March 31, 2017
Dr. Mithu Sen has been re-appointed as Assistant Dean, Faculty Equity and Wellness, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University effective March 1, 2017 to February 28, 2020.
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March 31, 2017
Congratulations to Haider Hassan, a Biochemistry PhD student in the lab of Joe Torchia, PhD, Departments of Biochemistry and Oncology, for receiving the 2017 WORLDiscoveries Scholarship for Commercialization/Entrepreneurship. Hassan has been recognized for his ingenious project on rapid detection of Ebola virus in blood.
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March 30, 2017
Congratulations to Pascaline Kohio, Tamara Tavares and Dr.Shane Smith of Schulich Medicine & Dentistry for being selected to move on to the Western 3MT Final.
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March 29, 2017
On March 28, hundreds of participants came together for London Health Research Day (LHRD).
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March 29, 2017
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry trainees took home top prizes at the Imaging Network Ontario (ImNO) 2017 Symposium earlier this month.
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March 28, 2017
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2017 Professional Association of Residents of Ontario (PARO) Award recipients: Dr. Ian Ball, Dr. Matthew Cohen and Tehmina Ahmad.
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March 24, 2017
Congratulations to Brian Corneil, a professor in the department of physiology and pharmacology and a Robarts scientist, on being named Faculty Scholar by Western University.
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March 24, 2017
Dr. David Hess has been appointed as the Sheldon H. Weinstein Endowed Chair in Diabetes Research at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University effective February 1, 2017 to January 31, 2022.
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March 20, 2017
Dr. Stephen Wetmore has been re-appointed as Chair/Chief of the Department of Family Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and its teaching hospitals effective February 1, 2017 to January 31, 2022.
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March 16, 2017
Hinissan Pascaline Kohio,Tamara Tavares, Shane Smith, Janice Gomes, Nileeka Balasuriya, Aymon Ali, Divy Kochar and Rebecca Kozak will move on to the next round of the 3MT competition on Monday, March 20.
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March 16, 2017
Anita Woods, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology has been awarded Western University's highest honour for inspiring active and deep learning in her students. Woods is the 2017 recipient of the Western Award for Innovations in Technology Enhanced Teaching.
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March 14, 2017
On Friday May 12, Ugandan physician, world-renowned HIV/AIDS researcher and author Dr. Peter Mugyenyi will receive a Doctor of Science, honoris causa (D.Sc.) as part of Schulich Medicine & Dentistry's MD convocation.
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March 10, 2017
Dr. Richard Bohay has been extended as Acting Director, Dentistry, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 or until a new Director is appointed.
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March 09, 2017
Dr. Kumanan Wilson, MD’93,has developed a comic book as a way to teach kids about the role immunizations play in defending our bodies against illness.
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March 07, 2017
After an intense four-month competition, the Proteus Innovation Competition has come to a close. Congratulations to teams Apex, E-PALP and the Medical Innovation Fellows!
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March 06, 2017
The 2017 Awards of Excellence recipients have demonstrated passion, professionalism and excellence in their teaching, support and leadership. Congratulations to the 14 recipients.
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March 06, 2017
In April 2015, the Undergraduate Medical Education program received full accreditation status for eight years from CACMS/LCME. The five standards identified in April 2015 as non-compliant or compliance with monitoring have been revised to satisfactory or satisfactory with a need for monitoring.
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March 03, 2017
Dr. Margaretha Rebel has been extended as Chair/Chief of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, and its teaching hospitals, London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph's Health Care London effective February 1, 2017.
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March 03, 2017
Jeff Carson saw a picture-perfect opportunity to spin his lab work into a new company. The Medical Biophysics professor, whose research focuses on biomedical imaging applications, including photoacoustic tomography to detect breast cancer, recently applied his skills in multispectral imaging and launched Spectral Devices Inc. Located in Western’s Research Park, the company is developing a vast array of filtered lenses to be used in everything from agriculture and aerospace, to industrial automation and satellites.
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March 03, 2017
Western postdoctoral fellow Molly Henry, part of Jessica Grahn’s Music and Neuroscience Lab at the Brain and Mind Institute, was recognized with the Association for Psychological Science Rising Star Award, which identifies outstanding psychological scientists in the earliest stages of their research career post-PhD. Henry’s focus is on how the synchronization between brain rhythms and environmental rhythms shapes auditory perception.
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March 02, 2017
The 2017 Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) results were delivered to Schulich Medicine students on March 1. As in past years, Family Medicine was the top residency choice.
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March 01, 2017
Dr. Iyer is being recognized for his commitment to medical education, and contributions toward teaching, evaluation and educational leadership.
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March 01, 2017
The award recognizes commitment to medical education at the undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing professional development levels, taking into account valuable contributions made toward teaching, evaluation, educational leadership and course coordination.
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February 12, 2024
Congratulations to Tamara Tavares, PhD Candidate, Neuroscience, and Dr. Shane Smith, MSc Candidate, Surgery, for respectively placing first and second in the 2017 Three Minute Thesis competition (3MT) at Western University held on April 5.
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