Alumni Newsletter - December 2013

New opportunities for innovative collaboration and research leading to better patient care form the foundation for The Western Centre for Public Health and Family Medicine. (more)

Celebrating Robarts leadership in innovation Leading researchers were joined by actor and social activist Martin Sheen for a day-long celebration of cardiovascular research at Robarts Research Institute. (more)

Interdependent and optimistic future awaits newest grads Dr. Tom Feasby, DSc'13, Schulich Medicine alumnus and former professor, inspired graduates and parents during his convocation address. (more)

A career home run thanks to team work As his career draws to a close, Dr. William Wall, MD'70, believes that a skilled team covering all the bases is what really makes a winning effort. (more)

Classmates reunite for adventure in South Asia In the wilderness of Nepal, Drs. Janice Pasieka, MD'83, and Nancy Cullen, MD'83, hiked for hours to provide free medical care to hundreds of people. (more)

Patient empowerment As part of the Clinical Investigator Program at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, vascular surgeon, Dr. Luc Dubois, MD'05, is asking questions from a patient's point of view to improve health care. (more)

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• From Orchids to Calcedonies, alumnus, physician and playwright Dr. Jeff Nisker puts the focus of health policy back on the people it serves
• Share your stories as we celebrate the life of Dr. Francis Chan
• Sharing Smiles Day recognized by local community
• Alumnus Dr. James Calvin appointed as Chair/Chief Department of Medicine
• Creating a new tradition for Schulich Medicine Orientation Week
• Alumna Margaret Chan named among global power elite
• Microbiology and Immunology to celebrate 75 years
• Cancer researcher, Shawn Li, Biochemistry, teams up with Chinese scientists to study chemotherapy
• Steven Laviolette, neurologist, Anatomy and Cell Biology, and team discovers a novel opiate addiction switch in the brain
• Gregor Reid, professor, Microbiology and Immunology, one of Canada's Stars in Global Health

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