WELCOME TO THE NEW JAMES R. JOHNSTON CHAIR WEBPAGE
I am the fourth James R. Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies. This is the first time that the Chair is in the Faculty of Medicine and I am the first queer person to hold the Chair.
On this website you will find up-to-date information on #JRJChairChats, #WheresTheChair, the JRJ Chair鈥檚 twitter feed, and recent articles. Feel free to explore the other pages where you will find my bio, the history of the JRJ Chair and bios on previous Chairs, useful resources on Black Lives Matter in Medicine, and the Black Med Ed Collaborative. And check out the new Black Blog.
Black Blog is live... focusing on Black Studies, Black Med Education, Black Health, Black life, Black research, and Black issues... read more
KEEP UP WITH THE CHAIR
Where's the Chair?
Celebration of the James R. Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies | Nov 28, 2024
JRJ Chair Chat
JRJ Chair Chat聽provides an opportunity for Black medical students, Black students in Health professions聽(medicine,聽dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, etc.), and Black Graduate students (across disciplines) to gather.
Join聽Dr. OmiSoore Dryden, the James Robinson Johnston (JRJ)聽Endowed Research聽Chair in Black Canadian Studies聽at the upcoming #JRJChairChat!
Stay tuned for the JRJ Chair Chats dates for the upcoming 2024-25 year.
Program of Work
2019 - 2020
2020 - 2021
2021 - 2022
2022-2023
2023-2024