CFUW-Ottawa General Meeting and Speaker Series
You are invited to the next presentation in our Speakers' Series and to the General Meeting that follows it.
April 4, 2022, 7 p.m.
Our guest speaker is
DR. SARAH MINWANIMAD FUNNELL
Ottawa Public Health
Dr. Funnell is a First Nations Family Physician and Public Health Specialist
Topic: My winding journey as a First Nations person to become a public health physician.
Non-member friends and family are welcome at this event.
Dr. Funnell is a First Nations Family Physician and Public Health Specialist. Sarah is an Associate Medical Officer of Health at Ottawa Public Health and Director of Indigenous Health within the Department of Family Medicine at Queen’s University. She is also Founding Director Centre For Indigenous Health Research and Education (CIHRE) Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa.
Previously Sarah offered Primary Care services for refugees, immigrants, homeless and Indigenous people. Since March 2020, she has directed her attention towards supporting the COVID-19 response and advancing Indigenous Health Medical Education. Her background is Algonquin (Kitigan Zibi) and Tuscarora and she grew up among the Mississaugas of Alderville First Nation.
Sarah is on the Board of Directors of both the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada and the Board of Directors of the College of Family Physicians of Canada. She is also on the Executive of the National Consortium for Indigenous Medical Education (NCIME). Sarah is past co-Chair of the Indigenous Health Committee at the CFPC and also sits on the Indigenous Health Advisory Committee at the Royal College. She is currently working with both colleges to improve the Indigenous Health Curriculum in all residency programs.
