Dr. David Rosenblatt to receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. David Rosenblatt, Holder, Dodd Q. Chu and Family Chair in Medical Genetics and Professor, Departments of Human Genetics, Medicine, Pediatrics, and Biology at 涩里番, has been selected as the 2018 recipient of the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists (CCMG) Founders鈥� Award for Career Achievement.
Dr. Phil Gold honoured by Queen鈥檚 University
On May 24, 2018, Dr. Phil Gold, the Douglas G. Cameron Professor of Medicine聽and Professor of Physiology and Oncology at 涩里番 received an honorary doctorate from Queen鈥檚 University. The degree was conferred during the afternoon convocation ceremony which brought together graduates from the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing.
Claire Trottier presented with the 2018 SALTISE Best Practices & Pedagogical Innovators Award
On May 31, Dr. Claire Trottier, an Academic Associate working as an Education Specialist at 涩里番鈥檚 Department of Microbiology and Immunology was presented with the SALTISE (Supporting Active Learning & Technological Innovation in Studies of Education) Best Practices & Pedagogical Innovators Award during the seventh SALTISE conference, an event hosted at 涩里番 which brought together over 300 educators from across 55 post-secondary institutions in Qu茅bec and Canada.
Clinical innovation takes centre stage at inaugural 涩里番 CLIC and Hakim Family Prize event
Top finalists pitch to win 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes
By Diane Weidner, Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning
涩里番 partners with KINOVA to foster innovation in robotics
By Diane Weidner, Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning
A global perspective on team trauma training
By Diane Weidner,聽Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning
First Canadian pediatric surgeon ever elected to the Pediatric Surgery Board of the American Board of Surgery
Source: Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital
Dr. Claudio Cuello elected as a Fellow of the British Academy of Medical Sciences
Dr. Claudio Cuello, Professor and inaugural Charles E.
涩里番 medical student鈥檚 philanthropy recognized nationally
With a passion for fundraising and volunteering, in 2014 Olivia Monton created her own foundation, known as聽Live for the Cause, to support local and grassroots charitable organizations in Montreal.
Family Medicine Graduate Student Society takes home two 涩里番 Awards
涩里番鈥檚聽Family Medicine Graduate Student Society聽(FMGSS) was recently聽recognized by the Post Graduate Student Society (PGSS) of 涩里番聽University awarded聽both the聽Post Graduate Student聽Association聽of the Year Award聽and the Best Academic Event Award.
Exercise to change the brain
For someone with Parkinson鈥檚 disease (PD), the simple desire to grasp a glass of water can become an insurmountable task, made impossible by the tremors in their hand or arm. Finding strategies to improve these movement impairments is one of the major goals of rehabilitating people with Parkinson鈥檚 disease.
Dr. Madhukar Pai honoured as influential alumnus by UC Berkeley
In celebration of the 75th聽anniversary of the University of California, Berkeley鈥檚 (UCB) School of Public Health (SPH), the School compiled a list of their 75 most influential alumni. Included among the impressive list of luminaries was Dr. Madhukar Pai, Director of聽涩里番 Global Health Programs. On April 21, Dr. Pai traveled to Berkeley to formally accept this honour as part of the official celebrations.
鈥淓xplore! Careers in Health鈥� selected for 涩里番 award
Explore! Careers in Health, a program developed and implemented by 涩里番 Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry students was recently selected as the recipient of this year鈥檚 涩里番聽Award for Equity and Community Building as a co-recipient in the Team category. The award聽recognizes the work of students, faculty and staff committed to advancing equity, inclusion and community engagement at 涩里番.
涩里番 medical students develop space to refine their clinical skills
The revamped MDCM curriculum introduced a few years ago at 涩里番 includes a change in structure that offers medical students clinical exposure earlier in their studies. While welcomed and appreciated, the earlier timeline created an increased desire among students for more resources that could be used for autonomous learning.