Hypertension: treatments, diabetes, and developing regions

In a recent article published by the Lancet, Dr. Ernesto Schiffrin explains that despite major progress in prevention and treatment, hypertension is the...
August 1, 2012

Vital Signs Newsletter now available for download!

We are pleased to announce that the spring edition of Vital Signs, from the Department of Medicine, is now available online to view...
August 1, 2012

The Summer 2012 edition of Gravitas is now available to download!

Gravitas is the official newsletter of the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AMFC). Each quarterly edition of Gravitas is thematically focused...
July 30, 2012

Teaching Professors to Become Good Teachers

On June 19-22, the annual meeting of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) was held at McGill University. STLHE...
July 30, 2012

FRQS Today E-newsletter Vol. 9, N° 3 available!

FRQS (Fonds de recherche Santé) is an online periodical (English version of FRQS Actualités), published since 2004 for the scientific community, partners, decision...
July 30, 2012

White Coat Ceremony 2012

  The White Coat Ceremony at McGill, inaugurated in 2001, is entitled "Donning the Healer's Habit Ceremony". At this event, students receive their white...
July 27, 2012

Nominate Someone You Know Today for a 2012 Medicine Alumni Global Award!

The Medicine Alumni Global Awards, launched in 2009 by the Dean’s Leadership Council, are bestowed upon MDCM alumni from McGill’s Faculty of Medicine...
July 27, 2012

Nurses’ unsung role: helping educate doctors

A recent article written by McGill professor at the School of of Nursing, Dr. Laurie Gottlieb, reveals the unequivocal importance of nurses in...
July 27, 2012

Six McGill Athletes Headed to London Olympics

A 15-member entourage from McGill University, including six athletes, is headed to the London Olympics. Among the McGill graduates participating as athletes are...
July 26, 2012

Cure for HIV Could be on the Horizon

A cure for HIV/AIDS could come as early as five years from now, predicts the Montreal co-discoverer of one of the first anti-retroviral...
July 26, 2012

Montréal to host the biggest gathering of international cancer specialists

  The World Cancer Congress will bring together cancer leaders, cancer charities and advocates from around the world to learn from other experts,...
July 26, 2012

Media Tour Offers New Vistas on MUHC Superhospital Project

Rising up to six stories, the brightly coloured buildings will offer sweeping views of the St. Lawrence River and of upper Westmount. The...
July 25, 2012