February 2016 Newsletter
Congratulations to six new Collaborative Research Seed Grants recipients
We are pleased to announce the results of the recent Collaborative Research Seed Grants (CRSG) competition. Congratulations to Dr. Sung Kim, Marlys Koschinsky, PhD, Dr. Sarah Morrow, Sunil Parapuram, PhD, Dr. Stephen Pasternak and Caroline Schild Poulter, PhD. CRSG provides approximately $250,000 in seed funding for the formation and development of new interdisciplinary collaborative research teams...
United for Refugees Town Hall recap
A spirit of community was evident at the United for Refugees Town Hall presented at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry on Monday, February 22. More than 75 faculty, staff and students from the School gathered to hear presentations and learn more about how they can become involved to support the more than 774 Syrian refugees now living in London...
Refreshing the plan
Nearly 120 people will be participating in the Strategic Planning Retreat on February 29. During the retreat, faculty, staff and students will learn more about the achievements from the past five years outlined in the plan, and work through a number of group exercises to refresh the plan for the next five years. Learn more and watch a video featuring Margaret Steele, vice-dean, Hospital and Interfaculty Relations, who has served as the Chair of the Strategic Plan Steering Committee...
Alumni of Distinction Awards: Call for nominations
The nomination deadline of Monday, March 7, 2016 is quickly approaching, but there is still time to nominate an exceptional colleague from the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry for an Alumni of Distinction Award...
Celebrating our achievements
Congratulations to Dr. Subrata Chakrabarti, Nicole Barra, PhD, Hon Leong, PhD, Patrick O'Donoghue, PhD, Frank Beier, PhD, Eric Arts, PhD, Andrew Pruszynski, PhD, Matthew Maitland, Karen Dunkerly, Sam Fess, Charles Ishak, Mateusz Rytelewski, Brennan Dirk, Natalie Kozyrev and many others...
Rachel Belanger, Commitment to the Community
Rachel Belanger finds intrinsic value in volunteering. Her studies keep her busy, but she still has time to give back to her community. She had her first volunteer experience before even setting foot on Western University’s campus, building houses in the Dominican Republic…
Student Profile: North de Pencier, MD'19
Imagine yourself and a group of high school students are dropped off in the Arctic wilderness with only canoes and camping gear. Your destination is more than 1,300 kilometres away and you’ll be asked to handle all medical emergencies. Are you panicking yet? North de Pencier, Medicine Class of 2019, would probably be celebrating because it means another summer as a canoe guide is about to begin…
The power of translational research: Corby Fink, Robarts Research Institute
As part of a team studying and tracking cancer immunotherapy, Corby Fink, PhD Candidate, Department Microbiology and Immunology, gets an insider’s view of the unique scientific detective work taking place at Robarts...
Distributed Education Profile: Dr. Kirsten Blaine
Dr. Kirsten Blaine is a paediatrician in Stratford that works with Schulich Medicine & Dentistry’s Distributed Education program. She relishes the opportunity to serve her community and provide the School’s trainees with the knowledge they need to excel as doctors and individuals…
Resident Spotlight: Dr. Supriya Singh, PGY2, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
Second-year orthopaedics resident Dr. Supriya Singh chose the residency program at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry believing it was the strongest surgical training program in Canada. Although she is only in her second year, the program has provided her with the opportunity for personal growth, both inside the operating room and out…
Department Profile: Internationalization, Silke Klenk and Jess Jamieson
From their small office in the Clinical Skills Building, the Internationalization Office is helping to change lives across the globe. Silke Klenk and Jessica Jamieson collaborate with various Offices, Departments and Research Centres throughout the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry as they embark on their mission to coordinate the School’s commitment to internationalization...- Founder's Day presentation
Celebrate Founder's Day on Monday, March 7, with a special lunchtime presentation on A New Paradigm for Transgender Health in Canada by Greta Bauer, PhD, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics... - Video - Dr. Penny MacDonald discusses Parkinson's research
In this edition of the Profiles of Excellence Series, Dr. Penny MacDonald discusses her research into the connection between dopamine depletion in the striatum and cognition problems for patients with Parkinson’s... - Schulich Medicine Education Conference – Featuring Dr. James Rourke
Dr. James Rourke, former assistant dean, returns to Schulich Medicine & Dentistry to deliver the Conference's keynote presentation. He will speak about the development of rural medicine at the School and the lessons he's learned along the journey. Learn more and register today... - FSRE Grant Recipients
Faculty Support for Research in Education (FSRE) grants facilitate and enable scholarship in education that has the potential to improve the state of knowledge and inform educational practice. Dr. Lisa Shepherd, Saad Chahine, PhD, Sayra Cristancho, PhD, Dr. Victor Ng, Dr. Mark Goldszmidt, Dr. Anita Florendo-Cumbermack and Dr. Chris Watling are the recipients of three new FSRE awards... - In the media: "Former military tool to target prostate cancer"
Hon Leong, PhD, is using Gulf War technology to create a less invasive method for detecting prostate cancer in at-risk men... 
February Tweets of the month
Our community has some important things to say on Twitter. Catch up on the best 140-character thoughts from faculty, staff and students during the month of February...
Tips and tricks for Cascade Publishing
Having trouble with publishing in Cascade? If you notice your news articles or events are not displaying, make sure the correct start date has been included before you click publish...
Upcoming events
Join us at our upcoming events, including: the Schulich Medicine Education Conference and the Operations Town Hall. The nomination deadline for the Awards of Excellence is March 7...
