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Our Words Matter mark

We are committed to providing an inclusive environment where all feel welcomed, respected and safe.
As members of the 鶹AV Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,
this is at the heart of who we are and what we do.

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Our Faculty Commitment

The 鶹AV Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) is committed to promoting and maintaining the highest standards of professionalism to provide an inclusive, healthy and safe learning and working environment for all. We stand together for equity, diversity and inclusion, without exception. We recognize that we must continuously strive to do better, taking action as a community with a shared mission in a way that reflects our core values, among them: compassion, integrity, openness, fairness and respect for one another.

We are committed to leading by example in our interactions, working hard to avoid all forms of harm in what we say. We can only achieve our mission of serving society in an environment that brings out the best in who we teach, work and learn with, and care for in our community. This is integral to what we do.

We must remember that our words matter.


Refer to the Faculty’s Code of Conduct to know more about the professional and ethical standards we, as members of 鶹AV’s health care and sciences community, live by and model.


EDI Action Plans

FMHS Action Plan to Address Anti-Black Racism, developed in consultation with Faculty community stakeholders including students, faculty and staff, and aligned with the 鶹AV plan.

鶹AV’s Action Plan to Address Anti-Black Racism seeks to initiate a process of acknowledgement of our University’s historic connections to the transatlantic slave trade and its enduring legacies.

Truth & Reconciliation at 鶹AV: 52 calls to action embodies the duties incumbent upon us to heed the TRC’s Calls to Action, recognizing and honouring our Indigenous community members and partners.

鶹AV Initiative Against Islamophobia and Antisemitism, created in response to a growing number of reports from students and staff of Muslim and Jewish identity of experiences that have led them to feel marginalized, alienated, and/or discriminated.

Learner Wellness

The Office of Medical Learner Affairs offers wellness support and academic counselling to School of Medicine learners.

The FMHS Well Office offers counselling and support to the Faculty's learners in the Ingram School of Nursing, the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy and the School of Communication Science Disorders.

The Office for Respectful Environments is the pathway for reporting concerns about mistreatment in the Faculty’s clinical learning environments.

The Student Wellness Hub offers health and wellness services and programming to all 鶹AV learners, including FMHS graduate students.

offers confidential support to those who have been impacted by sexual or gender-based violence.

The Student Accessibility and Achievement Officeoffers support to learners of all levels of study with documented disabilities.

Build your Knowledge

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FMHS Workshops and Events

Our Words Matter - Giving Constructive Feedback ()

Our Words Matter - Microagression Awareness (video)

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion as Teachers and Researchers
( and slides)

The Truth first ᑕᑈᐅᓐ ᓂᔅᑎᒻ taapwaaun niistim: Responding to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (slides)

Reflecting on Inuit Healthcare and Research ( and slides)

Psychological First Aid ( and slides)

A second look at Psychological First Aid ( and slides)

Dismantling racism in healthcare and education ()

Effective allyship against systemic racism (Part 1 & 2): SACE workshop (slides)

Be a better ally (anti-racism resources from the FMHS Well Office)

Truth and Reconciliation in Practice (IHPP event )

Reporting Mistreatment

The Office for Respectful Environments provides a pathway for FMHS health profession learners to report mistreatment in clinical learning environments, as needed. The Office for Mediation and Reporting provides a pathway for all 鶹AV students, faculty and staff to report discrimination, harassment, and sexual violence, as needed.

Addressing learner mistreatment video

Listen to views from the Faculty community on how they perceive mistreatment and advice on how to address mistreatment in the learning environments.

Be a Part of the Change

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