February 22, 2016 – Life @ U of T

My Experience with IPE!

In Pharmacy and among the other professional faculties at U of T, there is a requirement to attend Interprofessional Education (IPE) activities throughout our studies. These activities provide exposure of what it’s like to work on an inter-disciplinary team, which is ultimately how it will be like in the workforce. Healthcare requires several people with a key set of skills that are important in providing care to patients. We have to take part in these activities and earn a certain number of IPE credits before we graduate. Recently, I completed my IPE credits and I found my last IPE experience quite eye-opening.

The Eye of a Storm: Chan Meditation

A storm had been ravaging my mind lately. It had been swirling and churning for the past few days, screaming at me during every moment of the day to study, study, STUDY, and so on Thursday night, instead of tackling the pile of work sitting at my desk, I decided to go to the weekly Chan Meditation session held at the Multi-Faith Centre.

A mindful moments poster; blue with a pink lotus. — Pay attention to posters. They point to all sorts of neat things on campus (as evidenced by my venture to a meditation session)!

The Exchange Time Warp

I have a birthday coming up in a few weeks, and it’s the first year where I feel like my age makes me sound like an adult. But I’m having trouble wrapping my head around my new age, because since I’ve been on exchange, I haven’t been able to shake the feeling that I’m back in first year.

Celebrate Black History Month on campus & beyond

February is Black History Month, and this week is Indigenous Education Week (learn more about IEW here). These occasions provide the U of T community with the opportunity to learn more about cultural communities on campus and their traditions and histories, to talk about and denounce racism, and to celebrate the cultural diversity of our campus and our country. These are some of the events you can attend to celebrate Black History Month on campus and in Toronto before February comes to a close.

Day: February 22, 2016