Rural Pre-Medicine Welcome Week
A warm welcome to new students in the Rural Pre-Medicine (RPM) Program! Please join us for a week of program-specific orientation, activities and learning on the Castlegar Campus to kick off the academic year. To learn more about Selkirk College, visit our new student checklist.
Schedule
Monday, August 28
1–4 pm, Lardeau 12
MATH 097
Tuesday, August 29
1–4 pm, Lardeau 12
MATH 097
Wednesday, August 30
9–10 am, Mir Centre for Peace
Welcome with Elder Murhi-Iskwew, Indigenous Health and Healing instructor Elizabeth Ferguson, and Indigenous student navigator Rodney Noskiye.
10:30–11:30 am, Mir Centre for Peace
Jonathan Vanderhoek and Takaia Larsen, RPM program coordinators, will provide an introduction to the design and goals of the program and what students can expect for the coming year.
Lunch will be provided.
1–4 pm, Lardeau 12
MATH 097
Thursday, August 31
9–9:30 am, Sentinel 102
A walkthrough of the fall timetable and RPM Moodle Site with math instructor Kerri Webb.
9:30–10:30 am, Sentinel 102
A workshop on time management and resiliency with psychology instructor Helen Peel.
10:30 am–12 pm, Sentinel 102
Representatives from a variety of Selkirk College services will visit and give a brief presentation.
Bring your own lunch.
1–4 pm, Lardeau 12
MATH 097
Friday, September 1
9–10 am, Sentinel 102
Join local medical professionals for a discussion and Q & A about their path to medical school and life as a rural doctor.
10:30–11:30 am, Sentinel 102
A frank discussion of what college life and learning is really like. Some second- and third-year RPM students will join us to help answer any questions you may still have.
Lunch will be provided.
1–4 pm, Lardeau 12
MATH 097
Medicine is not only a science; it is also an art. It does not consist of compounding pills and plasters; it deals with the very processes of life, which must be understood before they may be guided.
—Paracelsus
To heal a nation we must first heal the individuals, the families, and the communities.
—Art Solomon, Anishinaabe Elder