7 p.m.

Rams in Recovery will sponsor a talk on drug policy, the costs of criminalization and the potential for liberation. The featured speaker will be Audrey Redford, Ph.D., Western Carolina University, along with panelists Lamont Bagby and Victor McKenzie Jr. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Emily Tompkins at tompkinsee@vcu.edu or (703) 785-7411 or visit https://vcu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkfuuvrjguHd0189KYaDlhC92v-qHZRgu0.

Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 at noon

The Center for Interprofessional Education and Inter Health Professionals Alliance will host an interest meeting for the National CLARION Competition. The student case competition for health professional students enables them to achieve a 360-degree perspective on patient safety in today's health care system and how it might be improved. Student teams, consisting of four students and made up of at least two disciplines, are given a case and are charged with creating a root cause analysis. The team presents its analysis to a panel of interprofessional judges which evaluates the analysis in the context of real-world standards of practice. The winning VCU team will compete at the national level for a scholarship and prizes. Register for the Zoom link at the following URL.

For more information, contact Melissa Burton at mhburton@vcu.edu or (804) 828-2898 or visit https://zoom.us/j/99264339038?pwd=S04xaU5hcDVJR0NDY2lMRC9FL0ZMUT09.

VCU’s School of Medicine requests proposals about educational research or innovations in health professions education at VCU. Visit the following URL to submit scholarly proposals, due Jan. 6. Areas of interest include diversity and inclusion, online engagement and fostering wellness. The symposium will be March 23-26, 2021 at noon and is sponsored by the VCU College of Health Professions; Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy; and the Office of Inclusive Excellence.

For more information, contact Katherine Henderson at katherine.henderson@vcuhealth.org or visit https://go.vcu.edu/vcuhses.

The VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education is currently offering a variety of online learning opportunities for the VCU community and members of the public. Classes include counseling and behavioral health continuing education modules; cultural competency and language classes; event planning courses; a certificate in paralegal studies; GRE, GMAT and LSAT prep classes and free intro sessions; ACT and SAT prep classes and free strategy workshops; and MCAT, PCAT and DAT prep courses.

For more information, contact VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education at ocpe@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1322 or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/courses/.

This week, the Peer Health Educators at The Health Promotion and Well-Being Center (The Well) and University Counseling Service's Advocacy Program are offering the opportunity for Rams to express gratitude to one another. Questions: https://thewell.vcu.edu/. Through Dec. 4, send a virtual card at the following link to show someone you're grateful for them.

For more information, contact Mia Liadis at liadisa@vcu.edu or visit https://forms.gle/oaFqWJEjyZk4rTLM7.

Are you a woman aged 18 to 25? Would you like to participate in a research study aimed to accept your body? Involvement includes participation in a one-week online intervention that lasts 45 minutes total. Participants are asked to complete one-hour online surveys at three time points. Eligible participants will receive compensation in the form of Amazon gift cards and SONA credit (if applicable). For more information and to see if you are eligible, contact the following email address.

For more information, contact Alexandria E. Davies, VCU Department of Psychology, at daviesae@mymail.vcu.edu or visit https://redcap.vcu.edu/surveys/?s=DYARNEF8ND.