New and Expanded Medical Schools Announced across Canada

 

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The College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan

REGINA – The College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) is celebrating the expansion of its Regina-based undergraduate medical doctor (MD) program with the grand opening of its new campus facilities. The ribbon cutting ceremony officially marks the expansion of the MD program in Regina to the full four years and celebrates the MD program being based in two Saskatchewan cities.

A new medical school for B.C.

The provincial government is enhancing primary care and access to family doctors across B.C. Part of this work includes the creation of a medical school at SFU to educate more doctors to serve underserved populations and to improve care throughout the province.

Ontario Training More Doctors

Expanded undergraduate and postgraduate medical school positions will be allocated as follows:

• Ryerson University will receive 80 undergraduate seats and 95 postgraduate positions
• University of Toronto will receive 30 undergraduate seats and 45 postgraduate positions
• Northern Ontario School of Medicine will receive 30 undergraduate seats, and 41 postgraduate positions
• Queen’s University will receive 20 undergraduate seats and 30 postgraduate positions
• Western University, McMaster University and University of Ottawa will each receive 28 postgraduate positions.

UPEI creating medical school co-degree'

The University of Prince Edward Island announced that it is creating a new faculty of medicine, in partnership with Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador. The faculty will provide 20 seats for Island students, including at least one for an Indigenous student.

Medical school to open at Cape Breton University by 2025, Houston says

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston's state of the province address focused on the government's firm commitment to fix health care and included the announcement of a new medical school for Cape Breton University.

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Canadian Senior and Intermediate Mathematics Contests

 The Canadian Senior and Intermediate Mathematics Contests (CSMC and CIMC) are two contests designed to give students the opportunity to have fun and develop their mathematical problem-solving ability.

Audience

Students in Grade 10 or 9 or below are eligible to write the CIMC.

Students in Grade 12 or 11 and CÉGEP students are eligible to write the CSMC.

Date

Written in November. Visit https://www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/contests/our-contests.html for dates and deadlines for the current year.

Format

9 questions; 6 are answer only and 3 are full-solution

2 hours

Score out of 60

Marks are awarded for completeness, clarity, and style of presentation. A correct solution, poorly presented, will not earn full marks.

Written by individuals on paper Some calculators permitted

Mathematical Content

Most of the CIMC problems are based on the mathematical curriculum up to and including Grade 10. Most of the CSMC problems are based on the mathematical curriculum up to and including the final year of secondary school.

Practicing with past contests is a great way for students to get to know the style of questions that appear on these contests, as well as common topics. 

Students can also prepare by reviewing our open courseware. We also have some preparation materials  which are specifically aimed at the CSMC contest.

Contest Supervision

Contest Supervisors should arrange to have students write the contest at school and are responsible for ensuring that students are supervised appropriately.

Once the contest has been written, all of the contest materials should be returned to the CEMC in one package for marking.

Results will be sent to the Contest Supervisor by email and will also be available in the Contest Supervisor Portal four to six weeks after the contest date.

For additional details:

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The Alberta 2030 initiative will transform the adult learning system

 Alberta 2030: Building Skills for Jobs is a transformational vision and direction to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, strengthen innovation and commercialization of research, and forge stronger relationships between employers and post-secondary institutions.

Key Goals:

1.

Improve access and student experience

Ensure all Albertans have access to high quality post-secondary opportunities and that the student experience is coordinated and integrated.

2.

Develop skills for jobs

Ensure every student has the skills, knowledge and competencies to enjoy fulfilling lives and careers and that they have greater transparency around labour market outcomes.

3.

Support innovation and commercialization

Contribute to Alberta’s innovation capacity by supporting post-secondary research and strengthening its commercialization potential to create new knowledge, develop future skills and diversify the economy.

4.

Strengthen internationalization

Become a leading destination for top talent to drive the growth of skills, ideas and innovations locally and globally.

5.

Improve sustainability and affordability

Provide institutions greater flexibility to generate own-source revenue and strengthen student aid.

6.

Strengthen system governance

Modernize governance of the system to increase collaboration and drive outcomes.

Link to full summary:

https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-2030-building-skills-for-jobs.aspx

Link to Complete Program details:

https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/edc7198f-ae0e-4ded-be2f-db00302a2830/resource/155a3cd0-3152-4911-9466-886534fe6fb7/download/ae-alberta-international-education-strategy-2020.pdf

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