MedPoint Newsletter

Come and have your say about the FoM’s strategic directions. Get an update on FoM engagement activities, the Dean’s selection process and more.

These latest chair holders will expand the University of Ottawa’s breadth and depth of research and expertise; they will work on novel ways to understand and treat cancer and protect mental health.

 Until now, people have had no reliable way to identify what is in their drugs prior to using them. A new technology implemented by research partners from the University of Ottawa and Carleton University is changing that.

People with neuromuscular diseases such as ALS and muscular dystrophy will soon have access to cutting-edge research at The Ottawa Hospital’s new Neuromuscular Centre.

Dr. Jeanne Drouin, a former director of uOttawa Faculty of Medicine’s Office of Francophone Affairs received the grade of Knight (Chevalier) of Ontario’s Order of La Pléiade on March 19, 2018.

Dr. Michael Downey’s recent publication in Cell Reports titled “A Screen for Candidate Targets of Lysine Polyphosphorylation Uncovers a Conserved Network Implicated in Ribosome Biogenesis” is an example of the importance and potential of basic science research.

The Faculty of Medicine has formally recognized the professorial promotions and exceptional contributions of 2017.

Read the latest Faculty update directly from Executive Leadership Team.

The results are in for the Faculty of Medicine Design Challenge! Due to the breadth of submissions we received, the Selection Committee has chosen three winners.

Praised as a wonderful colleague and a caring and loyal friend, Dr. Danielle Nahon was widely respected and highly regarded at the Department of Psychiatry and throughout the Faculty of Medicine.

This year’s performance transports the audience to a world where superheroes exist – as doctors! Tickets now on sale for uOttawa’s annual med student musical.

Not all humans are created equally, at least in the weight loss department. This article was written by Kelsey Pitre, for the faculty’s undergraduate course in Science Communications.

The summer will be one of innovation for this year’s cohort of successful students.

Volunteers in the popular outreach program build skills in educating the public and succeeding in science.

Every year the Faculty of Medicine chooses one artist from the community to share his or her craft with first- and second-year MD students. 2018 will be a year of creative movement at Roger Guindon Hall.