The Faculty of Medicine’s Office of Francophone Affairs, the Medicine and Humanities Program and Médecins francophones du Canada (MdFC) joined forces to publish the first volume of the Anatomy Colouring Book, Muscles and Bones.
uOttawa MD student Zach Ferraro receives Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award
This fall, 16 second-year medical students from across Canada received the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF) Award, including the University of Ottawa’s very own Zach Ferraro.
UGME program gears up for Accreditation April 2018: Mock review scheduled for this November
The University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine’s Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) program is scheduled to undergo its accreditation from April 15 to 18, 2018.
uOttawa Faculty of Medicine’s PGME program to launch Northern Indigenous stream with one residency spot for training in Ottawa, Northern Ontario and Nunavut
The uOttawa Faculty of Medicine’s Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) program is expanding one of its pediatric residency entry spots to encompass a shared training experience between Ottawa, Northern Ontario and Canada’s north in Nunavut with the aim to build capacity for health needs in remote northern communities.
uOttawa Brain and Mind Research Institute’s Brain Health Awareness Week Oct. 16-20
The uOttawa Brain and Mind Research Institute (uOBMRI) is hosting its fourth annual Brain Health Awareness Week (BHAW) from October 16 to 20, a five-day series of public events where researchers invite members of the community to learn, discuss and promote advocacy about neuroscience research and treatment of brain-related illnesses.
New Faculty of Medicine students get to know their classmates, professors and the Dean
For the first year ever, students from the Faculty’s Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME), Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME), Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Ottawa-Shanghai Joint School of Medicine and Translational and Molecular Medicine programs all attended the same orientation, where they were able to meet peers across many specializations and disciplines.
Medical students from Shanghai visit uOttawa to begin their medical studies
Thirteen students from the Ottawa-Shanghai Joint School of Medicine (OSJSM) based in China arrived at uOttawa Faculty of Medicine for the 2017 OSJSM summer school that marks the beginning of their medical education. Upon completing the summer school, these students will enroll in the two-week Introduction Unit of the uOttawa UGME program along with first-year MD students at the Faculty of Medicine.
Now and Zen: Lower prenatal stress reduces risk of behavioural issues in kids
Dr. Ian Colman and his team have found that mothers who experience significant prenatal stress may be increasing their child’s risk for behavioural issues.
uOttawa Faculty of Medicine launches first-ever Medicine and Humanities International Program with partners from Shanghai and Lyon
The University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine welcomes students and professors from Shanghai and Lyon to take part in the first-ever Medicine and Humanities International Program (MHIP) from July 4 to July 14 in Ottawa.
December 2017
