DIVERSITY,
ANTI-OPRESSION
& ANTI-RACISM
IN HEALTHCARE.
Dr. Mojola Omole is an established speaker on breast cancer (especially in racialized women) and diversity within the medical communities across North America.
Having immigrated from Nigeria to rural Ontario at the age of eight, Dr. Mojola Omole went on to complete her medical education at University of Toronto and her residency in general surgery at McMaster University. Her fellowship in global surgery was the catalyst for her work as global surgical oncologist. Mojola has worked in Nigeria, Rwanda and Nicaragua and currently you can find her at Scarborough Health Network in Toronto.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Established Speaker
& Thought Leader
Oral Presentations
Moderator: North York General Hospital Black history month symposium: Black healthcare worker and Anti-Black racism in medicine, Toronto ON February 2023
Anti-Black Racism and Black Women’s Health, Cleveland Health Clinic, Toronto, ON February 2022
Anti-Black Racism and Surgical Care: Creating Culturally Safe Operation Rooms, St. Joseph’s Health Center-Unity Health, Toronto, ON February 2022
Panelist
Gilead Sciences Inc. Partnering for Equity in Healthcare Symposium focusing on oncology care in Black people’s health, Toronto ON March 2023
Black Under-representation in Medicine and Community Health, University of British Columbia, April 2021
Equity in Medicine- Allyship in Medicine, November 2021
Equity in Medicine- Intersectionality in Medicine, November 2020
DR. MOJOLA OMOLE ON WHY HAVING MORE BLACK DOCTORS MATTERS.
Ontario Medical Association
THE ‘FIT VS FAT’ DEBATE, DR. OMOLE’S TAKE.
The Tracy Moore Show
Access a collection of Dr. Omole’s
speaking engagements here.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
An executive board member of the Black Physicians of Ontario, a consultant for anti-Black racism and anti oppression training, chair of the special issue in the CMAJ on Anti-Black racism in medicine and chief medical officer and device consultant for the stage zero collection, Dr. Mojola Omola has spent the last 20 years changing the medical space across Canada.
The world’s first breast cancer screening bra is Black-owned
Mojola hosts a bi-weekly podcast for the Canadian Medical Association Journal. CMAJ Podcasts delves into the scientific and social health advances on the cutting edge of Canadian health care. Episodes include real stories of patients, clinicians, and others who are impacted by our health care system.
THE CMAJ PODCAST
In addition to her bi-weekly podcast, Dr. Omole has contributed to the following publications as a medical journalist:
CBC, CBC Radio Canada, CityLine TV-Rogers Media
Quartz, Toronto Star, Walrus.
As a medical contributor, her focus is on the translation of breast cancer care, health disparities as it relates to race and gender to the general public.
Mojola’s writing and radio appearances focus on the intersection of race, LGBTQTIA and health.
LISTEN HERE.
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