August
In Memoriam: Dr. Donald Killinger
August 28, 2020
The Schulich Medicine & Dentistry community is saddened by the passing of Dr. Donald W. Killinger, Professor Emeritus and former Chief of Medicine.
Funding: Researchers using modelling techniques to improve pandemic outcomes
August 28, 2020
How might COVID-19 policy decisions change based on understanding social determinants of health? How important are community-tailored solutions when making plans for reopening? These two questions will be addressed by Ava John Baptiste, PhD, Shehzad Ali, PhD, and Lauren Cipriano, PhD, thanks to new funding from the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM).
Feature: Incoming medical school class represents increased diversity
August 27, 2020
Changes to the medical school admissions process during the past two years have mitigated barriers for underrepresented populations resulting in a more diverse class in terms of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, as well as rural versus urban and whether or not parents had attended medical school or university.
Award: Medical student Gali Katznelson receives Canadian Medical Hall of Fame award
August 27, 2020
Class president Gali Katznelson, Medicine Class of 2022, is being awarded the 2020 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award for Medical Students.
Research News: Researchers unravel two mysteries of COVID-19
August 26, 2020
A team of researchers led by Dr. Douglas Fraser has identified six molecules that can be used as biomarkers to predict how severely ill a COVID-19 patient will become, and are also the first to reveal a new mechanism causing blood clots in COVID-19 patients and potential ways to treat them.
Announcement: Dr. Les Kalman appointed Academic Lead, Continuing Dental Education
August 25, 2020
Dr. Les Kalman has been appointed as the Academic Lead for Continuing Dental Education at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, effective July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021.
In Memoriam: Western mourns death of medical sciences student
August 21, 2020
The Western community is mourning the death of Jocelyn McGlynn, a fourth-year medical sciences student whose two-year battle against leukemia inspired her classmates, instructors and all who knew her.
Funding: Feds fund innovative Western research
August 19, 2020
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry's Marco Prado, Gilles Lajoie and Lauren Flynn received research funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund.
Funding: Research to understand working memory receives new funding
August 19, 2020
Julio Martinez-Trujillo, Lyle Muller, Wataru Inoue and Stefan Everling will share in $10 million of funding from the National Science Foundation to advance their research.
Award: Emergency medicine chief recognized as “local hero” for leadership in pandemic response
August 13, 2020
Dr. Christie MacDonald, Interim Chair and City-Wide Chief, Emergency Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care is being celebrated by the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) for her exceptional leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
News: New Parr Centre for Thriving at Western bolsters proactive support for student mental health
August 12, 2020
A $9.2-million gift from Jeff and Shelley Parr has helped Western University launch a unique centre dedicated to providing collaborative and innovative approaches to proactive student mental health and well-being.
In the Media: Volunteers Want To Be Infected With Coronavirus To Help Find A Vaccine. But It Isn’t That Simple.
August 11, 2020
Dr. Charles Weijer discusses the ethics of Human Challenge Studies for COVID-19 in this article for FiveThirtyEight. "“We traced a pretty clear line in the sand saying that you couldn’t do challenge studies if participants would be exposed to risk of irreversible, incurable or possibly fatal infections,” said Weijer.
Announcement: Postgraduate Medical Education accreditation results
August 11, 2020
In November 2019, 53 of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry’s residency and area-of-focused-competence programs participated in an accreditation site visit. All Schulich Medicine postgraduate medical education programs that took part in the review and the institution as a whole are accredited.
Award: Dr. Vladimir Hachinski earns CMA’s top honour for ground-breaking stroke rehabilitation research
August 10, 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Vladimir Hachinski, Distinguished University Professor in Clinical Neurological Sciences and Epidemiology & Biostatistics who has received the F.N.G. Starr Award in recognition of his achievements in innovative stroke intervention and treatment, and furthering public awareness of the condition.
Announcement: Four new Canada Research Chairs for Western, two renewed
August 07, 2020
Western is home to four new Canada Research Chairs, professors whose work will have global impact on autism, data science and children’s learning. Two chairs, in business sustainability and neuroscience, have been renewed.
Feature: Trailblazing student wins gold
August 07, 2020
Daniel Nucifora, the first-ever graduate of the Honours Specialization in Synthetic Biology, was honoured with the Western Gold Medal while pursuing his passion.
Announcement: Nicole Kaniki and Bertha Garcia named special advisors on anti-racism
August 06, 2020
Dr. Nicole Kaniki and Dr. Bertha Garcia will help Western lay the foundation for a sustained strategy to combat racism on campus.
Funding: Youth vaping problem nets research dollars
August 05, 2020
Vaping among teenaged Canadians has doubled in the past two years – a troubling trend that three Western researchers will examine in depth with new funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR.) The researchers are working to understand the rapid rise of vaping in Canada and measure its health effects.
Funding: Experiential Learning grants brew innovative courses
August 05, 2020
The Experiential Learning Innovation Scholars Program program provides $20,000 across two years in each of the four participating projects, to help professors design novel courses with their students.
