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Michael Chen, Meds 2018, and North de Pencier, Meds 2019, to present history of medicine research at the AAHM meeting in Los Angeles, CA in May 2018
December 23, 2017

Shelley McKellar publishes in the NEJM on the world’s first heart transplant
December 17, 2017

Joint session of the Osler Society & the Local Officers of Reproductive and Sexual Health of the CFMS Global Health program
November 14, 2017
Join us for a joint session of the Osler Society & the Local Officers of Reproductive and Sexual Health of the CFMS Global Health program, entitled "The History of Reproductive and Sexual Health Issues in Medicine," on Nov 28 at 12:30 p.m. in DSB 1002 (London) and MEB 1115 (Windsor)

Call for Presentations - History of Medicine Days at the University of Calgary
November 14, 2017
Call for Presentations -- History of Medicine Days conference at the University of Calgary, scheduled for Friday, March 2 and Saturday, March 3, 2018. The deadline to submit abstracts is January 12, 2018. Please send your abstracts and application materials directly to Donna Weich, Conference Coordinator at donna.weich@ucalgary.ca More information about the conference can be found on their website at https://hom.ucalgary.ca/hmd

Call for Applications: American Osler Society's William B. Bean Student Research Award
June 28, 2017
Medical students interested in engaging in supported research with a mentor are encouraged to apply for the William B. Bean Student Research Award, which is sponsored by the American Osler Society. The award supports medical student research in medical history and medical humanities.

North de Pencier receives Dr Benjamin Goldberg Research Award for HoM project
June 12, 2017
This summer, North de Pencier, Meds 2019 will be analyzing archival documents and hospital records to track health changes within various Indigenous communities in Northwestern Ontario during the period from 1969 to 1996. Her project, ""Environmentally-induced retardation:" Intellectual Testing and Overdiagnosis of Developmental Disabilities at the Sioux Lookout Zone Hospital, 1969-1996," aims to help explain historical and contemporary health conditions in a region suffering disproportionate levels of many communicable and non-communicable disease and developmental delays.

Symposium on Canadian Medicare 2017 includes Medical Historians
May 16, 2017
On May 12, the invitational symposium entitled "Canadian Medicare 2017: Historical Reflections, Future Directions" featured leading health care policy makers and medical historians to discuss such issues as lengthy waiting issues, physicians as stewards of medicare, and more.

North dePencier presents poster at 2017 AAHM meeting
May 09, 2017
Meds 2019 student North de Pencier presented her research project, "The Kiss of Life: William Tossach, John Fothergill and Mouth-to-Mouth Rescure Breathing in 18th Century Britain," at the 2017 American Association for the History of Medicine (AAHM) meeting, recently held in Nashville from May 4 to 7.

Ariel Gershon, Meds 2019, awarded a 2017 Hannah Summer Studentship
April 18, 2017
Congratulations to Ariel Gershon, Medicine Class of 2019, who has been awarded a 2017 Hannah Summer Studentship for his project -- "History of self injurious behaviours and catatonia in intellectual disabilities and ASD."

Osler Society at Western Presents: Dr. Eric Arts
April 10, 2017
The Osler Society at Western presents, "The history of the AIDS epidemic starting with King Leopold II in late 1800s to the Present" by Dr. Eric Arts, Canada Research Chair in HIV Pathogenesis and Viral Control, Professor & Chair of Microbiology & Immunology.

The Past and Future of Canadian Medicare
April 05, 2017
You're invited! How can history help us address current policy problems in the Canadian Medicare system? Sponsored by AMS as part of their 80th Anniversary celebrations, this event will be facilitated by Dr. David Naylor, University of Toronto, with talks by Dr. Sally Sheard and and Dr. Greg Marchildon, followed by discussion.

Canadian medics during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, Apr 1917
April 03, 2017
This month, we remember the hard-fought battle of the Canadian Corps at Vimy Ridge, launched on April 9, 1917 in northern France during the First World War. The Canadian victory was a remarkable feat and remembered as a turning point in the war, certainly a nationally defining moment for Canada.

2017 History of Medicine Colloquium delivered an outstanding program!
March 27, 2017
From head transplants to Japanese medical experiments to dope history and more, the 2017 History of Medicine Colloquium delivered an outstanding program showcasing a wide range of Schulich Medicine student independent projects in the history of medicine.

Upcoming Talk on Dr. O, London’s first indigenous physician
March 13, 2017
Born at Six Nations of the Grand River and rising to prominence in medicine and politics, Dr. Oronhyatekha became embroiled in the controversial search for Tecumseh’s grave, lobbied for the vote for Indigenous peoples, and became the first non-white member and ultimately the Supreme Chief Ranger of the Independent Order of Foresters.

Blog Interview with Professor Shelley McKellar
March 13, 2017
Leading up to Professor Shelley McKellar’s visit to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, where she’ll deliver the inaugural Michael E. DeBakey Lecture on March 21, 2017, Circulating Now posted their interview with Professor McKellar.

HoM publications authored by and about Western medical faculty
February 21, 2017
Don't miss reading these History of Medicine articles recently-published in the open-access Canadian Journal of Surgery.

Osler Society March Meeting
February 21, 2017
Our next meeting of the Osler Society will be March 9 from 12:30-2:00pm in HSA 041.

Osler Society February Meeting
January 30, 2017
The next meeting of the Osler Society will be held on Friday, February 3, 2017.

Call for Abstracts: HOM 2017
January 19, 2017
The deadline to submit your abstract for the 2017 History of Medicine Colloquium is March 1, 2017.

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