/schoolofmedicine/articles/rss en /schoolofmedicine/article/mcgill-mdcm-phd-students-shine-recent-round-vanier-scholarships <p>When the most recent round of Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships were announced earlier this year, 平特五不中 students fared well, with聽<a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/vanier-scholarships_2023/">19 total recipients</a>. The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences was particularly well represented in nine of the prestigious scholarships, with six of those being current MDCM-PhD students 鈥� the most of any MD-PhD program in Canada.</p> Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:32:34 +0000 iris.boudier@mcgill.ca 709 at /schoolofmedicine /schoolofmedicine/article/mcgill-mdcm-class-2026-dons-white-coats <h4>The White Coat Ceremony marks second year medical students鈥� transition out of the classroom and into hospitals and clinics, where they will play an active role in patient care.聽</h4> <p>Now in its 22nd聽edition, the ceremony, officially called 鈥淒onning the Healer鈥檚 Habit,鈥� took place at the Windsor Ballrooms on Friday September 22, 2023. Over 200 students and 400 guests, as well as Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences leadership and Osler Fellows, who help the students they are mentoring into their white coats on stage, were in attendance.聽</p> Tue, 14 Nov 2023 19:58:03 +0000 Iris Boudier 707 at /schoolofmedicine /schoolofmedicine/article/living-between-two-worlds <p><strong><em>Med student Madeline Yaaka on track to become first Inuk physician from Nunavik</em></strong></p> <p>Madeline Yaaka made history when she entered 平特五不中鈥檚 MDCM program last month. An Inuk hailing from Kangiqsujuaq, in Nunavik, northern Quebec, she was already her community鈥檚 first university grad (graduating last spring with a BSc in Biology from 平特五不中) and is now the region鈥檚 first medical student. If all goes well, in 2027 she鈥檒l become its first Inuk physician.</p> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 20:01:51 +0000 Gillian Woodford 692 at /schoolofmedicine /schoolofmedicine/article/welcoming-new-cohort-medical-students-mdcm-and-dmd-orientation <p><strong>On August 22, 2023, the Faculties of Medicine and Health Sciences and Dental Medicine and Oral Sciences welcomed 218 new medical students and 38 dental students for registration and a series of presentations at New Residence Hall, kicking off three days of orientation activities.聽聽</strong></p> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 19:59:55 +0000 Iris Boudier 691 at /schoolofmedicine /schoolofmedicine/article/lesley-fellows-appointed-vice-principal-health-affairs-and-dean-faculty-medicine-and-health-sciences <p>Dear members of the 平特五不中 community,</p> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 19:30:40 +0000 Health e-News 682 at /schoolofmedicine /schoolofmedicine/article/meet-years-holmes-gold-medal-and-wood-gold-medal-laureates <p><em><strong>To conclude our聽<a href="https://healthenews.mcgill.ca/?s=meet+the+grads+2023">Meet the Grads, 2023 series</a>, we met with Brandon Hall, MDCM, who was awarded the Holmes Gold Medal. Founded in 1865 in honour of聽<a href="https://healthenews.mcgill.ca/dr-andrew-f-holmes-a-man-of-heart/">Andrew Holmes</a>, our first Dean, the Holmes Medal is awarded to the student graduating with the highest aggregate standing in the entire medical curriculum. We also met with Wood Gold Medal laureate, Ryan Antel, MDCM.</strong></em></p> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 20:06:54 +0000 Iris Boudier 694 at /schoolofmedicine /schoolofmedicine/article/welcoming-our-diverse-cohort-medical-residents-and-fellows-mcgill <p><em><strong>PGME Orientation provides 495 newcomers an opportunity to find their feet and meet their future mentors and peers聽</strong></em></p> <p>The new cohort of 495 residents and fellows (including 234 international medical graduates (IMGs) were invited to join this year鈥檚 the Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) Orientation, held over two days (four for IMGs) starting on June 19.聽 The new residents and fellows will train in one of over聽<a href="/pgme/residency-programs/welcome">75 accredited residency programs</a>聽offered at 平特五不中.聽聽聽</p> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 19:58:27 +0000 Iris Boudier 690 at /schoolofmedicine /schoolofmedicine/article/meet-grads-spring-2023-sumaira-mazhar-mdcm <p><b><i>As part of our Spring Convocation 2023 coverage, we asked graduates from our six Schools to share their experiences of completing a degree in 平特五不中鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Here, we meet Class of 2023 member聽</i></b>Sumaira Mazhar<b><i>聽from the School of Medicine, who completed her Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery (MDCM), conferred on May 30. Congratulations Sumaira!</i></b>聽</p> <p><b>Name</b>: Sumaira Mazhar聽</p> <p><b>Degree</b>: MDCM聽</p> <p><b>Hometown:聽</b>Singapore聽</p> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 19:56:18 +0000 Health e-News 689 at /schoolofmedicine /schoolofmedicine/article/meet-grads-spring-2023-lee-benaroch-mdcm <p><b><i>As part of our Spring Convocation 2023 coverage, we asked graduates from our six Schools to share their experiences of completing a degree in 平特五不中鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Here, we meet Class of 2023 member聽</i></b>Lee Benaroch<b><i>聽from the School of Medicine, who completed his Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery (MDCM), conferred on May 30. Congratulations Lee!</i></b>聽</p> <p><b>Name</b>: Lee Benaroch聽</p> <p><b>Degree</b>:聽Doctor of Medicine & Masters of Surgery聽</p> <p><b>Hometown:聽</b>Montreal聽</p> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 19:54:47 +0000 Health e-News 688 at /schoolofmedicine /schoolofmedicine/article/meet-grads-spring-2023-morgan-gold-mdcm <p><b><i>As part of our Spring Convocation 2023 coverage, we asked graduates from our six Schools to share their experiences of completing a degree in 平特五不中鈥檚 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Here, we meet Class of 2023 member Morgan Gold from the School of Medicine, who completed his Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery (MDCM), conferred on May 30. Congratulations Morgan!</i></b>聽</p> <p><b>Name</b>: Morgan Gold聽</p> <p><b>Degree</b>: MDCM聽</p> <p><b>Hometown:聽聽</b>Montreal聽</p> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 19:52:58 +0000 Health e-News 687 at /schoolofmedicine