April 2014 Newsletter
Legacy gift enriches excellence in graduate studies
Robert Murray, PhD, and his late wife Marion, are and will forever be part of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Their research, administrative and personal contributions have helped to create an outstanding culture of excellence within the Department and across the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry...
Two Schulich Medicine & Dentistry research pillars honoured with Hellmuth Prize
Dr. Stewart Harris and Charles Weijer, PhD, have been awarded the 2014 Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research. The honour recognizes faculty members with outstanding international reputations for their contributions in research…
Dr. Margaret Steele to co-chair Western’s 2014 United Way Campaign
Dr. Margaret Steele, vice dean, Hospital and Interfaculty Relations, together with Peggy Wakabayashi will lead Western’s 2014 United Way Campaign. As a past donor to the United Way, Dr. Steele was honoured to be considered for this very important role...
Celebrating Excellence
Faculty, staff, students and partners celebrated the excellence that is the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Windsor Program at the Celebrating Excellence event on April 14...
Congratulations to the 2014 Awards of Excellence recipients
It is with great pride that we honour the recipients of the 2014 Dean's Awards of Excellence and Schulich Awards of Excellence. The caliber of this year’s winners and nominees clearly demonstrates the breadth of talent and excellence found throughout Schulich Medicine & Dentistry...
Award-winning faculty
Faculty members from across Schulich Medicine & Dentistry were among the recipients of several Western University teaching awards and honours. Congratulations to Drs. Michael Rieder, Cheryl Forchuk, Mandar Jog, Jerry Battista and Brad Urquhart...
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry launches new website
The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry launched the new School website this month. Check out the new features and bookmark the new URLs and links...
Lorelei Lingard and education research – a profile of excellence
Lorelei Lingard, PhD, is featured in the latest Profiles of Excellence video, a series that showcases the outstanding researchers at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry. Learn how she is advancing the field of medical education research...
The roots of an unlikely hope for epilepsy
Michael Poulter, PhD, was recently featured in the Toronto Star for his work uncovering a compound in the root of the delphinium flower that acts as a powerful anti-seizure medication...
The anatomy of art & science
Hannah MacKenzie, Medicine Class of 2016, is uniting her love of science and art through historical research on the human body and anatomy. Her work on anatomical knowledge transfer recently earned her the 2014 Rowntree Prize in Medical History...
Healthy competition
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry proved to be the team to beat after two successful athletic fundraisers. Our faculty and students were on the court and the ice for the Dunks for Dialysis charity basketball game and the ODA President's Cup Hockey Classic...
Resident spotlight: Dr. Susan Tan, Otolaryngology
Dr. Susan Tan reflects on her five-year residency with the Department of Otolaryngology as she prepares for a fellowship in reconstructive surgery...
City pledges accelerated support to medical network
The proposed London Medical Innovation and Commercialization Network received a pledge for an immediate $5 million from the City's Economic Prosperity Committee in early April...- Celebrating our achievements
We are celebrating the monthly achievements of our faculty, staff, trainees and students. This month we'd like to congratulate Drs. Harinder Sandhu, Davy Cheng, Robin Walker and Claudio Martin, and the 2014 student research awards recipients... - North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
The goal of this campaign is to raise awareness of workplace safety. It is also an opportunity to take a look around your work station to ensure it is a safe place for you and your colleagues... - A parting gift
The graduating Schulich Medicine Class of 2014 has plenty to celebrate this spring, including a lasting legacy with their class charity, the Canadian Mental Health Association... - Celebrating our Commitment to the Community with Kunal Jain, Dr. Wai Ng and the Pathology Department
With passion for giving back, Kunal Jain, Dr. Wai Ng and staff and faculty members from the Department of Pathology are all making a mark on the London community... - History of Medicine book launch
In her new book, Shauna Devine, PhD, sheds new light on how the American Civil War, now 150 years in our past, helped to shape northern medical education and gave rise to the healing power of modern health science... - Students buy new study carrels for library, challenge others to give
The Science Students’ Council (SSC) has made a gift of $61,250 toward an initiative that will see the ground floor of the Taylor Library furnished with 90 new contemplative study carrels... - Merchandise of the month
Give a stylish and useful graduation gift this spring with these leather folders...
