December
News: Postgraduate Medical Education Accreditation site visit
December 23, 2019
In November 2019, 53 of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry’s 55 medical residency and area of focused competence programs participated in an accreditation site visit. Volunteer faculty from medical schools in Canada representing the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the College of Family Physicians of Canada spent one week at the School meeting with all the programs and medical leadership teams.
Announcement: Dr. Davy Cheng, extended appointment as Acting Dean of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
December 20, 2019
Dr. Davy Cheng has agreed to an extension of his appointment as the Acting Dean of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry for an additional four-month period, concluding on April 30, 2020.
Feature: Team Broken Earth London Spine Team reflects on trip to Haiti
December 20, 2019
Marjorie Johnson and a team of nurses and doctors from London travelled to Haiti last fall as part of Team Broken Earth (TBE). She reflects on their trip as they prepare to travel again in January. “We realized that good things happen in small steps through persistent efforts by ordinary people.”
Awards: Three Faculty members receive Canadian Association for Medical Education Certificate of Merit Awards
December 19, 2019
Drs. Daniel Grushka and Sandra Northcott, and Teresa Van Deven, PhD, have been recognized by the Canadian Association for Medical Education with Certificate of Merit Awards.
Award: Cheryle Séguin, PhD, awarded two Arthritis Society grants
December 19, 2019
Cheryle Séguin, PhD, is the recipient of two grants from the Arthritis Society, a Strategic Operating Grant and a Stars Careers Development Award – Mid Career. The grants support her promising new research into back pain and arthritis. Her research will study the biology of disc degeneration and common spine disorders and test new treatments.
Honour: Bekim Sadikovic recognized among National Human Genome Research Institute's Top 10 of 2019
December 19, 2019
Research by Bekim Sadikovic, PhD, has been acknowledged by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) as one of the 10 most significant advances in genomic medicine in 2019.
News: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry to host the Canadian Federation of Medical Students 2020 Annual General Meeting
December 16, 2019
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry has been selected as the host site for the 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS), taking place September 18 to 20, 2020.
Honours: Researchers celebrated on Arthritis Society’s Top 10 Research Advances of 2019 list
December 16, 2019
Two researchers at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry were among those named to the Arthritis Society’s Top 10 Research Advances of 2019 list. Frank Beier, PhD, along with PhD trainee Ian Villamagna, were acknowledged for their work in developing a new delivery method for an anti-inflammatory drug. Matthew Teeter, PhD, was honoured for his research into wearable technology being used as a pre- and post-operative assessment tool for knee replacement surgery.
Media Release: Partnership with Siemens Healthineers will create a centre of excellence in advanced diagnostic imaging and therapeutics
December 10, 2019
Continuing to build on the established excellence in medical imaging, London’s academic teaching hospitals, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), and St. Joseph’s Health Care London, and Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry announced today a partnership with Siemens Healthineers in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), interventional angiography, cardiology and cardiac surgery that will create a centre of excellence in advanced diagnostic imaging and therapeutics in southwestern Ontario.
Award: PEPP Physician Team wins President’s Award for Physician Leadership
December 06, 2019
A team of Schulich Medicine & Dentistry faculty were honoured for their work with the Prevention and Early Intervention Program for Psychoses. They received the 2019 London Health Sciences Centre President’s Award for Physician Leadership.
Media Release: Lung images of twins with asthma add to understanding of the disease
December 04, 2019
In a case study published today, researchers used a specialized MRI technique in a set of twins with asthma. While the twins are non-identical, the researchers found that they actually had identical ventilation defects in the same upper left lung segment, which stayed the same over the duration of the seven year study.
Announcement: Dr. Lois Champion has been appointed as Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education
December 02, 2019
Dr. Lois Champion, has been appointed as Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University effective from January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2024.
News: Office of Military Academic Medicine opens
December 02, 2019
With the aim of becoming a world leader in military medicine, the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western University announced the establishment of the Office of Military Academic Medicine.
News: Postgraduate Accreditation site visit concludes
December 01, 2019
Dr. Chris Watling shares a message of gratitude for the commitment and dedication of program directors, program administrators, and teaching faculty, both for their efforts in preparing for this accreditation visit, and for their year-round support for residency training.
