Do you wonder what your test results mean? Have you ever felt confused by constantly changing diet advice? Are you curious about the best ways to manage stress?
Join second-year medical school students Nicole Cameron and Drew Smith (IMP Class of 2024) and Julia De Pieri (VFMP Class of 2024) as they address these topics and more in their virtual Mini Med School lecture series.
Everyone is welcome to attend any or all of the series’ nine talks, which will be held on select Sunday afternoons between November 2021 and February 2022. The dates and topics are as follows:
Nov 21, 2021 @ 1 p.m. – What do your Test Results Mean?
Nov 28, 2021 @ 1 p.m. – The Role of Genetic Testing in Medicine
Dec 5, 2021 @ 1 p.m. – Diabetes
Jan 16, 2022 @ 1 p.m. – Common Medications: How Do They Work?
Jan 23, 2022 @ 1 p.m. – Popular Diets
Jan 30, 2022 @ 1 p.m. – The Biology of Stress
Feb 6, 2022 @ 1 p.m. – Stress Management
Feb 13, 2022 @ 1 p.m. – How to Avoid a Drug Interaction
Feb 20, 2022 @ 1 p.m. – Supplements
Each lecture will last 1 – 1.5 hours, with additional time for questions at the end.
To register for any or all of these lectures, please fill out this registration form. Zoom links and other instructions will be provided via email after registration. Please register no later than 24 hours before your desired talk(s) to ensure you receive the meeting information.
Interested attendees can choose to participate in optional surveys before and after the lecture series to gauge the effectiveness of our Mini Med School in promoting health literacy and community connectedness.
For more information, please contact the Mini Med School team at uvicmms@gmail.com.
This project is sponsored by Dr. Jane Gair. You can reach her at jgair@uvic.ca.