April 2014 Newsletter

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    Celebrating Excellence

    Faculty, staff, students and partners celebrated the excellence that is the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at the Celebrating Excellence event on April 14...

  • decorative imageA message from Gerry Cooper, Associate Dean
    Springtime gives us the opportunity to celebrate accomplishments throughout the Windsor Program and to cheer on our Medicine Class of 2014...

  • decorative imageDr. Mark Awuku, Assistant Dean, Faculty & Governmental Affairs
    Enjoy the warmer temperatures and the next few months, which will feature Convocation and the next round of new Residents joining us...

  • decorative imageMessage from Erica Hoe – VP Windsor, Hippocratic Council 2013-14
    Second term is an exciting time. It is a time of change and turnover for our Windsor family; we send off our fourth-years to their next step, and in turn, new medical applicants are interviewed to enter our program...

  • decorative imageSweetening the deal
    Dr. Larry Jacobs, academic director of undergraduate medical education with the Windsor Program, is known among students as the cookie guy. And it’s not just because he has a sweet tooth...

  • decorative imageDocs dunk the competition to win big for kidney care
    Congratulations to faculty and students on a successful Dunks for Dialysis event. The charity basketball game raised more than $30,000 for the Care for Kidneys Foundation...

  • decorative imageMedical Arts Building becomes a home for clerks and residents
    Thanks to Ray Redekopp’s passion for heritage buildings and architecture and his entrepreneurial spirit, the Medical Arts Building has come to life...

  • decorative imageWindsor Program - a natural fit
    Saad Ansari, Medicine Class of 2016, is making the most of his student experience at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry. The second year student leads several initiatives aimed at classmate camaraderie, life-long learning and giving back to the community...

  • decorative imagePaying it forward with a Commitment to the Community
    Dr. Huma Kazmie, adjunct professor of paediatrics, is helping fund the same scholarship opportunities that supported her own educational path in her native India...

  • Helping athletes chase their Olympic dreams
    When many Canadians were glued to their TVs during the Sochi Olympics, Mary Brannagan, physiotherapist and Windsor Program course facilitator, was working behind the scenes to ensure ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir skated their best...

  • And the winner is #SchulichAdvantage
    The hashtag says it all and was the winner of our "Name our School hashtag" contest. We are also excited to announce the winners of our Day's Anatomy photo contest...

  • SWORP recipients announced
    Eight students received funding to pursue research interests as part of the inaugural Schulich UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP)...

  • Successful abstract submission
    Congratulations to Anna Farias and Dr. Mark Awuku on their successful abstract submission to the American Association of Anatomists poster session taking place at the annual meeting in San Diego, California...