How to Share your news and events

STORY SUBMISSIONS

Do you have some news you want to share? Stories and story ideas can be submitted to the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry for consideration^ The focus for stories are:

  • How FoMD at UAlberta is uniquely positioned to address the most pressing health issues of our time (Research relevance/institutes/interdisciplinary partnerships)

  • COVID-19

  • Revolutionizing medicine with a precision health model / Innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialization

  • Community partnerships / community building / communities of practice & learning (collaboration)

  • Training the workforce of tomorrow / Learners as leaders (learning environment/programs/learner achievements)

You can submit a story at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc49pPnCAoDzXPhzcGCUmr0CpukIenxQ5C2WcywKS-DTaB-Hw/viewform


EVENT SUBMISSIONS

Do you have an event you want to submit on the the FoMD or U of A Event Calendars?

Faculty Event Calendar

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf29wEv2x3mg2dPJ9Y9AGVbdOEJldj5SpTsgHCY5-aqDjmXyw/viewform

University Calendar

The University Calendar is curator through the selection of items from various Faculty calendars, including the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry Calendar (link above).

Family Matters Newsletter Submission and Publication Schedule

SHARING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

The Department of Family Medicine has several social media channels which can be used to share news and information:

Facebook: @UofAFM

Instagram: @ualberta_dofm

Twitter: @UAFamilyMed

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChHLrbKWQNKwAwghF_k3D8A?view_as=subscriber


How to request something be share on social media.

Send your request to Danica Erickson, Communications Administrator: danica.erickson@ualberta.ca. Include the following information:

  • write-up to be included,

  • related images to be shared,

  • link(s) to further information,

  • the video (must be able to download to store on YouTube)

  • topic or organization hashtags,

  • names of organizations you would like to mention in the post

  • date you would like it posted (if applicable)

Instagram Example

Good photo of the subject in a related environment, polished write up, includes relevant hashtags

Tweet Example

Concise write-up, mentions the individuals interviewed, mentions partnering agencies who would be interested in the information. Also includes a link to the podcast, which automatically adds the image.

Facebook Example

Polished write-up with relevant hashtags, image with topic clearly up-front, great photos