At the Office of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, we envision that all graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences should be in a supportive training environment that challenges them to achieve their potential and prepares them for future academic and non-academic careers.
To this end, we have compiled the resources in this section; events and services across 涩里番 to support the health and wellness of graduate trainees and postdoctoral fellows.
Your Health & Wellness Resources
涩里番 offers a wide variety of services to support student success and well-being through its Student Wellness Hub.听The Student Wellness Hub can help you build and strengthen听your wellness toolkit through workshops, therapy groups, self-directed care resources, and a variety of health promotion tools and services.
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Local Wellness Advisor
The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences听has a dedicated Local Wellness Advisor (LWA).听
LWAs听are trained mental health clinicians and provide quality wellness outreach and programming to help with the transition to university life, stress, anxiety, and best practices for maintaining a healthy student experience.听
Our LWA facilitates wellness programming听tailored听to our Faculty and community, and works with our departments on wellness best practices听and听early intervention of stress management.听Students benefit from targeted mental health听workshops and outreach听as well as听one-on-one听appointments.听
Meet Leah Dolgoy, erg., our Local Wellness Advisor (LWA)
24/7 Counselling with GuardMe
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