Mentorship Events

Upcoming Mentorship Events

On-Campus Mentorship Events 2025 Location and Dates

Join IPAC to share dinner followed by an evening of mentorship at your local medical school. You do not need to be a member to attend & we will gladly provide info on who we are at IPAC, what we do & how you can benefit from joining us. Connect with fellow Indigenous medical learners & physicians to grow your network & share the spirit of medical education. Dates and link to register below.

Please note that these events are for Indigenous Peoples only.

  • Mar. 15, 2025 – University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine
Thank you to CMA Foundation for supporting our work and helping us achieve our mission.
Thank you to CMA Foundation for supporting our work and helping us achieve our mission

Past Mentorship Events

2024

October School Mentorship Events

  • 1st – Max Rady College of Medicine (University of Manitoba), Winnipeg, MB
  • 7th – McGill University, Faculty of Medicine, Montreal, Quebec
  • 16th – Dalhousie University, Faculty of Medicine, Halifax. NS
  • 16th – Western University, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, ON
  • 22nd – NOSM University, Sudbury, ON
  • 24th – NOSM University, Thunder Bay, ON

October CaRMS Panel Events (Virtual)

Attendees heard from an exciting panel of current residents and fellows, who shared their experiences with CaRMS and offered valuable advice on successfully navigating the process during medical education. Following the panel, attendees participated in a Q&A session to ask questions relevant to their learning.

  • 3rd – East 6:00pm EST
  • 10th – West 6:00pm PST

September School Mentorship Events

  • 10th – Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine (McMaster University), Hamilton, ON
  • 11th – Temerty Faculty of Medicine (University of Toronto), Toronto, ON
  • 16th – Cumming School of Medicine (University of Calgary), Calgary, AB
  • 17th – University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Edmonton, AB
  • 18th – University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine, Regina, SK
  • 19th – University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine, Saskatoon, SK
  • 24th – University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, ON
  • 25th – Queen’s University, School of Medicine, Kingston, ON

March School Mentorship Events

  • 7th – University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine

February Online Mentorship Events

Trivia Night (Topic: OB/GYN)

  • 27th 7 PM EST
  • 29th 7 PM PST


2023

September School Mentorship Events

  • 19th – Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry (University of Western Ontario), London, ON
  • 20th – Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine (McMaster University), Hamilton, ON
  • 21st – Temerty School of Medicine (University of Toronto), Toronto, ON
  • 26th – Queen’s University, Kingston, ON

October School Mentorship Events

  • 5th – Max Rady School of Medicine (University of Manitoba)- Winnipeg, MB
  • 12th – University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Edmonton, AB
  • 20th – Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, Halifax, NS
  • 25th -Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM), Sudbury, ON
  • 26th – Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM), Thunder Bay, ON

October CaRMS Panel Events (Virtual)

  • 4th – East 7:00pm EST
  • 12th – West 6:00pm PST

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