Certificate of Participation Program

UHN STEM Pathways is excited to announce our 2023-2024 Certificate of Participation program!

This program allows students to receive certifications while participating in exciting STEM events. Specifically, all youth who attend 7 UHN STEM Pathways Eligible Events between September 2023 and June 2024 will receive a certificate signed by senior UHN leadership PLUS a Certificate towards an Ontario Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM).

If youth are from TDSB or TCDSB the SHSM certificate will be for Health & Wellness. If youth are from a different school board, please have your teacher contact us to confirm SHSM-eligibility.

The program has ended for the 2023-2024 Academic Year - check back in September 2024 for next years’ iteration.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • All youth (K-12, University/College) can participate in this program. We are happy to have students from across Canada joining our events. Feel free to share our program information with your friends!

  • TDSB

    • SPE (all participants)

    • Health and Wellness - Lab Practices or Medical Terminology

    TCDSB

    • Reach Ahead (all participants)

    • Health and Wellness - Lab Practices or Medical Terminology

    Other Boards - Please have your SHSM teacher contact us.

  • To be eligible for the certificates, students must attend 7 outreach events from September 2023-June 2024. Attendance will be taken at each event (always sign-up and sign-in with your full name). Eligible youth will be emailed their Certificate.

    • PA Day at UHN

    • STEM Talks - World Heart Day

    • STEM Talks - Stem Cells

    • STEM Talks - Undergrad Panel

    • STEM Talks - Respiratory Health

    • AI Everywhere: Uses in Neuroscience

    • STEM Talks - Accessible Futures

    • Science of Stem Cells

    • STEM Talks - Cancer Care

    • STEM Talks - Psychology Pathways

    • Mock University Lecture

    • STEM Talks - Engineering Careers

    • Go With The Flow - Interactive Activity

    • STEM Talks - Transplant Innovations

    • Powered Up: Energy & Cells

    • STEM Talks - Nursing Careers

    • Resumes and Networking

    • STEM Talks - Vision Sciences

    • Heads Up! A Lesson on Concussions

  • If students have registered for the program using the form above, we will cross-reference these details with our attendance list for events. It is important that the name used to register for the program (both first and last name) match the name used to register and attend other events (e.g., Zoom name, PA Day form, etc.).

  • We offer a variety of STEM-focused events. The majority of these events are facilitated virtually. In some events youth complete an interactive activity (e.g., Build Your Own Artificial Intelligence System), while others involve participating in a career panel (e.g., STEM Talks: World Heart Day).

  • No - while we would love to have you at every event, we understand your schedule may not always allow for that! As long as you attend 7 events between the period of September 2023 and June 2024, you will be eligible for the certificate.

  • Each event will vary in length, depending on the topic presented and speakers. Nonetheless, each event is typically 1-hour.

  • No. This program is free to all youth who are interested.

Contact our team with any questions: stempathways@uhn.ca, and join our mailing list to stay up to date with event offerings: https://uhnstempathways.ca/subscribe