June
News: Western offers deepest sympathies to Indigenous communities
June 24, 2021
The Western community continues to mourn, acknowledging the unfathomable loss of 751 Indigenous lives at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan.
In Memoriam: Dr. Catherine Yanchula
June 23, 2021
It is with great sadness that we share the news about the sudden passing of Dr. Catherine Yanchula. Dr. Yanchula was a Windsor family physician and Adjunct Professor at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry – Windsor Campus.
Feature: Improving training in Indigenous health is a journey not a check-box
June 21, 2021
New research from Schulich Medicine & Dentistry shows cultural training programs need more than just filling knowledge gaps.
Award: Douglas Bocking Award recipients announced
June 18, 2021
Dr. Robert Stein was named the recipient of the 2020 Bocking Award, while this year’s recipient is Charys Martin, PhD.
Celebrating the BMSc Class of 2021 with Matthew Shammas-Toma
June 17, 2021
For Matthew Shammas-Toma, the many opportunities to explore professional and personal interests during his undergraduate degree have developed into life-long passions.
Research News: ImPaKT team expands COVID-19 research to target variants of concern
June 17, 2021
As variants of concern continue to drive COVID-19 transmission around the globe, teams of researchers inside the world-class ImPaKT facility focus toward understanding how to target these variants and others that may emerge.
Research News: Study examines pandemic’s impact on mothers and new babies
June 16, 2021
Researchers at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry are using a holistic perspective to study how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced stress, mood and pregnancy outcomes for pregnant mothers.
Celebrating the Dentistry Class of 2021 with Eibhlin Storey
June 15, 2021
For Eibhlin Storey, it’s the in-between moments, added up, that have made her dental education so special – the unexpected moments sandwiched between the bigger, structured tasks. She says the community at Schulich Dentistry – professors, mentors and classmates – played a key role in her success.
News: 12 Western scientists and scholars named Canada Research Chairs
June 15, 2021
From the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Dr. Jane Thorton, Jessica Prodger, PhD, Matthew Grol, PhD and Lauren Cipriano, PhD have been announced as new chair holders.
Celebrating the Class of 2021 with Laura Russell, PhD
June 11, 2021
Already months into an industry job in California, Laura Russell, PhD, has a deep interest in understanding how things work, but she says she is most proud of the fact that she’s always followed a path of curiosity and finds time to pursue the things that bring her joy.
Funding: New Frontiers in Research Fund competition results announced
June 10, 2021
The New Frontiers in Research Fund 2020 Exploration Competition supported two projects involving Schulich Medicine & Dentistry researchers Justin Hicks, PhD, Shehzad Ali, PhD, Leonard Luyt, PhD and Dr. Jorge Burneo.
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry stands with the Muslim community
June 08, 2021
We at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry join colleagues across Western University in shock and profound sadness in response to the racist, Islamophobic attack on a London family. This was an unspeakable and senseless act of hatred against members of the Muslim community.
National media: The best lesson in bedside manner came from one of my patients
June 07, 2021
"What we don't talk about enough is the emotional healing physicians receive providing care to patients. In a world divided by politics, distance, paper and plastic, this beautiful symbiosis was just the medicine I needed," Dr. Larry Jacobs reflects on the power of the doctor-patient relationship in this piece published in The Globe and Mail.
Announcement: Dr. Lakshman Gunaratnam appointed as the Dr. Robert Zhong Chair in Translational Transplant Research
June 07, 2021
Dr. Lakshman Gunaratnam has been appointed as the Dr. Robert Zhong Chair in Translational Transplant Research, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, effective April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2026.
Celebrating the Medicine Class of 2021 with Erik Mandawe
June 04, 2021
From the beginning of his medical school studies, Mandawe lived his truth. He knew that medical school was going to be a different way of relating to others around him. He also knew that he was on the right path to using his gifts as an artist and his identity as a Bush Cree person in his role as a doctor.
Feature: Medical student-led conference critically examines decolonization
June 03, 2021
Medical students Divya Santhanam, Amy Woolsey and Gopika Punchhi worked together to create a virtual conference on decolonization in global health and within the Canadian context, attracting 300 interdisciplinary participants from around the world.
Feature: Maintaining momentum
June 03, 2021
Two student council positions, virtual fundraising in a pandemic, or international research: whatever the challenge, Angela Fan, Medicine Class of 2022, wants to tackle it head-on.
Expert Explainer: Dr. Arlene MacDougall on managing mental health in the next phase of the pandemic
June 03, 2021
As vaccination rates rise, Canadians are starting to anticipate an end to the pandemic and a gradual return to work, school and social activities. With that comes some relief, but also anxiousness and trepidation. Dr. Arlene MacDougall, Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Epidemiology and Biostatistics provides strategies on how to support one another in this next phase of the pandemic.
Feature: Fostering a shared dialogue
June 02, 2021
Between running Windsor Regional Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, teaching learners and supervising research projects, Dr. Sajit Augustine is eager to make a difference in the Department of Paediatrics.
Resident Spotlight: Dr. Kyle DeMars, Family Medicine
June 02, 2021
Dr. Kyle DeMars, PGY1, reflects on the lessons learned from his work on the Windsor Campus impact study and his journey into the medical profession.
Feature: Medical students help with vaccination effort
June 02, 2021
Medical students Rutik Patel, Kelsey Ambrose, James Colapinto, John Kelly, Tajdeep Brar and Sarah MacDonald recently lent a helping hand at Dr. Magbule Doko’s Windsor-based vaccine clinic.
Announcement: 2021 CaRMS Match results complete
June 01, 2021
On May 20, the second iteration of the CaRMS match results were released, bringing this year’s process to a close. Building on the first iteration results, a total of 40% of Schulich Medicine matched to programs at Western, and 48.2% matched to Family Medicine. More than 75% matched to an Ontario postgraduate medical education program.
