Educational Excellence in Action
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry’s commitment to educational excellence is demonstrated through a broad range of innovative programs, by strengthening learner career opportunities and in a deep commitment to research and scholarship. As you’ll see in the stories below, the School is making great progress in strengthening our educational offerings to better prepare our graduates for tomorrow.
Educational Excellence in Numbers
Expanding medical education
Schulich Medicine welcomed its largest-ever cohort of first-year MD students in 2023 - 16 more than in 2022
Enhancing interdisciplinarity in our graduate programming
per cent increase
Enrolment in the one-year, course-based Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) program doubled in 2023, from 16 to 32 students
Strengthening learner assessment
competence committee
advisory board
Established to support students in smoothly transitioning from medical school into clinical residency training
Building a strong community of practice around competency-based medical education
Schulich Medicine residency programs transitioned to “Competency by Design” system
Strengthening dental education
Increase in applications to Schulich Dentistry over the past 5 years
Nurturing excellence in postgraduate medical education
Full-time and postdoctoral trainees – up 22% over previous year (769 in 2022/23)
Renewing and expanding Bachelor of Medical Sciences program
Major facility renovations undertaken to support growing domestic and international enrolment in the BMSc program.
Creating innovative opportunities for medical students
Students who have completed Canada’s only MD+ program, where learners can complete a graduate degree or diploma while earning their medical degree.
Nurturing excellence in postgraduate medical education
Students currently enrolled in MD+ program
Educational Excellence in Action
Western graduates receive Governor General’s Gold Medal
October 25, 2023
Three Western graduates are among the recipients of this year’s Governor General’s Academic Medals, announced recently.Back to a Better Future
September 20, 2023
The School’s very first MD+ graduate is shaping her future as a psychiatrist by exploring her passion for psychiatry and history. Her subject? Patient care in 19th-century asylums.Record number of future doctors begin training at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry
August 29, 2023
The School is welcoming the largest medical class in its history, as 190 first-year students begin their training this week.MD/PhD candidates named Vanier scholars
August 29, 2023
Shahnaza Hamidullah and Edward Wang are being recognized for their leadership skills and scholarly achievement.Sitara Lewis graduates with a passion to advocate for those experiencing homelessness
June 20, 2023
A defining lesson in empathy while at Schulich Medicine has shaped the career of this BMSc graduate. Find out more in this Q&A.Bridging the gap: Jelena Poleksic integrates history and medicine as first MD+ grad
June 08, 2023
Jelena Poleksic is the first graduate of Schulich Medicine’s MD+ program, a new track that offers many options for medical students looking for new learning opportunities. As you’ll see, it’s a perfect fit for Poleksic.Discovery Week: 25 years of life and practice in regional Ontario
May 18, 2023
For 25 years, medical students at Schulich Medicine have “discovered” what medical practice in regional Ontario has to offer through Discovery Week – a program that is also bringing hope to the physician shortage in southwestern Ontario.Learner perspectives: Teaching provides surprising opportunities to learn
May 12, 2023
The student-run Teaching in Medicine Club connected with Canadian Association of Medical Education award winners Dr. James Ross and Dr. Laura Foxcroft to find out about their insights into effective teaching.
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