Gender and Health Education Initiative funds projects

The impact of gender on health and health care will be examined in four educational projects funded by the new Gender in Health Sciences Education Initiative in the Faculty of Health Sciences.

The Faculty has long demonstrated leadership in the incorporation of gender into health sciences education. The Women's Health Office, founded in 1992, was the first of its kind in the provision of educational resources to faculty, students and staff concerning women's health issues.

Following recommendations from Health Sciences faculty, the Women's Health Office has been reconfigured and renamed Gender and Health, reflecting a broader understanding of gender as a determinant of health for both men and women.

Launched with a call for proposals in Spring 2004, the Education Initiative was established to fund the development and implementation of educational projects that incorporate an understanding of the impact of gender on health The awards, each valued at $5,000, will support both faculty and student initiatives.

“The projects demonstrate a diversity of approaches in the incorporation of gender in health sciences education,” said Susan Denburg, associate dean, academic of the Faculty of Health Sciences.

Liliana Coman and Julie Richardson in the School of Rehabilitation Science are the principal developers of a graduate e-learning module which explores women's experiences with physical disability.
Leslie Born, post doctoral fellow, Program in Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, is the principal investigator on a collaborative project involving faculty in E-Learning Innovation and the Postgraduate Programs in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences. This online learning resource will explore women's reproductive cyclicity and mental health.
Mohit Bhandari and Victoria Patenall, from the Departments of Surgery and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, respectively, are the principal developers of a workshop aimed at addressing both gender as it impacts on career development opportunities in the field of surgery as well as on surgical outcomes
Mark Hanson, director, Clinical Learning Centre, and Standardized Patient trainer, Sara Cymbalisty, will develop multidisciplinary standardized patient scenarios which demonstrate various aspects of gender bias in health care.

“The Faculty of Health Sciences is committed to providing excellence in health sciences education,” said Denburg. “The recipients of the Gender and Health Educational Initiative awards are congratulated on their vision, ingenuity and commitment to developing innovative educational offerings at McMaster University.”

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The impact of gender on health and health care will be examined in four educational projects funded by the new Gender in Health Sciences Education Initiative in the Faculty of Health Sciences.<p><br />
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The Faculty has long demonstrated leadership in the incorporation of gender into health sciences education.  The Women&#039;s Health Office, founded in 1992, was the first of its kind in the provision of educational resources to faculty, students and staff concerning women&#039;s health issues.  <p><br />
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Following recommendations from Health Sciences faculty, the Women&#039;s Health Office has been reconfigured and renamed Gender and Health, reflecting a broader understanding of gender as a determinant of health for both men and women.  <p><br />
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Launched with a call for proposals in Spring 2004, the Education Initiative was established to fund the development and implementation of educational projects that incorporate an understanding of the impact of gender on health   The awards, each valued at $5,000, will support both faculty and student initiatives.   <p><br />
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"The projects demonstrate a diversity of approaches in the incorporation of gender in health sciences education," said Susan Denburg, associate dean, academic of the Faculty of Health Sciences. <ul><br />
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<li>Liliana Coman and Julie Richardson in the School of Rehabilitation Science are the principal developers of a graduate e-learning module which explores women&#039;s experiences with physical disability.</li>  <br />
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<li>Leslie Born, post doctoral fellow, Program in Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, is the principal investigator on a collaborative project involving faculty in E-Learning Innovation and the Postgraduate Programs in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences.  This online learning resource will explore women&#039;s reproductive cyclicity and mental health. </li><br />
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<li>Mohit Bhandari and Victoria Patenall, from the Departments of Surgery and Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, respectively, are the principal developers of a workshop aimed at addressing both gender as it impacts on career development opportunities in the field of surgery as well as on surgical outcomes</li><br />
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<li>Mark Hanson, director, Clinical Learning Centre, and Standardized Patient trainer, Sara Cymbalisty, will develop multidisciplinary standardized patient scenarios which demonstrate various aspects of gender bias in health care.</li></ul><br />
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"The Faculty of Health Sciences is committed to providing excellence in health sciences education," said Denburg.  "The recipients of the Gender and Health Educational Initiative awards are congratulated on their vision, ingenuity and commitment to developing innovative educational offerings at McMaster University."

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