UHN STEM Pathways 

UHN STEM Pathways 

The school council is once again sharing  information relating to a series of free virtual events for students.  The events are being hosted by UHN (United Health Network) STEM Pathways program.  If your students are interested, please have them register using the links below.

UHN STEM Pathways is a Toronto-based outreach program that gives students the opportunity to learn about and explore STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) with leaders in the field.  

These opportunities are at no-charge to participants and aim to instill a curiosity and love of STEM. Overview of session and registration links are found on the website page from the links below.

STEM Talks

In this monthly virtual session, a different STEM topic is highlighted each month. Students will hear from 3 UHN speakers who work in the field highlighted. Speakers share their education and career journeys and respond to questions from participants. 

Here are the dates and topics of upcoming STEM Talks ( 1-hour virtual events usually 5-6pm or 6-7pm use links to see full details):

• Digital Health - Thu Nov 7, 5 - 6pm (Grade 7 - 12 and undergraduate/college students)

• Neuroscience - Tue Dec 3, 6-7pm (Grade 7 - 12 and undergraduate/college students)

• Stem Cells - Mon Jan 13, 5-6pm (Grade 7 - 12 and undergraduate/college students)

• Cancer - Thu Feb 6, 6-7pm (Grade 7 - 12 and undergraduate/college students)

• Engineering - Wed Mar 5, 5-6pm (Grade 7 - 12 and undergraduate/college students)

• Medicine - Tue April 8, 6 - 7pm (Grade 7 - 12 and undergraduate/college students)

• Nursing - Wed May 7, 5-6pm (Grade 7 - 12 and undergraduate/college students)

• Accessibility - Mon Jun 2, 6 - 7pm (Grade 7 - 12 and undergraduate/college students)

Professional Activity (PA) Days

UHN STEM Pathways also host Professional Activity (PA) Days at UHN for high school students! During these 2-hour interactive sessions, students will have the opportunity to visit unique facilities at UHN and participate in fun STEM-related workshops. Sessions will be facilitated by staff and researchers who will share first-hand what their typical work day might entail.

Dates for Upcoming PA Day Sessions

• Nov 15, 2024

• Nov 29, 2024

• Feb 14, 2024

• Mar 11, 2024

• May 5, 2024

To apply - complete Application form

Applications close 3 weeks prior to the event. Students will be selected for one 2-hour workshop, (AM or PM) on-site at UHN. 

Other presentations

Build your own Artificial Intelligence System

In this session youth will learn about artificial intelligence (AI), how it works and how it is used in healthcare to solve common problems. Youth will also learn about and then create an image classification algorithm (AI model).

We will be doing a hands-on activity from https://experiments.withgoogle.com/collection/ai. No prior knowledge or coding experience required.

• Nov 18, 6 - 7pm - Register here