“We’re Breaking Down Barriers” PDSB and TMU Healthcare Series highlights representation and possibility | Caledon Citizen

150 students from Peel District School Board gathered last week for the final chapter of the Future of Healthcare Speaker Series — a day-long event hosted by PDSB and Toronto Metropolitan University’s School of Medicine to inspire future healthcare leaders through mentorship and representation. Peel District School Board and Toronto Metropolitan University have come together to develop their Future of Healthcare program with three phases: a speaker series, a course offering, and an experimental component. The Speaker Series launched in October 2024 and ended on May 15. The course offering and experimental component will be finalized when TMU’s new school of medicine in Brampton opens. Rashmi Swarup, Director of Education at PDSB, stated that Peel is trying to expand learning beyond the classroom. “What we want to do is have our students know that they can dream the world,” said Swarup. Swarup shared that one of the main things they are trying to accomplish through this Speaker Series i

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