Health in the Community
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
Medical student good example of applying whole person care
On a warm summer evening in June, an elderly client enters the Decarie Square vaccination centre to receive her second dose of the...
August 16, 2021
Meet 2021 Global Health Scholar Allyson Kis
McGill Global Health Scholar Allyson Kis is a Medical student working with Surgery Professor Dr. Evan Wong. Meet Allyson Kis, a Medical student...
August 16, 2021
McGill’s Dr. Howard Bergman appointed to the World Dementia Council
On July 30, 2021, the World Dementia Council (WDC) announced the appointment of four new members, including Dr. Howard Bergman, Professor of Family...
August 3, 2021
Student-led initiative demystifies careers in healthcare
Today more than ever, our healthcare system needs passionate and dedicated health advocates from diverse backgrounds. Yet students from low socioeconomic (SES) backgrounds...
July 26, 2021
Training future cardiac surgeons on transcatheter procedures
In June 2021, Dr. Hellmuth (Ricky) Muller Moran completed his Master’s of Science in Experimental Surgery degree at McGill University, which included a...
July 12, 2021
Does technology turn patients into consumers?
“Technology and the Patient Consumer: Understanding Medical Choice and Care, 1900-2020” was the theme of a virtual workshop held jointly by the McGill...
July 7, 2021
Regaining Lost Ground and Momentum in Cancer Screening Post-Pandemic: Preventive Medicine publishes special issue on lessons learned
More than 140 scientists and public health experts on cancer screening report on their countries’ experiences dealing with the disruptions caused by the...
July 7, 2021
Dr. Nitika Pant Pai looks into her crystal ball for the Bicentennial Digital Time Capsule
With the goal of imagining the exciting times to come, the Digital Time Capsule project brings together over 50 of McGill’s top researchers,...
June 25, 2021
McGill speech-language pathology students work with Kahnawà:ke first-graders
Six Master’s students engaged in telepractice with children to maximize learning to read amidst COVID restrictions Grade one is a critical time in...
June 25, 2021