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The BPAO is a steadily evolving and growing community organization focused on excellence in healthcare and improving the health and wellness of the Black population of Ontario.
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BPAO Position Statement: Support for Community Action
Job Posting: Head – Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University
Head, Department of Psychiatry Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine Nova Scotia Health Authority and IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova...
Black Medical Students’ Association (BMSA) 20th Anniversary
BMSA alumni, U of T faculty, residents and students Welcome!: Register...
Award: Dr. Miriam Rossi Award of Excellence
The Dr. Miriam Rossi Award of Excellence Purpose The Dr. Miriam Rossi Award of Excellence aims to recognize an individual who has made significant contributions towards improving the health and well being of the Black community in Ontario. The award is named after...
Job Posting: Pediatric Walk-in Mississauga
Looking for a FT/PT pediatrician and/or pediatric sub-specialist to join our dynamic team in the Mississauga area!...
Job Posting: Head, Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management & Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University
Head, Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management & Perioperative Medicine Dalhousie University, Faculty of Medicine and Nova Scotia Health Authority and IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova...
BPAO Member in the News – Dr. Cindy Maxwell
Sinai Health Magazine features a day in the life of Dr. Cindy Maxwell, obstetrician/gynecologist, researcher, and past BPAO President More:...
Dalhousie University Apologizes for Historical Ties to Racism, Slavery
“At the urging of researchers who spent more than two years piecing together Dalhousie University’s historical entanglement with the Atlantic slave trade and North American slavery, the school has offered an apology to Black Nova Scotians.” More... ...
2020 BPAO Annual Health Symposium
We are pleased to announce that the 2020 BPAO Annual Health Symposium will take place on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. The conference will also be telecast to Ottawa. We are equally delighted to announce our keynote speaker...
Queen’s University to Teach Med Students about Historic Ban on Black Applicants to Program
“When medical students begin classes at Queen’s University this fall, they’ll be taught for the first time about the school’s decades-long ban on admitting black applicants to the program.” More......
