Rapport 2025

Cover Story

The Rise
of
Health
  Misinformation

Health misinformation is no longer just an online nuisance
– it’s a public health crisis.

Rapport 2025 PDF

Research

Obesity in the Age of Ozempic

As powerful new drugs like Ozempic hit the mainstream, doctors and researchers are navigating shifting definitions, rising demand and old stigmas.

Research

Pain Killers

Everyone feels it. Few understand it. The science is finally catching up. A shift is underway at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, where a critical mass of researchers is forming across disciplines – working to unravel the mysteries of pain in new and ambitious ways.

Research Spotlight

The Science of Cancer

Cancer is on the rise. Science is responding. Researchers at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry are driving advances in cancer prevention, treatment and care – pushing the field forward at this critical moment. These nine snapshots offer a small window into a year of cancer discovery and progress.

Alumni Profile

Gene Editing’s Next Frontier

Before CRISPR captured headlines, researchers at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry were laying the groundwork for smarter gene editing. Now, that science is powering a Canadian startup with global ambitions.

Education

The Humble Art of Listening Well

A new training session invites future doctors to move beyond the checklist and embrace uncertainty, centring patients as experts in their own care.

Research

This is Not a Robot Takeover

In an age when AI can draft medical reports, detect cancer on scans and accelerate drug discovery, it’s no surprise the scalpel is getting smarter, too. Across research labs and operating rooms, a wave of surgical innovation is transforming how – and when – surgeons operate.

Alumni Profile

Where Are They Now?

Meet the eight recipients of the 2025 Alumni of Distinction Awards who are making their mark on the world, part of a global community of more than 22,000 graduates.

Student Profile

Survival Skills

She won Survivor. Now she’s facing the long-game of becoming a physician.

Turning Point

Dr. Jane Philpott, MD'84

One moment. A new beginning.

Dentistry

Drilling Down on Sustainability

At Schulich Dentistry, faculty, staff and learners are putting sustainability at the centre of daily practice.

From the vault

Medical Sciences Building,
Cornerstone ceremony

April 17, 1964

Officially opened in 1965, the Medical Sciences Building was a striking new landmark on Western University's campus, marking the medical school’s transformation from a small program into a powerhouse of education and discovery. What began humbly in a cottage on James Street had reached new heights, with London emerging as a centre for health innovation.

Sixty years later, plans for a new, state-of-the-art medical school and interdisciplinary research hub are taking shape. The planned Bioconvergence Centre, a 300,000 square-foot facility, will be among Western's largest capital projects.