December 2014 Newsletter
Celebrating the holiday season
The annual Windsor Program Holiday Party offered up a wonderful opportunity for faculty, staff and students to celebrate the holidays and reflect on the tremendous success of the first term. True to the spirit of the season, there were a few surprises for all guests...
A message from Gerry Cooper, Associate Dean
With UME accreditation on the horizon, Gerry Cooper, PhD, associate dean, shares more information on the Mock Accreditation visit and the opportunities the process provides to share our success stories.
Dr. Mark Awuku, Assistant Dean, Faculty & Governmental Affairs
Change is afoot as a new conditions of appointment and promotions document is developed and the results of the mentoring survey are reviewed. This month, Dr. Mark Awuku shares more details about these important new developments.
Message from Yousif Atwan - VP Windsor, Hippocratic Council 2014-15
Beach Day, council elections, Schulich’s Got Talent, Integration weekend, and getting used to our new classes, clerkships and electives – Yousif Atwan, shares an overview of the exciting activities that have taken place during the first semester.
Teaching and training through transition
Dr. Alice Tsui’s energetic approach to teaching using simulation is helping fourth year undergraduate medical students in Windsor through the tricky transition from learner to the practitioner.
Omar Zghal - In the right place
Omar Zghal always wanted to go to medical school. Blessed with a skill and love of science which he coupled with a strong work ethic, he achieved his goal two years ago.
Building a culture of research
With the Windsor Program now in its seventh year of operation, we are investigating new ways in to support and celebrate the research endeavors of our faculty. Behind the scenes we are connecting our students and faculty to research support services. And we plan to share the stories of success through this newsletter, and the many other Schulich Medicine publications.
Awards of Excellence – Windsor Program Nominations
It’s that time of year to once again consider nominating one of your peers for one of the many distinguished Awards of Excellence offered through the Windsor Program. The forms are available online, and the deadline for submission is Friday, February 6, 2015. Mark your calendars for our annual dinner scheduled for
From the desk of George Kim – an update on the Distributed Education Network
As many of you know, work has begun on the strategic plan goals for the distributed education network. Each month, I have been sharing an update through the School’s overall faculty and staff newsletter – The Pulse. I am pleased to send you these updates through this newsletter.
UME Accreditation 2015
Check out the latest articles on the UME Curriculum, Assessment and Faculty Evaluation all in support of the School’s upcoming UME Accreditation.- Celebrating our achievements
During the past few months, several faculty and students have received honours and awards. Congratulations to students Jordon Charlebois, Caitlin Ward, Hao Li, Chris kawala, Jean –Marc Beausoleil, Noor Jawaid, Dilan Fernando, Stahs Pripotnev, Patrick Valcke, Derek Wong and Phil Tremblay. And to Drs. Paul Ziter, Larry Jacobs, Kyle Fisher, Darren Cargill.
