For future collaborations with Indigenous communities we must acknowledge difficult past: Glenda Sandy, Naskapi-Cree nurse and ISoN faculty member

Faculty Helping Faculty peer-support session recently explored how faculty members can take concrete action on Truth and Reconciliation Acknowledging the atrocities of the...
October 28, 2021

Walk the BEST you can

SPOT community event offered walking tips to help older adults stay active On September 26, Walk the BEST You Can, the innovative community...
October 28, 2021

Made to pioneer compassionate end-of-life care

Balfour Mount Emeritus Professor of Palliative Medicine Father of palliative care in North America Founder, Palliative Care Service at Montreal’s Royal Victoria Hospital...
October 22, 2021

Giving tomorrow, today

Legacy donors Donald Boudreau and Sylvia & Richard Cruess talk about making provisions in their wills for Medicine’s future students, researchers and teachers....
September 29, 2021

Fond memories of my mentor, Ronald Melzack

1980 I stood (shaking inside) at the head of a conference table in the Stewart-Biology building at the urging of my mentor, Dr....
September 29, 2021

Research trainees are bridging the gap between science and the public

Adam Hassan and Lashanda Skerritt are trainees in the Infectious Diseases and Immunology in Global Health Program at the Research Institute of the...
September 22, 2021

Ivermectin — whether formulated for humans or horses — is not a treatment for COVID-19

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information...
September 21, 2021

Student initiative confronts vaccine hesitancy in Montreal’s most diverse borough

Home to nearly 34,000 residents who speak 60 languages, Parc Extension is one of the brightest threads in Montreal’s vibrant cultural tapestry. But...
September 3, 2021

Supporting teens with MS through the transition to adult care

The MS team at the Neuro is partnering with the MS Society of Canada to discuss how teens can prepare for the challenges...
August 27, 2021

WALK the BEST you can – Sept 26, 2021

Dr Nancy Mayo, of the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, and collaborators will be hosting a Walk BEST (BEtter, Faster, Longer, STronger)...
August 26, 2021

“An opportunity to give back” through two WHO committees

Dr. Madhukar Pai, senior scientist at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and Canada Research Chair of Epidemiology & Global...
August 23, 2021

Empowering Women, Building Networks and Showcasing Research during the pandemic

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, like many, medical students had to adapt to a mostly virtual e-learning curriculum. However, the repercussions...
August 16, 2021