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Dr. David Rosenblatt, Holder, Dodd Q. Chu and Family Chair in Medical Genetics and Professor, Departments of Human Genetics, Medicine, Pediatrics, and Biology at Թ, has been selected as the 2018 recipient of the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists (CCMG) Founders’ Award for Career Achievement.

Classified as: Department of Biology, Department of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics
Published on: 4 Jun 2018

On May 24, 2018, Dr. Phil Gold, the Douglas G. Cameron Professor of Medicine and Professor of Physiology and Oncology at Թ received an honorary doctorate from Queen’s University. The degree was conferred during the afternoon convocation ceremony which brought together graduates from the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing.

Classified as: Department of Physiology, honorary doctorate, medicine, Oncology
Published on: 1 Jun 2018

On May 31, Dr. Claire Trottier, an Academic Associate working as an Education Specialist at Թ’s 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 Թ which brought together over 300 educators from across 55 post-secondary institutions in Québec and Canada.

Classified as: education
Published on: 1 Jun 2018

Top finalists pitch to win 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes

By Diane Weidner, Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning

Classified as: CLIC, Hakim Family Prize
Published on: 25 May 2018

By Diane Weidner, Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning

Classified as: healthcare, innovation, robotics
Published on: 17 May 2018

By Gillian Woodford

Published on: 11 May 2018

Source: Montreal Children’s Hospital

The Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH) of the Թ Health Centre (MUHC) and Թ Faculty of Medicine are proud to announce that Dr. Pramod Puligandla has been elected to the Pediatric Surgery Board of the American Board of Surgery. Over the next six years, he will participate in defining and setting 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.

Classified as: Pediatric Surgery
Published on: 10 May 2018

Dr. Claudio Cuello, Professor and inaugural Charles E. Frosst/Merck endowed Chair in Pharmacology at Թ’s 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.  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.

Classified as: Alzheimer's disease, Brain@Թ, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Published on: 10 May 2018

With a passion for fundraising and volunteering, in 2014 Olivia Monton created her own foundation, known as , to support local and grassroots charitable organizations in Montreal. Currently a second-year medical student at Թ, 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.

Classified as: Թ Medical Students' Society
Published on: 2 May 2018

Dr. Neil Andersson, Co-Director of the Թ Institute of Human Development and Well-Being (IHDW), has co-authored "Youth Mental Health Should Be a Top Priority for Health Care in Canada" with The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (Sage Publishers). The paper was published in .

Classified as: IHDW
Published on: 30 Apr 2018

ѳҾ’s (FMGSS) was recently recognized by the Post Graduate Student Society (PGSS) of Թ University awarded both the  of the Year Award and the Best Academic Event Award. The awards were presented during the 2018 PGSS Awards Night on April 12, an event that aims to recognize students, student groups and student-run events that have proven themselves to be outstanding within PGSS.

Classified as: Family Medicine, FMGSS
Published on: 27 Apr 2018

For someone with Parkinson’s 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’s disease.

At Թ, 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’s ability to learn and change with repeated experiences.

Classified as: faculty of medicine research, Parkinson's disease, School of Physical & Occupational Therapy
Published on: 25 Apr 2018

In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the University of California, Berkeley’s (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 Թ Global Health Programs. On April 21, Dr. Pai traveled to Berkeley to formally accept this honour as part of the official celebrations.

Classified as: Awards, EBOH
Published on: 25 Apr 2018

, a program developed and implemented by Թ Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry students was recently selected as the recipient of this year’s Թ Award for Equity and Community Building as a co-recipient in the Team category. The award recognizes the work of students, faculty and staff committed to advancing equity, inclusion and community engagement at Թ.

Classified as: Awards, community engagement, social equity, students, Office of Social Accountability and Community Engagement
Published on: 24 Apr 2018

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