Orientation Week

General Schedule, What to Wear

Below is the general schedule for the Orientation Week of Aug 29-Sept 6, 2017, which generally took place between 8:00AM and 4:00PM.

Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Breakfast and Introductions  Met classmates Met MPAS Staff Breakfast provided	"How to survive PA School" Presented by 2nd year PA students	CPR AED for the Healthcare Provider Session	Presentation by Registrar at College of Physician & Surgeons of Manitoba	Orientation to Health Sciences Bookstore
Introduction to MPAS by Program Director Overview and history of PAs Advanced readings	Presentations by Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants (CAPA) Manitoba Chapter President of CAPA	Lunch	Workshop on managing personal finances by the Executive in Residence at Asper School of Business	Student Photographs
Campus Tour	Lunch - Provided	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
Lunch	​Presentation on immunization requirements	Presentation by the Executive Director of Ongomiizwin Health Services, Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing	Orientation to the PA Tool Kit - webpage on University of Manitoba's website that allows access to online resources important for PA students	Inaugural Exercises - Stethoscope Ceremony
Presentations about Student services on campus Health Science Graduate Student Association Indigenous Health Student Affairs Sustainability Financial Aid and Awards	Orientation on UMLearn - the online application to access course lectures notes, schedules, curriculum, etc. What online resources are available to students and how to use them for research	Orientation on Examplify - application for online laptop exams Presentation on University of Manitoba Personal Health Information Act (PHIA)	Presentation byManitoba Health Care Providers Network  and Director of Physician and Clinical Assistant Program, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and  "How to Study Medicine" by a MPAS graduate Presentation on Professionalism	N/A

Day 6	Day 7	Day 8
Labour Day	Introduction to Electrocardiograms (EKGs)	Presentation on How to approach clinical reasoning and clinical scenarios Introduction to Informatics
N/A	Lunch	Lunch
N/A	Writing Course - Writing at Graduate Level	Picnic at Assiniboine Park with Year 1 and Year 2 classmates and MPAS staff

What to wear
As MPAS students entering the PA profession, students are expected to demonstrate professionalism in part by following a business casual dress code in the classroom.