February
CaRMS Match results
February 28, 2019
On February 26, medical students from across Canada learned their residency match results as the first iteration of the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) process became available.
Award: Dr. Les Kalman honoured as a Fellow of Academy of Osseointegration
February 27, 2019
Congratulations to Dr. Les Kalman, who along with three others from across North America, will be honoured for achieving Fellowship status in the Academy of Osseointegration during the Opening Symposium at its 2019 Annual Meeting.
Award: Faculty Support for Research in Education grant recipients announced
February 26, 2019
Faculty Support for Research in Education (FSRE) grants facilitate and enable scholarship in education at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry. Two new awards focus on the effects of implementing competency-based medical education and understanding Indigenous learners’ experiences.
Media Release: Tobacco plants transformed into ‘green bioreactors’ to benefit human health
February 26, 2019
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Tony Jevnikar and Biology professor Shengwu Ma have discovered that tobacco plants can be used to produce large quantitates of Interleukin 37 – or IL-37 – a naturally occurring protein in the human kidney.
Announcement: Interim Chair/Chief, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
February 26, 2019
Dr. Robert Teasell and Dr. Keith Sequeira have been appointed Interim Co-Chair/Chiefs of the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University and its teaching hospitals, London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph's Health Care London, effective February 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019 or until the incumbent Chair/Chief returns from leave.
In memoriam: Dr. Gérard Guiraudon
February 19, 2019
It is with great sadness that we share news of the passing of Dr. Gérard Marcel Guiraudon on February 14, 2019. Dr. Guiraudon pioneered surgical procedures at London Health Sciences Centre and engaged in groundbreaking research focused on cardiac electrophysiology at Western University and Robarts Research Institute.
Media Release: London’s vulnerable populations live near primary care, but language remains a challenge
February 13, 2019
Led by Western professor Jason Gilliland, a team of researchers looked at accessibility to a primary-care provider – either a family doctor or nurse practitioner – based on distribution and geographical proximity in London.
February 13: Western returns to a regular schedule
February 12, 2019
Western will be open and operating on a regular schedule on Wednesday, February 13.
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