History of Medicine Days (HMD)

HISTORY OF MEDICINE DAYS 2026

35^th Annual Calgary Conference - March 19, 20, & 21, 2026

Our Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Ahmed Ragab, MD, PhD who is currently an Associate Professor with the Institute of the History of Medicine at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He will speak on “Rhythms of Care: Temporality in Medieval Islamic Medicine.”

HISTORY OF MEDICINE DAYS 2025 PROCEEDINGS VOLUME - CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS

1. FriesenPress. Call for Proceedings Manuscripts HMD 2025
2. FriesenPress. Instructions for Author and Guidelines 2025
3. FriesenPress. Sample - format. Final Edited Form
4. FriesenPress. Copyright and Permissions Forms

HISTORY OF MEDICINE DAYS 2026

35^th Annual Conference - March 19, 20 & 21, 2026

In person, traditional conference will be held at the University of Calgary Foothills Campus, Libin Theatre.

Attend our national, three day conference where medical, health care, history and literature students present talks and/or posters on medical history.

HMD 2026 Detailed Program (coming soon)

HMD 2026 Simplified Program (coming soon)

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS - DEADLINE JANUARY 4, 2026

Undergraduate and early graduate students from across Canada, the United States, and Overseas are invited to submit an abstract for an oral or poster presentation on the history of medicine and health care. Oral presentations will be 12 minutes (max), and 3 minutes (max) for a poster (with additional Q&A from the panel of judges). Posters will be displayed throughout the entire conference.
 

The topics for presentation will cover a wide range and include areas such as the Classics, the History of Public Health, Nursing, Veterinary Medicine, Human Biology and Neuroscience, etc. Prizes will be awarded in different categories, and all active participants are invited to join us at the Awards Dinner Event, in the evening, on the last day of the conference.

Each presenter must offer an original historical research attempt with new methodological perspectives on the topic and/or have a critical discussion following the presentation.
 

If participants (max 4) would like to present together on a related topic, this could be done in a panel form. We ask, however, that presentations and poster abstracts be submitted by one author only (please include co-authors in the cc).

The Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Ahmed Ragab, MD, PhD who is an Associate Professor with the Institute of the History of Medicine at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He will speak on “Rhythms of Care: Temporality in Medieval Islamic Medicine.”
 

For information and materials: Calgary History of Medicine and Health Care Program (https://hom.ucalgary.ca/hmd). 
 

DEADLINE: Submit abstract by 11:59pm on January 4^th, 2026. 

GUIDELINES: Follow the guidelines in the ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES & EXAMPLE instruction document

NOTE: If you do not receive a reply email by January 9^th, 2026 with “RECEIVED” in the subject line, kindly reach out to the submission email above.
 

Yours in history,
 

Marcia Garcia 

Conference Coordinator

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS - HMD 2026

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES & EXAMPLE

MICHAEL & MICHELLE WILLIAMS STEM-Studies AWARD

2026 UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION

More info and application procedure: Williams STEMS Graduate Award for 2026 HMD.pdf (coming soon)

Award Winner to be announced

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I SUBMIT MY ABSTRACT?

You will receive an email by January 9^th, 2026 with confirmation that your email was received. If you do not receive a reply email by January 9^th, 2026 with “RECEIVED” in the subject line, kindly reach out to the submission email above. Our Review Committee will then review all submissions and you will be contacted in the first or second week of February 2026 with the results of your submission.

2026 CONFERENCE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of the conference, the learner will be able to:

•     describe the developmental history of the Canadian medical profession

•     explain the social and cultural contextualization history of the Canadian medical profession

•     express an appreciation of interdisciplinary relations

•     discuss the background history knowledge of Canadian medicine

•     identify long term development of modern clinical medicine with respect to changing attitudes toward patients, care provision, institutionalization, research-application and knowledge transfer

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CPD activity toolkit: Creating learning objectives

KEYNOTE SPEAKER – DR. AHMED REGAB, MD, PHD

The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland

HMD 2026 Keynote Address Poster (coming soon)

HMD 2026 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM

Please register to attend our 2026 History of Medicine Days Conference

Download 2026 HMD Registration Form for PRESENTERS, JUDGES & CHAIRS (coming soon)

Download 2026 HMD Registration Form for GUESTS/PUBLIC (coming soon)

SPONSORS

This program has received an educational grant or in-kind support from Associated Medical Services, Inc. in Toronto, ON, the History of Medicine Committee of the Alberta Medical Association, as well as the Cumming School of Medicine,

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