HE 601

This weekly seminar includes a combination of guest speakers from various disciplines within health sciences (clinicians, public health practitioners, research scientists, policymakers), and faculty within the Department and/or University, and from other universities. Diverse approaches to studying the health sciences is the focus of the course. Completion of workshops from the 5 ASPIRE Pillars (Teaching, Professional, Research, Career, Wellness) are included in this course. Additional topics may include grant writing, scientific communication including creating conference posters, the peer-reviewed publication process, etc. Multidisciplinary in nature, the seminar provides students an opportunity to broaden their skillsets/exposure to different issues in the health sciences. The course culminates in students working in groups to identify and present on a relevant health sciences issue.