NORTH Clinic garners honourable mention for MacJannet Prize
The student-run interdisciplinary clinic is a key project within uOttawa’s medical program, addressing the importance of social accountability in medicine.
A rising research star: Meet the Faculty of Medicine’s Richard Jung
Richard Jung is on the fast track to a highly successful career as a clinician-scientist, with a level of research productivity that’s simply remarkable at this early stage in his career.
New research shows dangerous levels of despair among Canada’s transgender & gender nonconforming youth
Dr. Ian Colman, Professor in the Faculty of Medicine’s School of Epidemiology and Public Health, shares his thoughts on new study suggesting transgender and gender non-conforming adolescents are over 5 times more likely to be suicidal.
Meet Dr. Hawre Jalal, a top researcher of North America’s drug overdose scourge
Dr. Hawre Jalal, who became an Associate Professor at the uOttawa Faculty of Medicine this year, specializes in teasing out important insights about North America’s coast-to-coast drug overdose epidemic.
Dr. Mona Nemer: Canada’s top scientist reflects on her role providing advice to national leaders
For nearly five years, a cardiovascular researcher and professor at uOttawa Faculty of Medicine has been Canada's chief science advisor, providing expert advice to the prime minister and other federal decision-makers.
uOMedTalks: Updates from the Executive Leadership Team (May 2022)
Updates from the Executive Leadership Team on strategic priority areas within medical education, the EDI Action Plan for 2022–2025, the FoM's priorities for AI in medicine, the Social Accountability Grants and Awards Program and more.
The Faculty of Medicine mourns the passing of Dr. Justin Maloney, remembered as humble and wise, a great Canadian, and the father of paramedicine in Ottawa.
Research suggests specialized brain imaging can unveil mysteries of Alzheimer’s disease, other disorders
A novel brain imaging technique can potentially be used in large-scale screenings for Alzheimer’s, while also providing possible insights about the disease’s earliest stages, long before symptoms emerge.
Faculty of Medicine makes significant advances in QS rankings of global medical programs
The upward trajectory for uOttawa Medicine is welcome news as the subject rankings by the London-based higher education analysts is one of the more comprehensive global rankings of its kind.
Dr. Sharon Whiting wins prestigious AFMC May Cohen Award
The high-profile award recognizes the outstanding efforts of an individual, program, department, or faculty in improving the equity diversity, gender, and inclusivity environment in academic medicine in Canada.
New master’s program to address global shortage of anatomy instructors
Practical teaching and learning in human anatomy labs will train anatomy educators who can apply their skills to benefit various learners at all levels.
