News and Updates
6 March 2012: Lunch with Chair Candidate - Dr. Gilles Paradis
EBOSS is organizing a lunch with the next Chair Candidate, Dr. Gilles Paradis. Just to remind you, we asked the Chair Selection Committee if the students could have an opportunity to meet with each candidate in a "town hall meeting" format to ask any questions we might have for the candidate. We have compiled a list of questions based on your responses to the survey we conducted last semester, but students are also free to ask any questions that may come up at the time of the meeting.
On Tuesday, March 6, Dr. Paradis will be delivering a seminar for the department from 11:00-12:00 pm in Purvis Room 25. Then, from 12:00-1:00, he will meet with students in Purvis Room 24 for a pizza lunch. Please RSVP to jacqueline.cohen@mail.mcgill.ca if you want to take part in the pizza lunch.
6 February 2012: Call for Abstracts: 8th annual EBOH Student Research Day 2012
We are happy to announce that the McGill Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health Student Society (EBOSS) will once again be hosting the EBOH Student Research Day, a departmental conference where Master's and PhD students as well as junior research assistants of EBOH faculty members get to share their ongoing research through short poster or oral presentations. The event will be held on Friday April 27th at Purvis Hall.
We invite all interested students to complete the attached abstract submission form by March 2nd 4PM and send to ResearchDayEBOH2012@gmail.com. A judging panel will be awarding prizes for oral and poster presentations.
30 January 2012: EBOH New Year's Party
After the Epidemiology Seminar, there will be a New Year's Party at Purvis Hall. We hope to see you there! Please encourage your supervisors to attend as well! Please RSVP at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KXPYF23 and let us know what you intend to bring!
We look forward to seeing you there!
9 January 2012: EBOSS Welcome Back 5 à 7
Happy New Year! We hope you had (or are having) a relaxing and refreshing winter break. EBOSS would like to welcome everyone back to a new semester and a new year with a 5 à 7 at Thomson House following the first Epidemiology Seminar of the term, next Monday, January 9. Snacks will be provided!
We look forward to seeing you there!
10 January 2012: Town Hall Meeting - Meet the Candidates (UPDATE)
EBOSS is working with the Chair Selection Committee to let students meet with each candidate. On January 10th between 1:00PM and 2:00PM, we will be hosting a "town hall meeting" - an opportunity for students to come and ask questions to the first candidate, Lawrence Moulton, from Johns Hopkins University - and a pizza lunch.
Please RSVP to jacqueline.cohen@mail.mcgill.ca by Monday night so that we know how much pizza to order.
We hope that you will join us!
10 January 2012: Town Hall Meeting - Meet the Candidates
EBOSS is working with the Chair Selection Committee to let students meet with each candidate. On January 10th at lunch time (12:10-1:00) we will be hosting a "town hall meeting" - an opportunity for students to come and ask questions to the candidate - and a pizza lunch. We hope that you will join us!
12 December 2011: Bowling at Sharx
The semester will soon be over and before students go back home for the holidays, EBOSS would like to celebrate! For this occasion, we are planning to go bowling. Where? Sharx (http://www.sharx.ca/). When? December 12th, 6 pm. The cost is about $10 per hour.
If you feel like joining us, please RSVP to Ebss.social@mail.mcgill.ca. Also be sure to join our group on Facebook.
Hope to see you there!
Masha & Rebecca (EBOSS social reps)
22 November 2011: EBOSS 2011-2012 Elections Results
Your 2011-2012 EBOSS Council is:
- President: Jacqueline Cohen
- Vice President: Jeremy Labrecque
- VP Finance: Rolina van Gaalen
- External Representative: Erika Braithwaite
- Academic Representative: Luc Villandre
- Occupational Health Representative: Kelly MacRitchie
- MSc Program Committee Representative: Claudia Vadeboncoeur
- MSc Curriculum Committee Representative: Courtney McKay
- PhD Program Committee Representative: Laurence Brunet
- PhD Curriculum Committee Representative: Hailey Banack
- Communications Representative: Luc Villandre
- Biostatistics Representative: Luc Villandre
- Social Representatives: Rebecca Burne and Masha Eberg
- Comprehensive Exam Committee Representatives (Epidemiology): Sandra Magalhaes and Leah Smith
- Members-at-Large: Melissa Bauer, Nina Sun, Layla Mofid, Brielan Smiechowski, Lipi Mishra, Jessica Kellberger, Man Wah Yeung, Laura Maclagan, and Kate Zinszer
27 April 2011: EBOSS 7th Annual Student Research Day
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 (9-4:30)
Wine & Cheese to Follow
Lunch & Poster Session from 12:30 - 2:30
RSVP by April 18 to EBOHresearchday2011@gmail.com
*Please indicate whether you intend to attend the entire day or only the lunch and poster session
The schedule is available here.
5 October 2010: EBOSS 2010-2011 Elections Results
Your 2010-2011 EBOSS Council is:
- President: Laura Maclagan
- Vice President: Aidan Findlater
- VP Finance: Rolina van Gaalen
- External Representative: Ryan Ng
- Academic Representative: Jacqueline Cohen
- Occupational Health Representative: Homan Allami
- MSc Program Committee Representative: Lipi Mishra
- MSc Curriculum Committee Representative: Jeremy Labrecque
- PhD Program Committee Representative: Daphne Ling
- PhD Curriculum Committee Representative: Laurence Brunet
- Communications Representative: Aidan Findlater
- Biostatistics Representative: Marilyse Julien
- Social Representative: Amy Styles and Sushmita Shivkumar
- Comprehensive Exam Committee Representative (Epidemiology): Brittany McKinnon and Martine Elbejjani
- Members-at-Large: Genevieve Gariepy, Erin Guy, Yalda Jafari, Ioana Nicolau, Lance Pinto, and Kate Zinszer
4 March 2010: EBOSS 6th Annual Student Research Day
The 6th Annual Student Research Day will be taking place on Wednesday, April 28, 2010. We are now calling for submission of abstracts, the deadline is March 12. Please complete this form, and send it to EBOHresearchday2010@gmail.com.
9 October 2009: EBOSS 2009-2010 Elections Results
Your 2009-2010 EBOSS Council is:
- President: Kate Zinszer
- Vice President: Stephanie Law
- VP Finance: Melissa Bauer
- External Representative: Laura Maclagan
- Academic Representative: Jacqueline Cohen
- Occupational Health Representative: David Antle
- MSc Program Committee Representative: Helen Cerigo
- PhD Program Committee Representative: Lena Shaw, Serene Joseph
- Communications Representative: Stephanie Law
- Social Representative: Ioana Nicolau
- Members-at-Large: Ryan Ng, Brittany McKinnon
- Comprehensive Exam Committee Representative (Epidemiology): Alice Zwerling & Daphne Ling
- PGSS Councillors: Stephanie Law and Yalda Jafari
- Secretary: Ioana Nicolau
The following positions remain vacant:
- Comprehensive Exam Committee Representative (Biostatistics)
- Biostatistics Representative
Please contact the president to find out how you can run for these positions!
1 May 2009: Research Day Results
The 5th Annual Student Research Day, held April 29th, was a great success thanks to intriguing presentations, an inquisitive audience, and invaluable contributions of time and effort from all involved. Check out the photos from Research Day!
While all presentations were of high quality, those that were deemed to be of exceptional merit were:
- "The Use of Participatory Ergonomic and Laboratory Based Methods to Design and Implement Ergonomic Solutions: Addressing Postural Factors in an Industrial Setting" presented by David Antle, PhD Candidate in Occupational Health
- "The Utility of Space-Time Surveillance for Tuberculosis" presented by Aman Verma, PhD Candidate in Epidemiology
- "Use of Procedure Codes in a Physician Claims Database: A Validation Study" presented by Jonathan Wyse, MSc Candidate in Epidemiology
- "Service Use and Treatment Delay for Patients with First-Episode Psychosis" presented by Kelly Anderson, PhD Candidate in Epidemiology
We congratulate all students on their participation, and look forward to seeing what next year's event brings.
14 April 2009: Spring Banquet
This year, the Spring Banquet will be Tuesday, June 2nd starting at 6:30PM at Thomson House. We hope that you will be able to join us in wrapping up the academic year. Information will be circulated regarding ticket sales and meal preferences as we get closer to the event.
14 April 2009: CSEB Student Conference
McGill EBOH students should be pleased to know that 11 of their colleagues have been selected to give oral and poster presentations at the CSEB Student conference in Ottawa, May 23-24th. Please consider attending the conference in support of your colleagues, and visit the nation’s capital at the same time.
27 January 2008: Opening of the Student Seminar Series
The Student Seminar Series is a student-led initiative developed to provide an organized outlet for students to share their current research activities and discuss topics in epidemiology that are of priority to students. It is organized by EBOSS. The series will be piloting this year, and the first seminar will be on Wed., February 4th, 2009, from 4-5pm in Purvis Hall room 24 (view the
poster for more details). After the first seminar, there will be a Q&A session and a discussion on the future topics to be dicussed and presented within the series. Come join us in this new student initiative!
27 January 2008: 5th Annual Student Research Day
The Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health Student Society (now known as EBOSS) will be holding its 5th Annual Student Research Day on Wednesday, April 29th, 2009. This event provides students a valuable opportunity to present their research and receive feedback from their peers. Please see the attached poster for full eligibility rules:
Research Day poster.pdf.
Abstracts must be submitted to EBOHresearchday@gmail.com by March 6th at 4PM using the attached submission form in order to be eligible:
Abstract submission form. If you are having problems with the form, or have any questions about Research Day, please let Rachel Bennett (President of EBOSS)or Orit Schieir (Academic Rep, EBOSS) know.
25 January 2008
The resources section of the website is now complete.
Photos from the 2008 orientation day, Chinese Lantern Festival trip and christmas party are now available to be viewed, visit the Photo Gallery.
The Department Research Day will be held at Purvis Hall on Wed., April 28, 2009. Abstracts submission deadline is March 6th, 2009. Further information regarding this event will be posted on the website soon.
8 November 2008
The EBOSS Calendar of Events and Dates has been uploaded and can be viewed here.