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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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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......
BPAO Summer Social Off the Clock
This summer, BPAO celebrated with the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers, Canadian Association of Urban Finance Professionals & Black Architects + Interior Designers Association at our second Annual Summer Social event at Pour House Pub & Kitchen July 18,...
BPAO Workshop: Mentorship Opportunities for Black and Under-represented medical trainees in Ontario
This workshop was held on June 18, 2019, and the result of a special meeting, the Deans’ Breakfast, that took place the morning of the BPAO CME event. In February 2019, the Deans and/or their representatives from all the medical schools across Ontario met with the...
BPAO Member in the News – Dr. Josiah Osagie
Josiah Osagie, U of T Med class of 2019 VALEDICTORIAN! https://twitter.com/uoft/status/1135651698469482499
2nd Annual BPAO Spring Social with MD Class of 2023
On June 8, the BPAO hosted two events – one for Black medical trainees across the province to learn about financial and emotional well-being, followed by a phenomenal afternoon, when we all gathered to celebrate newly accepted Black medical students in Ontario– the...
SMART seminar: Tips for Building Personal and Financial Wellness
On June 8 the BPAO hosted two events – one for Black medical trainees across the province to learn about financial and emotional wellbeing, part of the SMART series for Black medical trainees, sponsored by MDFM, followed by a phenomenal afternoon, when we all gathered...
