Osler Society at Western

The Osler Society at Western facilitates exchange among medical students and faculty through their engagement with various themes in the history of medicine. Facilitated by the Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine, this club is run by and for medical students and meets throughout the year.
Osler Society Co-Presidents for 2021-22
- AJ Patel, Meds 2024
- Snow Wangding, Meds 2024
- Farnoosh Naderinabi, Meds 2024
- Andrew Nguyen, Meds 2024 [Windsor]
Winter 2022 Meeting Schedule
- Feb 16 --- Dr. Susan Lamb Talk
- Mar 1 --- Dr. Roland Del Maestro Talk
- Mar 21 & 23 ---Western's History of Medicine Rounds
- Mar 25 & 26 ---History of Medicine Days conference at U of Calgary
Dr Roland Del Maestro, MD, PhD, FRCS(C), FACS, DABNS
"Leonardo da Vinci and the Search for the Soul"
Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 | 6:00 p.m. -- ZOOM
Event Overview: A Joint Session of Western's Osler Society (Schulich Medicine) with the McGill Osler Society
Register in advance for this meeting at: https://mcgill.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpcOCvqjspHtRJ8MGV9CINVAOQ3CSxWTk9
Biographical Profile: Dr Rolando F. Del Maestro (UWO Meds’73) is a Canadian neurosurgeon, scientist, innovator, and Director of the Neurosurgical Simulation and Artificial Intelligence Learning Centre. He has led Brain Research Laboratories at Western University prior to joining McGill University in 2000. With over 40 years of experience, he has trained >100 neurosurgical residents/fellows with a practice focused on complex neuro-oncology procedures.
History of Medicine Rounds at Schulich Medicine
Likely early March 2022, which features the history of medicine independent research projects. Learn More.
History of Medicine Days at University of Calgary
Likely mid-March 2022, with an abstract deadline in January 2022. Learn More.
Recent Events
Online Visiting Speaker Series: Dr. Susan Lamb, "Why do Psychiatric Diagnoses Appear and Disappear from the DSM?” A History of Mental Illnesses
Date: February 16, 2022
Event Overview: A Joint Session of Western's Osler Society (Schulich Medicine) with the Psychiatry and Mental Health Interest Group (PMHIG) at the University of Ottawa Medical Faculty.
Past Events
Read about Osler Society events -- with photos -- from previous years.