Alumni Weekend
September 27 - October 2, 2021
The tradition of Alumni Weekend is returning this fall — albeit in a mostly digital format. The good news is, you can celebrate with us wherever you are!
For a full week, you can access exclusive digital content straight to your device. You’ll find an exciting lineup of live virtual lectures, tours and more! Get your full fix of campus, all from the comfort of your couch.
Alumni Weekend 2021 Featured Events
Precision Health in Action: Making Medicine Work for You
Hosted by the Alumni Association, in collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, the Faculty of Public Health and the Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences.
September 28, 2021
7 - 8:15 p.m.
The newest frontier in health care is all about precision: diagnoses, treatments and preventive measures tailored towards a patient’s biological and environmental makeup instead of the traditional “one-size-fits all” approach. It could mean learning you have a chronic or rare disease with one simple test or being prescribed a medication that’s more effective and has fewer side effects, all because it was made with your genetics in mind.
The University of Alberta is home to world-leading experts developing precision-health approaches to diagnosing and treating conditions such as cancer, diabetes and mental illness. On Sept. 28, five researchers and clinicians will discuss how their work is already benefiting the health of patients and communities and what new treatments we can anticipate in the near future.
Virtual tour of the Health Sciences Education and Research Commons
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a doctor? To give CPR or to shock a heart back to life? The Health Sciences Education and Research Commons (HSERC) in the Edmonton Clinic Health Academy houses 1,400 m2 of flexible space designed to support health sciences education and research. Equipped like a functional hospital ward, this space offers students and medical professionals the opportunity to practice their skills, take important medical exams, and update their medical knowledge - all with the aim of producing confident and capable graduates. Take a tour of the HSERC space and watch as real-life medical residents learn in true to life simulations, take their medical exams, and explore housing options of the future in the Smart Condo.
Tours will be available here on demand starting Sept. 27, 2021.
Recordings from Alumni Weekend 2020
Pandemic Perspectives – What we’ve learned from COVID-19
Hosted by the Alumni Association, in collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, the Faculty of Nursing and the Faculty of Public Health.
Textbooks to Extended Reality: How medical education is transforming the next generation
Hosted by the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry