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Osler Society Guest Speaker: Dr Lucy Vorobej
Feb 27, 2025
Medical Historian and Fellow, The Wilson Centre, University Health Network and Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto – Talk Title “The Prince Who Fell into a Lake: Translating the Value of History in Global Health” – Read Dr Vorobej’s recent BMJ article, “Probing the Past” BMJ (2024)
Osler Society Guest Speaker: Dr Roya Etemad Rezai
Jan 30, 2025
Radiologist and Associate Professor, Medical Imaging, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University – “Radiology throughout the Years”
Deadline for abstracts to present at Calgary’s HMD meeting
January 5, 2025
“Doing an Independent HoM Research Project”
Dec 12, 2024
Explore possibilities for conference presentations and publications.
Silvester's Choice: Medical Ethics, Disability, and Innovation in the Middle Ages with Dr. Walt Schalick
Nov 14, 2024
Dr. Walt Schalick, the 2024 Visiting Speaker, connects medical history and clinical practice in his talk to an audience of more than 120 people. The evening was an unqualified success! Read more …
Dr. Ian McWhinney and the Holistic Approach in Family Medicine with Dr. Thomas Freeman
October 17, 2024
Terrific talk delivered by Dr Tom Freeman at well-attended Osler Society meeting.
2024 Visiting Speaker Series
October 7, 2024
You’re Invited! Attend the public lecture by Dr Walton O. Schalick, MD PhD, University of Wisconsin, to find out more about “Silvester’s Choice”. Intrigued?
Osler Society 2024 Schedule
Sept 16, 2024
Osler Society at Western (a medical student club, organized by and for medical students) offers an impressive Fall 2024 line-up of activities!
Medical History Rare Book Tour with Dr Paul Potter
April 25, 2024
You’re invited! Join us for a Medical History Rare Book Tour with Dr Paul Potter and examine 16th, 17th, and 18th century anatomical atlases! How were medical students “learning” anatomy and what were anatomists “uncovering” over the centuries about the structures and systems of the body.
Winners of the Rowntree Prize and Harvey Club Prize Announced
March 21, 2024
Winners of the Rowntree Prize and Harvey Club Prize announced at 2024 HoM Rounds.
2024 HMD Calgary conference
March 15 & 16, 2024
43 SSMD students travel to the 2024 HMD Calgary conference & return with awards.
Eponyms in Medical History: A Roundtable
January 18, 2024
Attend the next Osler Society meeting: “Eponyms in Medical History: A Roundtable”, with commentary by Dr Vivian McAlisterThinking of Submitting an Abstract for a History of Medicine Project? Drop-In!
December 01, 2023
Come by the Osler Society to speak with faculty members and other students on how to submit an abstract for your History of Medicine project.Shockingly Outdated Journal Club
November 10, 2023
Medical students from uOttawa, Queen’s, Western's Osler Society host a tri-university virtual event!Bottoms Up: Rectal Nutrition and the Making of a Surgeon Historian
November 02, 2023
Osler Society welcomes guest speaker Dr. Justin Barr, MD, PhD, Duke University and Toronto HPB/Transplant, to present “Bottoms Up: Rectal Nutrition and the Making of a Surgeon Historian”Doing an Independent HoM Research Project
November 02, 2023
Attend Osler Society meeting: “Doing an Independent HoM Research Project: Topic, Question, PresentationOsler Society welcomes guest speaker Dr. Michael Rieder
October 02, 2023
Guest speaker Dr Michael Rieder, MD, PhD spotlights historical drug cases leading to today’s high-cost drug issues to Osler SocietyOsler Society Presidents present this year's club activities
September 08, 2023
Osler Society Presidents Brian Cho, Winston Hou, Aishwarya Kulkarni, Charlie Fang present this year’s Osler Society club activities to full room of medical students
