Partnerships in Action
The health-care environment is changing, requiring partnerships, teams and collaborations that span our community and the globe. Schulich Medicine & Dentistry is widely recognized as facilitating a collegial working environment. As you’ll see here, we are taking strategic, concrete steps to strengthen the collaborative, interdisciplinary partnerships that will help us realize our goals.
Partnerships in Numbers
Working with communities to attract more students from Southwestern Ontario
17%
MD students from Southwestern Ontario in 2023
Enhancing interdisciplinarity in our graduate programming
7%
MD students from Middlesex County in 2023
Strengthening learner assessment
8%
MD students from Essex County in 2023
Strengthening our relationship with the Windsor Campus
3
MD students added to Windsor Campus in 2023
Forging key partnerships in academia and industry
1
of 24 major partners who joined the Canadian Hub for Health Intelligence and Innovation in Infectious Diseases (HI3), spearheading development of vaccines, therapeutics and other innovations to combat infectious diseases
6
Distributed education Academies across the region, encompassing hospital, clinic and health care settings
Embedding learners in rural and regional communities
952
Total number of medical students learning and training at partner sites across the region in 2023
Enhancing interdisciplinarity in our graduate programming
565
Number of learners doing residency training across the region in 2023
Strengthening learner assessment
216
Learners doing clerkship training (year 3 of MD program) across the region in 2023
171
Learners doing elective training (pre-clerkship and year 4 of MD program) across the region in 2023
170
Learners participating in “Discovery Week” (year 1 of MD program) across the region in 2023
60+
Distributed education partnerships with communities stretching more than 400 km from Windsor to Tobermory
Partnerships in Action
Program brings together scientists and policymakers to improve communication, build relationships
October 27, 2023
How can we improve the flow of new knowledge from research into policymaking? Postdoctoral fellow Jonathan Michaels, PhD, took part in a program that brings scientists and policymakers together to break down stereotypes.Multidisciplinary initiative to track influenza, other viruses in wastewater
August 24, 2023
Expansion of sewage surveillance project gets funding boost from provinceWestern signs nuclear research agreement with energy consultant Kinectrics
August 16, 2023
The partnership agreement focuses on health, energy, security and the environment. Collaborations include student training and internships, research and development activities, and knowledge mobilization.$5.1 million donation boosts open hardware approach to motor neuroscience
August 15, 2023
A donation made by the Azrieli Foundation is taking an open-science concept to the next level, by enabling researchers across Canada to access and utilize electrodes developed and tested at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry and Emory University.Seven interdisciplinary teams receive funding to solve research questions
August 10, 2023
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry researchers are hoping to unlock some of the major health challenges of our day, thanks to funding from the Collaborative Research Seed Grant (CRSG) program.Medical Innovation Fellowship team creates adjustable socket to increase amputees’ comfort
July 14, 2023
Vessl Prosthetics founders Oleksiy Zaika and Sydney Robinson just clicked from day one, and now their startup is improving the quality of life for amputeesThe face of hope: Schulich Medicine fellow restores lives in war-torn Ukraine
May 03, 2023
Dr. Ivanka Nebor and a team of U.S. surgeons and nurses travelled to Ukraine to perform critical reconstructive surgeries on patients wounded by warWestern establishes pioneering $4M endowed chair for urologic cancer research
April 27, 2023
Chin-Hardie Chair in Urologic Oncology bolsters Western’s leadership in developing life-saving interventions for cancers of the bladder, kidney and prostate.A vision for the future of ICES Western: A Q&A with Dr. Kristin Clemens
April 19, 2023
Dr. Kristin Clemens is the new Site Director for ICES Western. In this Q&A, she discusses the impact of the work being done through ICES Western and her hopes for the future.New study shows technology could play an important role in mental health support
March 15, 2023
Smart home monitoring systems may assist those living with both mental health and physical disorders.Schulich Medicine part of new Canada research hub for pandemic preparedness
March 09, 2023
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry is a partner in the Canadian Hub for Health Intelligence and Innovation in Infectious Diseases (HI3), created to support the development of life-saving therapeutics that target infectious diseases.Empowering careers through an immersive African experience
February 17, 2023
Learn about the amazing experiences students had in Africa as part of the Global Skills Opportunity and the Queen Elizabeth Scholars program.New partnership advances research in health, clean energy
February 15, 2023
Agreement with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited includes imaging and radiopharmaceuticalsNew partnership advances research in health, clean energy
February 15, 2023
Agreement with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited includes imaging and radiopharmaceuticalsDentistry students help Oxford County expand access to care for community’s most vulnerable
February 07, 2023
A partnership with Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry has helped Oxford County Community Health Centre’s dental clinic expand its dental services to address the unmet treatment needs of Oxford County residents.Africa Institute finds new ‘virtual’ home at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry
November 29, 2022
For more than 12 years the Africa Institute has been the home for Western research focused on Africa. Now it has a new ‘virtual’ home at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry. In this Q&A, Director Dr. Saverio Stranges describes the growth of the organization and its goals for the future.Western Heads East: From grassroots to global impact
September 29, 2022
Inspired by a speech, a group of Western faculty and staff, including Gregor Reid, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor and Lawson Institute scientist, began to help communities facing the HIV/AIDS crisis. Now they’re celebrating 20 years of service.Partnership with Ugandan research centre helps address global health challenges
July 07, 2022
The collaboration between the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and the Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) establishes a long-term commitment for research collaboration and experiential learning.Partnerships: New perspectives on health care solutions
May 26, 2022
The Schulich-Ivey Quality in Healthcare Consultancy course partners business students with clinicians to investigate gaps in clinical care using quality improvement methodology.Partnerships: Seeking answers about COVID-19 and its impact on Black communities in Canada
November 10, 2021
Feeling the burden to better understand COVID-19 and the devastating effect it is having on Black communities in Canada, Dr. Michelle Barton-Forbes partnered with colleagues on the seroMARK research study.
