Events

Pet therapy with Pablo

Love dogs? Need a break? Come relax with our four-legged friend Pablo! No registration required.

Monday, January 20, 2020
Roger Guindon Hall (RGN), 451 Smyth Road
RGN 1020 (Health Science Library)
11 a.m. to noon
Event language: bilingual

Energizer Webinar - by PL3Y

In this webinar, learn about how to improve mental health through physical literacy. No fancy fitness wear required — come as you are. After a short session, you will also get resources to practise the skills you’ve learned on your own time. Come join in person in RGN Atrium and enjoy some healthy snacks! No registration required.

Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Roger Guindon Hall (RGN), 451 Smyth Road
RGN Atrium or online - link to come
Live at 3 p.m.
Event language: bilingual

Budgeting & Retirement Planning - presented by RBC

What's keeping you from saving? Sometimes the hardest thing about saving is getting started. RBC has the tools, tips and advice to help set you up for financial success. Focus on your goals and start saving now! No registration required.

Note: this event will be offered in two sessions, one in English and one in French.

English session:
Thursday, January 23,
Roger Guindon Hall (RGN), 451 Smyth Road
RGN 4161
12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.

French session:
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Roger Guindon Hall (RGN), 451 Smyth Road
RGN 4161
11 a.m. - noon

Student Financial Literacy - presented by RBC

Making a budget is one of those things, like cleaning your room or studying for exams, that you just don't want to do. Regardless of how much money you make as a student, it’s still important to keep track of it. RBC has the tools, tips and advice to help set you up for financial success. No registration required.

Note: this event will be offered in two sessions, one in English and one in French.

English session:
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Roger Guindon Hall (RGN), 451 Smyth Road
RGN 2529
2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

French session:
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Roger Guindon Hall (RGN), 451 Smyth Road
RGN 2529
3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Zumba + Smoothies

This cardio fitness class, inspired by Latin and International dance, will guarantee smiling and sweating the whole way through! No dance experience necessary. The instructor will incorporate different dance styles: salsa, merengue, samba, belly dance, reggaeton, and hip hop. Try it once and you'll be hooked!

This event will also feature a specialty smoothie bike – whether you participate in Zumba or not, come enjoy a healthy snack! Event language: bilingual. No registration required.

Friday, January 24, 2020
Roger Guindon Hall (RGN), 451 Smyth Road
RGN Atrium
Noon to 1 p.m.

For more information and a full list of uOttawa Wellness Week events, please view the event page here.

Thursday, January 23, 2020
Roger Guindon Hall (RGN), 451 Smyth Road
Atrium and Amphitheatre A

The Professorial Promotions Ceremony honours those who have been promoted in their academic ranks as a result of demonstrating excellence in their respective fields and contributing to life at the Faculty.

The family of Dr. John Last, together with the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa, will be hosting a memorial service in his honour.

Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Roger Guindon Hall (RGN), 451 Smyth Road
Amphitheatre B (2003)
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Reception to follow

Thursday, February 20, 2020
Roger Guindon Hall (RGN), 451 Smyth Road
Workshop times: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 – 2:00 p.m., location TBD
Career panel discussion: 2:15 - 3:15 p.m., RGN, rooms 2003 and 2005

Discovery Day in Health Sciences is being hosted by the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, in partnership with the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. Offered at 14 sites across Canada, this event encourages young people to explore exciting career options in the health sciences.

For more information, please view the event page here. 

Saturday, May 2, 2020
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
Central Experimental Farm (Maple Drive)
8:30 a.m.

Please join us in running 5km in the memory of Amanda Kelsall, MD 2016, who tragically passed in an accident January 2014. In honour of her bright spirit and love of running, her classmates, with the support of the Faculty, organized the inaugural "sMILES for Amanda" in conjunction with Run Ottawa.

The annual event features fun 5km race through the Experimental Farm and words from the Kelsall family and Amanda's classmates and friends. All are invited, regardless of running experience, to come together to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Amanda Kelsall.

Funds from this year's run will be going to support The Nelson House Ottawa Carleton

For more information:
https://www.uottawameds.com/run-for-amanda.html

To donate to our cause:
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/smiles-for-amanda-2020/

Friday, October 2 to Sunday, October 4, 2020
Various Locations, Ottawa

This October 2–4, we invite you to join us to celebrate the Faculty of Medicine’s Homecoming Weekend. Be sure to save the date for this nostalgic weekend celebrating your special class anniversary.  The weekend will be filled with wonderful reunion celebrations for everyone to enjoy, including the 75^th Anniversary celebration gala.

For more information or if you’d like to help with planning these special events for your class, please send us an email at advancement.med@uOttawa.ca or call Kerry at 613-562-5800, extension 2262.

Details to come!