International Medical Graduates (IMGs)

Psychiatry Faculty Mentorship Group

IMG

Group co-leaders:

Dr. Dafna Kahana, Dr. Stefan Kloiber

Next session: 

June 11, 2025, 5:30 pm
Topic: Inspirational Talk From A Retiring IMG
Speaker: Dr. Marco Battaglia 
Location: TBD
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Topics of interest may include known challenges, barriers and opportunities concerning academic careers of faculty immigrating to Canada and adjusting to the Canada health-care and academic systems. These topics include:

  • Choosing and maintaining a career pathway

  • Licensure-related issues

  • Negotiation, choosing priorities/options, and self-advocacy skills

  • Feeling unsupported/isolated

  • Celebrating cultural diversity

  • Intersectionality with race, gender, and other social and cultural categorizations and stereotypes