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April 28, 2022
Championing peer support
Meet six faculty leaders serving as champions and Wellbeing Leads for the School's Peers for Peers program. Learn about their experiences providing emotional support and resources to clinical colleagues.
Education and Research News
Driving randomized trials for global impact
Dr. Amit Garg is leading a new initiative that will support and enable researchers to conduct randomized trials that directly influence health care.
Legislation urged to end organ donation anonymity
Dr. Charles Weijer and colleagues believe the policy to be restrictive, outdated and unfair.
Multidisciplinary research takes centre stage
Schulich Dentistry Research Day featured 22 student oral presentations tackling oral health problems and offering solutions from a range of disciplines.
New research targets faster diagnosis for Parkinson's patients
Dr. Penny MacDonald and Ali Khan, PhD are investigating the use of biomarkers for faster diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.
Western's strategic priorities fund grants $13.3 million
The Medical Science Community Outreach Program and the frugal biomedical innovation team receive funds for projects that aim to redress inequities in Canadian and global health.
Students bring home prize at the Proteus Innovation Competition
Ronald Cheung, Eastelle Ding and Clara Sun, along with their teammates, were among the top prize winners for their commercialization plan for the dynamic cardiovascular imaging for rapid patient treatment planning technology.
Celebrating Your Achievements
Congratulations to Dr. Ben Chin-Yee; Jennifer Guo, DDS/PhD Candidate; Megan Hong, MSc Candidate; and others on the recognitions, appointments and honours you recently received.
Community
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Learner Perspectives: Delainey MatternHow building cultural sensitivities and awareness in dental education and care can make a difference in Indigenous communities. |
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Bringing world perspectives to researchDr. Saverio Stranges is committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment, as well as championing research with global impact. |
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Facilitating a collaborative learning processDr. Nicole Hugel, MD'13 and resident alumna, is thrilled to be back at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry - as an Adjunct Professor of Medicine and as a learner once again. |
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Community spotlight: Practising comprehensive family medicineAt London Lambeth Family Health Organization, each physician brings their own superpower. Some specialties include chronic pain, palliative care and dermatology. |
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Working & Learning at Schulich
Facility updates: Construction continues on the Biomedical Research Facility. The generators will soon be in place, mechanical and electrical work is ongoing, and drywalling and painting has begun.
Announcement: David Hess, PhD, has been re-appointed as Sheldon H. Weinstein Endowed Chair in Diabetes Research.
Awards of Excellence – new dates announced: Join us in celebrating the 2022 Awards of Excellence recipients, in Windsor and London. Event details are available on the website.
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