce on what it's like to promote health equity & social justice through their work! Read more here: https://bit.ly/emGH Hint: Curiosity, self-reflection, relationship building, and humility are key skills to incorporate into this work! CCGHR - Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research, Reach Alliance, SickKids Foundation, Results Canada

"A great deal of what I know about global health, and indeed the advice that I provide to students and young professionals that are interested in this field com...es from one of the most pivotal experiences of my global health career to date: Being a part of the CCGHR - Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research. For the last 6 years, I have been involved in this dynamic community and have had the privilege to not only be exposed to countless ways of thinking about enhancing equity-informed global health, but the incredible researchers and practitioners actually moving the needle in this space. This experience has provided me with MANY realizations and a-ha moments, but perhaps none as compelling as the importance of engaging in critical reflection. The Coalition is such a special community because it is a group that is constantly interrogating what doing global health work really means, and the importance of considering your own intentions for getting involved in this field. Being involved in the Coalition has taught me so much about the importance of thinking very carefully about what you are putting under the microscope (a metaphor Coalition member Stephanie Nixon uses to describe how the problem is being framed) and how this framing may unintentionally reinforce inequities. Learning to constantly self-reflect and check in with my own motivations for being involved in global health work has been critical for my personal and professional growth, and is something I try to pass along down the mentorship cascade that I am fortunate enough to be apart of in my work with the Coalition." - Emily Kocsis #celebrateGHleaders

In honor of #WorldAIDSDay, join us on December 1 from 1 - 2:30 pm ET for a virtual interactive event where we will be highlighting and uniting the diverse exper...iences of those living with, impacted by, and working on HIV. In alignment with this year's theme of "Global solidarity and Shared Responsibility," attendees will have the chance to participate in breakout discussions and hear keynote remarks from Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, UNAIDS Director of Gender Equality, Human Rights & Community Engagement, Suki Beavers and CANFAR Ambassador, Myles Sexton. Registration is free and closes on November 30 so don't miss your chance to save your spot! bit.ly/3ffg5hE

Want to know what it's like to work in #globalhealth? Lauren Murray, Yipeng Ge, Kathleen Murphy, Brianna Cheng & Zeba Khan are emerging leaders who shared thei...r tips & insights with us this past week: http://ow.ly/vAu850CqZfx Stay tuned for thoughts & tips from more #publichealth leaders this coming week! #celebrateGHleaders

"I have always known that I wanted to build a career in healthcare. Five years ago, I embarked on a journey to make that happen, and it started with moving half...-way across the world, from Bangladesh to Canada, to pursue an undergraduate degree in Physiology & Neuroscience. I was excited about the prospect of a new future, but I was also scared I did not come across anyone who looked like myself in a leadership role in the Canadian healthcare system. I started to doubt myself does a visible minority, a woman, and an immigrant really have the potential to contribute to our healthcare system in a meaningful way? Fortunately, I wasn’t completely discouraged by this lack of representation. Instead, I made it my mission to change that. Currently, I am a board member of Options for Sexual Health, the Executive Director of a grassroots non-profit organization called Free Periods Canada, as well as one of the founding committee members of Women in Global Health Canada. As an emerging leader in healthcare, I take immense pride in the work that I do, because with each passing day, I know that I am one step closer to making the Canadian healthcare system equitable in both access and representation." - Zeba Khan #celebrateghleaders

Here are our top 5 lessons learned from planning GHSYPS 2020:

One of our #GHSYPS2020 speakers, Yipeng Ge, answered some of your additional questions from the Summit!

The McMaster Global Health MSc Program and McMaster MD Global Health Committee are proud to present the McMaster Global Health Conference 2020! Taking place online over the weekend of November 7 & 8th, GHC 2020 will showcase exciting research, speaker presentations, and workshops in global health. The theme of the conference is Working Locally, Thinking Globally, reflecting our belief that global health issues faced by different populations worldwide have an impact on th...e health of everyone, regardless of the national borders in which they live. Registration is open now!