February
AstraZeneca donates $500,000 to forge health care improvements in Canada’s indigenous communities
February 20, 2015
Dr. Stewart Harris, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor, is collaborating with 12 First Nations communities in six provinces across Canada to identify local health challenges and facilitate better care coordination and improved outcomes for diabetes patients in a community-driven, culturally relevant context.
Ansari, Kovacs named among ‘world-class talent’
February 20, 2015
Psychology professor Daniel Ansari and Medical Biophysics professor Michael Kovacs were named two of 34 recipients of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) awards recognizing the work of outstanding Canadian scientists and engineers.
Schulich Dentistry students receive research awards from the International Association for Dental Research (IADR)
February 18, 2015
Schulich Dentistry students have received international research awards from the Salivary Research Group and the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) in recognition of their innovative work. Congratulations to Yuliya Mulyar and Eduardo Moffa...
DOCS program featured in Community Transformation Report
February 12, 2015
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry's Dental Outreach Community Service (DOCS) program is featured in the newly released Community Transformation Report from the Council of Ontario Universities (COU)...
Dr. Julio Martinez-Trujillo has been appointed to the position of Provincial Endowed Academic Chair in Autism
February 12, 2015
I am pleased to announce that Dr. Julio Martinez-Trujillo has been appointed to the position of Provincial Endowed Academic Chair in Autism, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University.
Patients’ walks may aid early dementia detection
February 12, 2015
Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics professor Manuel Montero Odasso explores how walking speed and variability of seniors with mild cognitive impairment can be used as a predictor of dementia’s progression, leading to earlier detection and treatment...
Record number of student abstracts accepted for national history of medicine conference
February 11, 2015
A record 10 abstracts from Schulich Medicine students have been accepted for the annual History of Medicine Days Conference being held at the University of Calgary in March.
2015 Women of Excellence Honorees Announced
February 11, 2015
Congratulations to Dr. Lisa Fischer, MD and Dr. Gillian Kernaghan, MD, CCFP, FCFP, who were announced as two of eight recipients of the 2015 Women of Excellence Awards...
Five new Regional Academic Directors (RAD) announced
February 09, 2015
Dr. George Kim, assistant dean, Rural, Regional and Community Engagement, is pleased to announce five new Regional Academic Directors (RAD) for the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry’s Distributed Education Network...
Dr. Michael Strong has been re-appointed to a second term as Dean of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry,
February 06, 2015
Dr. Michael Strong has been re-appointed to a second term as Dean of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, beginning July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2021. Dean Strong’s re-appointment was advanced at the recommendation of the Schulich Decanal Selection Committee, which has now received the formal endorsement and approval of the President and Board of Governors.
Dr. Jim Lewis has been appointed as Clinical Research Training Director
February 06, 2015
I am pleased to announce that Dr. Jim Lewis has been appointed as Clinical Research Training Director, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University.
Windsor high school students get look at life in medical school
February 04, 2015
About 20 Windsor high school students aspiring to a career in medicine got a look under the hood of life at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Program Tuesday night...
Remembering Dr. Ramsay Gunton
February 03, 2015
To his friends, family and proteges, Ramsay Gunton was a man who merited superlatives. An exemplary leader on the sports teams he captained. An avid angler. An excellent administrator. A superb physician, an outstanding mentor and a ground-breaking cardiac researcher. (Via the London Free Press)
Aaron Ward receives Prostate Cancer Canada’s Rising Star in Prostate Cancer Research Award
February 03, 2015
Aaron Ward, PhD, will receive a total of $446,856 between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2017 for his research titled “Multi-Modality Radiomics for Personalized Prostate Cancer Care”...
