March 2017 Newsletter
Outstanding scholarship recognized
Brian Corneil, a Professor in Physiology and Pharmacology and a Robarts scientist, is being recognized as an all-around scholar for his work...
Profiles of Excellence: Susann Schmid, PhD
Susanne Schmid, PhD, is studying the underlying mechanisms that allow us to filter sensory information. Disruptions in this mechanism are present in disorders like schizophrenia and autism...
Recognizing peers
The 2017 Windsor Awards of Excellence recipients have demonstrated passion, professionalism and excellence in their teaching, support and leadership. Congratulations to the 14 recipients...
GroupWise to Office 365 Migration
Information Services is currently in the planning stages to migrate the GroupWise email system to Western's Office 365 System. The current target is to have the migration completed in late May to early June 2017...
Informative and Insightful discussions at coffee sessions
During the past four Coffee & Conversation sessions, Dr. Michael J. Strong, Dean, has been able to share news about the School and engage in insightful discussions about the concerns of faculty...
The Chair's Blog
Dr. James Calvin has released part two of the three-part blog series that discusses quality improvement initiatives on clinical teaching units...
Your March desktop background download is now available
A special thank you to James Wing-Yiu Choy, associate professor, Biochemistry, for the March desktop background...
Celebrating your achievements
Congratulations to Dr. Scott McKay, Dr. Hariharan Iyer, Dr. Peter Mugyenyi, Anita Woods, Dr. Mark Awuku, Dr. Douglas Ross, Dr. Julio Martinez-Trujillo, Dr. Ian Ball, Dr. Matthew Cohen, Tehmina Ahmad, Dr. Barbra de Vrijer, Dr. Kevin Coughlin, Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook, Dr. Basim Abu Rafea, Dr. Angelos Vilos and more...
Commitment to the Community: Vicki Douvalis - Building a stronger London
Impacting the lives of hundreds of thousands of Londoners is an ambitious task, but Vicki Douvalis is willing to take on the challenge. Volunteering with London Public Library and Museum London, she’s been able to create connections that enrich lives, inspire discovery, foster creativity and expand possibilities...
Student Profile: Terry Lee Robins
While some may shy away from working with cadavers and performing gross examinations on human tissues or organs, Terry Lee Robins, a Master of Clinical Sciences-Pathologists' Assistant Candidate, relishes the opportunity...
Robarts Research Institute hosts inaugural Brainhack Western event
Dozens of trainees and faculty members from across Western's campus came together earlier this month for the inaugural Brainhack Western. The multi-day event was hosted at Robarts, and was part of a global movement to develop innovative solutions to emerging issues in neuroimaging and neuroscience...
Distributed Education: New dedicated space for trainees
With financial backing from Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, three new exam rooms at Stratford General Hospital have been designated for students and residents, solidifying the dedication to distributed education in the community...
Resident Spotlight: Dr. Carolyn Adams, PGY1, Family Medicine
With roots in Windsor stretching back to the early 1900’s, Dr. Adams is looking forward to practicing in her hometown and continuing the family tradition of socially responsible care...
Department Profile: Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, Obstetrics & Gynaecology
The Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility team at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry has decades of experience maintaining excellence in patient care through world-class innovative research and education...- Communications Request Form
The Schulich Medicine & Dentistry Communications Team is implementing a new process for communications requests. The Communications Request Form is an online form which will help begin the planning process and provide a brief outline of your upcoming project... - In case you missed it: Complexity, Competency & Care
Let Lorelei Lingard, PhD, Sayra Cristancho, PhD, Mark Goldszmidt, MDCM, PhD, and Saad Chahine, PhD, provide the answers to three important questions that continue to impact medical education and patient care today... - The 2016 Dean's Report is now available
The annual performance review presenting a comprehensive overview of the successes achieved during the past year... - In the media: Drugs for enlarged prostate can up depression, self-harm risk in rare case
CTV National highlighted new research from Western University and ICES Western that showed a common class of medications used to treat men with enlarged prostate does not boost the risk of suicide, but in rare cases can cause depression and thoughts of self-harm... - History of Medicine success
Twelve Schulich Medicine students, whose research ranges from prosthetic limbs to Japanese medical experiments, were award recipients at recent History of Medicine events... 
March tweets of the month
Catch up on the best 140-character thoughts from our faculty, staff and students including tweets from Dr. Javeed Sukhera, the Centre for Functional and Metabolic Mapping and Dr. Michael Ott...
Tips and tricks: How do I...?
Information Services is pleased to announce a new 'How Do I...?' video. The latest video is 'How to Spot a Phishing Attempt'...
Upcoming events
Tickets are now on sale for the 2017 Celebration of Excellence Dinner. Purchase today. RSVP for Developmental Disabilities Research Day on May 4. Save the date for the annual See the Line concussion research and awareness symposium on August 16...
