Features

Putting Down Roots

Can regional training solve the doctor shortage?

Working with its health-care partners across southwestern Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry is doubling down on a strategy to place more medical learners than ever in smaller communities for immersive local training experiences

On Guard

A cutting-edge new facility will bolster Western’s strength in the study of infectious diseases, helping government and industry prepare for the next big health threat

Into the Mystic

Paul Frewen’s team is using virtual reality to transform images into powerful therapeutic experiences for those suffering from depression, anxiety disorders and PTSD

A Taste of Your Own Medicine

Biotherapeutics – tailored treatments that harness the body’s natural ability to fight disease – are changing the way illness is diagnosed, prevented and treated. And Schulich Medicine researchers are joining the revolution in a major way

Brain Gain

One year. Many discoveries.

Just three pounds, the brain plays a vital role in health and disease. Schulich Medicine researchers are helping unravel some of the brain’s mysteries to treat our most challenging brain-related conditions

Mini Organs. Major Breakthroughs.

Organoids are miniature versions of our organs grown in a dish. Schulich researchers are using this remarkable research technique to solve some of our most challenging health issues

Superbugs

What you don’t know about antimicrobial resistance might kill you

Armed with gene-editing technology, AI and innovative research approaches, Schulich Medicine researchers are fighting back against one of the WHO’s most urgent health challenges – antimicrobial resistance

Nature Rx

Researchers like Dr. Anna Gunz are confirming the healing powers of nature. And in the process, they are improving health outcomes and quality of life

Architects of Innovation

Some of Schulich Medicine & Dentistry’s most successful innovators and thinkers reveal the practices and processes they rely on to generate ideas and how they persevere through the ups and downs of their work

Body Language

Dr. Courtney Casserly is approaching lumbar punctures from a new point of view. Her team is using écorché to help budding physicians get comfortable with the procedure on real body types