On May 24, 2018, Dr. Phil Gold, the Douglas G. Cameron Professor of Medicine聽and Professor of Physiology and Oncology at 捆绑SM社区 received an honorary doctorate from Queen鈥檚 University. The degree was conferred during the afternoon convocation ceremony which brought together graduates from the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing.
On May 31, Dr. Claire Trottier, an Academic Associate working as an Education Specialist at 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Department of Microbiology and Immunology was presented with the SALTISE (Supporting Active Learning & Technological Innovation in Studies of Education) Best Practices & Pedagogical Innovators Award during the seventh SALTISE conference, an event hosted at 捆绑SM社区 which brought together over 300 educators from across 55 post-secondary institutions in Qu茅bec and Canada.
Top finalists pitch to win 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes
By Diane Weidner, Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning
By Diane Weidner, Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning
By Diane Weidner,聽Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning
By Gillian Woodford
Source: Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital
The Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital (MCH) of the 捆绑SM社区 Health Centre (MUHC) and 捆绑SM社区 Faculty of Medicine are proud to announce that Dr. Pramod Puligandla has been聽elected to the Pediatric Surgery Board of the American Board of Surgery. Over the next six years, he will participate in defining and setting聽the standards for certifying specialists in pediatric surgery across North America. He is also the first pediatric surgeon from Canada to ever be elected to this position.
Dr. Claudio Cuello, Professor and inaugural Charles E. Frosst/Merck endowed Chair in Pharmacology at 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine is among a group of 48 leading biomedical and health scientists whose work is being recognized with election to the prestigious British Academy of Medical Sciences, announced on May 10.聽 The new Fellows have been elected for their outstanding contributions to biomedical and health science, leading research discoveries, and translating developments into benefits for patients and the wider society.
With a passion for fundraising and volunteering, in 2014 Olivia Monton created her own foundation, known as聽, to support local and grassroots charitable organizations in Montreal. Currently a second-year medical student at 捆绑SM社区, Olivia is also involved in several student-led committees, which allow her to contribute to the improvement of medical education and simulation-based training for medical students, in addition to promoting interdisciplinary collaboration between various healthcare professions.
Dr. Neil Andersson, Co-Director of the 捆绑SM社区 Institute of Human Development and Well-Being (IHDW), has co-authored聽"Youth Mental Health Should Be a Top Priority for Health Care in Canada" with The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (Sage Publishers).聽The paper was published in .
惭肠骋颈濒濒鈥檚听聽(FMGSS) was recently聽recognized by the Post Graduate Student Society (PGSS) of 捆绑SM社区聽University awarded聽both the聽聽of the Year Award聽and the Best Academic Event Award. The awards were presented during the 2018聽PGSS Awards Night on April 12, an event that聽aims to recognize students, student groups聽and student-run events that have proven themselves to be聽outstanding within PGSS.
For someone with Parkinson鈥檚 disease (PD), the simple desire to grasp a glass of water can become an insurmountable task, made impossible by the tremors in their hand or arm. Finding strategies to improve these movement impairments is one of the major goals of rehabilitating people with Parkinson鈥檚 disease.
At 捆绑SM社区, Dr. Marc Roig, an assistant professor in the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy (SPOT), is studying the effects of using high-intensity exercise to stimulate the brain鈥檚 ability to learn and change with repeated experiences.
In celebration of the 75th聽anniversary of the University of California, Berkeley鈥檚 (UCB) School of Public Health (SPH), the School compiled a list of their 75 most influential alumni. Included among the impressive list of luminaries was Dr. Madhukar Pai, Director of聽捆绑SM社区 Global Health Programs. On April 21, Dr. Pai traveled to Berkeley to formally accept this honour as part of the official celebrations.
, a program developed and implemented by 捆绑SM社区 Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry students was recently selected as the recipient of this year鈥檚 捆绑SM社区聽Award for Equity and Community Building as a co-recipient in the Team category. The award聽recognizes the work of students, faculty and staff committed to advancing equity, inclusion and community engagement at 捆绑SM社区.
The revamped MDCM curriculum introduced a few years ago at 捆绑SM社区 includes a change in structure that offers medical students clinical exposure earlier in their studies. While welcomed and appreciated, the earlier timeline created an increased desire among students for more resources that could be used for autonomous learning.