May 27, 2022

Partnership delivers new perspectives on health care solutions
The Schulich-Ivey Quality in Healthcare Consultancy course partners business students with clinicians to investigate gaps in clinical care.

Education and Research News

Dentistry Outreach Pilot Project comes to life
Fourth-year dentistry students headed off campus to deliver care in community clinics to vulnerable populations.

Biomedical research will protect Canadians from COVID-19
Saman Maleki, PhD, shares his COVID experience highlighting the need for better testing, vaccines and therapies – measures achieved by investing in biomedical research.

The path to sustainable dentistry
Dr. Les Kalman contributed to the Consensus Statement on Environmentally Sustainable Oral Healthcare, outlining challenges and solutions to improving sustainability in dentistry.

Significant gains from computer-based depression treatment
Shehzad Ali, PhD, touts benefit for marginalized adult population.

Celebrating Your Achievements

Congratulations to Jaryd Christie, Marlys Koschinsky, Jenny Liu, Charys Martin, Blayne Welk and others on the recognitions, appointments and honours you recently received.

Community

Pushing the possibilities of ultra high-field imaging

Corey Baron, PhD, is developing methods to better characterize the microscopic properties of brain tissue.

A humbling, energizing and empowering experience

Dr. Bertha Garcia reflects on her time as Acting Vice Dean and Director of Dentistry.

Dr. Jeffery Turnbull named honorary degree recipient

Dr. Turnbull is a physician leader, advocate and a humanitarian who has dedicated much of his career to caring for vulnerable populations.

Adjunct faculty profile – Dr. Paul Pamboukian

Teaching adds another layer to Dr. Pamboukian's passion for dentistry.

Working & Learning at Schulich

Facility updates: Construction continues on the new Biomedical Research Facility. It's anticipated that the building will be substantially complete and dust free in August, which will be followed by a couple months of testing and commissioning.

Announcement: Second iteration of CaRMS results released.

Announcement: Dr. Vladimir Hachinski named 2022 Potamkin Prize recipient. The award is described as the 'Nobel Prize of Alzheimer's Research.'

Media and Social Highlights

The Globe and Mail
Dr. Vipul Jairath works to improve representation in research and clinical trials to ultimately create better health outcome for Canadians.

Twitter
Rosa Deves, PhD, a Schulich Medicine & Dentistry alumna, was named rector of Universidad de Chile – the first woman to hold this role in the School's 179-year history.

Global News London
Dr. Chintan Dave spoke about his research on using artificial intelligence for lung imaging.

Twitter
Teija Bily announced she will be heading to Schulich Medicine & Dentistry to begin her MD/PhD this fall. Congratulations, Teija.

The Globe and Mail
Dr. Andrea Sereda comments on Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program in an article about political parties' promises to increase social assistance rates.

Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences students

Twitter
Dr. Nicole Campbell tweets how energizing it is to see a new group of students. Welcome to our newest MSc in Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences graduate students.

Partnership delivers new perspectives on health care solutions The Schulich-Ivey Quality in Healthcare Consultancy course partners business students with clinicians to investigate gaps in clinical care.