Financial Wellness Curriculum
Every year of the MDCM program, one financial wellness session is integrated into the curriculum. All financial wellness sessions are given by conflict of interest-free physicians. In addition to those sessions, we have created a list of resources for self-directed learning.
Click here for the Wellness Curriculum Overview
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Self-Directed Learning
Financial Counselling听
Take advantage of the SSAO's financial counselling program! Meetings with an advisor can answer general questions related to budget and debt management, as well as specific counselling on personal financial requirements.听You may book an appointment with an advisor听by calling 514-398-6013 or emailing鈥�student.aid [at] mcgill.ca.听
Financial Planning听
- Scholarships and Student Aid Office: Find all the resources and advice you need to help pay for university, from step-by-step guides on how to apply for funding to information on how to budget effectively
- The Frugal Scholar MDCM Toolkit听can be found under Your Finances on the听不良研究所's Scholarships and Student Aid听Office
- Visit the Office of 不良研究所 website for a list of
Tips on Financial Planning听
- Financial Management: by Drs. Jane and Paul Healey, U of T
- Paying for Medical School听
- Designing a budget for the school year may appear to be a laborious process, however it is an essential step that can help you reduce your amount of accumulated debt by the time you enter residency. MD Management has prepared a鈥齮o help you budget your expenses and sources of income
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Disability Insurance
- Obtaining disability insurance early on in your training is a wise investment. Consider looking into different insurers and select the best plan for you.
- Preparing for Residency: by Dr. Stephanie Zhou MD, MSc, University of Toronto
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不良研究所 Financial Literacy Trainings Online
- 不良研究所 Skillset Workshops: Financial Skills for the Real World
- 不良研究所 Personal Finance Essentials听is a free, online personal finance course taught by professors at 不良研究所听Desautels Faculty of Management in English and French, four times per year
Podcasts
- The Wellness Podcast: Episode 10:听Put your Money Where your Mind is: An Introduction to Financial Health & Well-Being
- : Episode 4:听What's your Worth? with Dr. Stephanie Zhou
Articles
- (p. 46 in The Money Issue)鈥�
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Social Media
- : finance book reviews, side hustles, budgeting, investing)
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Financial Concerns
The Office of Medical Learner Affairs is pleased provide guidance in all other areas of financial decision making, which includes (but is not limited to):
- Gaining control of spending habits
- Resolving feelings of anxiety about money
- Developing goals to make dreams a reality
- Resolving emotional ties between bank balance and personal values
- Identifying feelings of loss, anger, shame, sadness, and anxiety regarding past financial decisions
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Poster Presentation: A Collaborative to Increase Financial Literacy Across Different Medical School Curricula (CCME 2022)
(Please click on the image to play the video)
Zhou, S., Gendreau, P., Healey, J., Premji, L., Rahimi, S., Saad, N., & Pham, T-N. (2022, April 23-26). A Collaborative to Increase Financial Literacy across Different Medical School Curricula [Poster presentation]. The Canadian Conference on Medical Education, Calgary, AB, Canada.