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Resources for Health Grad Students

Make the most of your York experience. There are many programming and resources available to you within the Faculty of Health and through pan-University offerings to support your academic success, skill building and professional development, research and entrepreneurship, and health and wellness.

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The offers support and learning resources to graduate students in areas including writing, citation help, learning skills, career skills, etc. To learn more about referencing management tools, please see available resources on and . For additional support, please visit .

The offers a variety of professional development workshops throughout the year for graduate students and TAs, please visit the events calendar for upcoming sessions. The also offers many workshops to help you prepare for your role as a TA. These workshops will help you develop strategies to promote academic integrity, teach and foster critical reading skills, and strengthen students’ skills in academic and quality research writing. These workshops will also count towards the Teaching Commons .

You may want to also explore other professional development opportunities available to you through and the (Career Education & Development) such as the Eight-Step Editing workshop for improving your writing and editing skills, the Tri-Council and OGS Scholarship Application workshops, leveraging your PhD outside of Academia workshop, and the 3MT Preparation workshop for those interested in participating in the Ontario Three Minute Thesis Competition.

offers a variety of programming and training opportunities such as the course for those interested in Knowledge Mobilization (KMb). Innovation York also offers a number of services to support you through the execution of research agreements, knowledge translation, and commercialization.  

The Teaching Commons offers a variety of resources and workshops to support you in your role as a TA. You can find many of these resources on the website, which includes the and the . If you have been assigned your first TA appointment, please also see the TA/ITA Orientation Package and visit the for available resources and supports. You can sign up for the Teaching Commons monthly newsletter using this to receive timely information on upcoming events, supports, services, and resources.

If you have been assigned to a 1000-level course, the is also a great resource for you. The toolkit includes worksheets, activities, and ice breakers to help you plan for the first day of class. You will find tips for grading and providing feedback on student assessment in addition to strategies for dealing with students in crisis.

¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ’s online learning management system is . To learn more about eClass, please see the webinar.

York students have access to a number of (e.g., Microsoft Office 2016, Thunderbird, etc.) and (e.g., IBM SPSS Statistics, SAS, NVivo). You also have access to training series and pre-recorded webinars offered by the Learning Technology Services (LTS) on a variety of topics including , how to use , and how to use the in eClass. Please visit the page for more eLearning webinars on topics such as Zoom, etiquette in online learning, student engagement online, shared experiences and recommendations from TAs, and many more. For additional information on video recordings, please see the University Information Technology (UIT) page on (Techsmith Relay, Zoom).

offers a variety of services to our international graduate students including webinars on available resources and tips for success in the program and beyond. York International’s Global Community has three unique programs that could help you with your transition to studying and living in Canada. The program will help you get answers to your questions before you arrive to Canada by connecting you to a senior international student at York. Upon your arrival, the will help you transition to life at York with the support of Peer Mentors. The will further help you adjust to life in Canada. You will find a variety of topics covered at these sessions including banking, filing taxes, and creating a resume for employment.

offers a variety of service and supports including training programs, , peer-to-peer consulting, and counselling services.

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Who to contact for support?

Contact your academic department for questions regarding your program, funding, course offerings, and research. We recommend that you also browse the for more information on available financial support (awards, scholarships and bursaries), on-campus services, housing, and other administrative services.  

Contact the Faculty of Health’s educational developer (Yasaman Delaviz) or the Teaching Common’s educational developer (Natasha May) for pedagogical support or to learn more about professional development opportunities available to graduate students and teaching assistants (TAs).