August
From the classroom to Tanzania: Improving health care on a global scale
August 31, 2015
When Celina Dharamshi, MPH Class of 2015, was deciding where to complete her 12-week practicum placement, she wanted an experience that would give her the chance to apply the public health skillset she acquired in the classroom. She traveled to Tanzania to work with the Aga Khan Primary Medical Centre Mwanza.
In Memoriam – Dr. Mitchell Baran, HBA’59; LLD’11
August 28, 2015
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Mitchell Baran, HBA’59; LLD’11. He was a great friend and supporter of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and Robarts Research Institute.
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry sends first-year medical students into rural and regional communities for the first day of school
August 26, 2015
First-year medical students are spending their first day of school in communities across Southwestern Ontario.
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry welcomes 250 students to its first combined White Coat Ceremony
August 24, 2015
On August 25, siblings, Eric, Medicine Class of 2019, and Dora, Dentistry Class of 2019, will receive their White Coats together at the first combined White Coat Ceremony at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.
Martin Short headlines Leaders in Innovation Dinner
August 21, 2015
Celebrated Canadian actor and comedy legend Martin Short is the keynote speaker for the 2015 Leaders in Innovation Dinner on November 18
Dr. Shannon Venance appointed as Director of Competency-Based Medical Education Implementation, Postgraduate Medical Education
August 19, 2015
In this role, Dr. Venance will work with residency programs, program directors, clinical departments and the PGME Office to facilitate the transition of the postgraduate training programs to a competency-based medical education framework.
Strategic Planning Steering Committee Announcement
August 19, 2015
Fourteen members of the Schulich Medicine & Dentistry community will form the School’s Strategic Planning Steering Committee. In their role they will work closely with Dr. Margaret Steele, who is leading the strategic planning process and Anne Becker of Pathways Consulting.
Alison Allan, PhD, receives Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation grant
August 19, 2015
Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – Ontario Region is investing $7.5 million in funding for 24 new research project grants and fellowship awards related to innovative solutions for breast cancer. Congratulations to Alison Allan, PhD, on receiving one of these grants.
Doctoral Excellence Award aims to attract, retain young scholars
August 19, 2015
Thomas McMurrough, a Biochemistry PhD candidate, will be among the first recipients of Western’s Doctoral Excellence Research Awards.
In Memoriam – Dr. Walter Teteruck
August 17, 2015
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Dr. Walter Teteruck, chair, Continuing Dental Education, and professor emeritus, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, Western University.
Dr. Stan Kogon receives the Barnabas Day Award for Distinguished Service from the Ontario Dental Association
August 11, 2015
The award recognizes Dr. Kogon's outstanding contributions to the profession of dentistry.
Dr. Andrea Lum's appointment as Chair, Department of Medical Imaging receives extension
August 10, 2015
Dr. Andrea Lum has received an extension on her appointment as Chair, Department of Medical Imaging in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University and its teaching hospitals, London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph's Health Care London.
In Memoriam - Dr. Abdur Rab
August 10, 2015
It is with great sadness that we share the news that Dr. Abdur Rab, former professor and founding director of the Schulich Interfaculty Program in Public Health, has passed away.
Strengthening partnerships between Schulich Medicine and London’s First Nations communities
August 07, 2015
Adrean Angles has a special connection to the Indigenous communities in Southwestern Ontario. He is using his personal connection, as well as his passion for the field of medicine, as motivation to help make a difference at the School.
