Health in the Community
Outgoing Faculty Leaders Series: In conversation with Dr. Samuel Benaroya
Samuel Benaroya, MDCM, is stepping down from his role as Associate Vice-Principal and Vice-Dean of Health Affairs, FMHS, after serving close to eight...
December 15, 2022
KAIROS Blanket Exercise helps students, faculty and staff experience Indigenous history, past and present
On November 17, the Department of Family Medicine held a participatory Indigenous history lesson called a KAIROS Blanket Exercise. The event was organized...
December 8, 2022
Breaking the news about ALS
A new initiative offers tools to healthcare practitioners to deal with their discomfort and to better support patients when announcing a devastating diagnosis...
December 8, 2022
The Government of Canada and partners establish a Canada-wide network to support integrated mental health and substance use services for youth
The Integrated Youth Services Network of Networks connects integrated youth service hubs across Canada to create a learning health system to improve health...
December 7, 2022
Student-led movie night raises $13,000 for pediatric cancer
The Pediatric Cancer Fundraiser Committee put on its third ‘Night at the Stadium’ fundraiser, in support of the Montreal Children Hospital’s (MCH) Department...
November 25, 2022
Women RISE Initiative Sparks an International Collaboration to Improve the Resilience of Self-Employed Young Women in Nigeria
The ARISE&WIN Project aims to understand the gendered impact of COVID-19 on young self-employed Nigerian women and will co-produce solutions that foster better...
November 24, 2022
Filling the mental health gap for Ukrainian refugees
Two Ukrainian members of the McGill community have teamed up to provide much needed mental health services to those displaced by the war...
November 23, 2022
“You have to think big”: The development of McGill medical teaching in Outaouais
In fall 1987, Dr. Bill Davis, Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the time, accompanied by Dr. Liliane Laporte, then Director...
November 10, 2022
Highlights of the 2022 McGill World Restart a Heart Campaign
Cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death in Canada, with more than 35,000 people dying of sudden cardiac arrest each year. The...
November 10, 2022
Increasing diversity in genomic research can deliver better health outcomes for all Canadians
An international conference on advancing equity in genomics, hosted by McGill November 9-10, will showcase best practices and lessons learned from genomic studies...
November 10, 2022
Unique initiative delivers free mental health support for Ukrainian refugees
Some 200 volunteers – psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, counsellors, psychiatrists, and nurses – have been seeing 60 refugees since the beginning of October...
November 10, 2022
4 Burning Questions for…. Dr. Joanne Liu, MI4 Scientific Symposium Speaker
On Nov. 18, Dr. Joanne Liu will be interviewed live during the 4th Annual MI4 Scientific Symposium. As this year, the conference highlights...
November 9, 2022