How is teaching being advanced across the Faculty?

By Matthew Brett  Teacher Appreciation Week (Feb. 3-7) has been celebrated in schools across Québec since 1994 and it is an opportunity to...
February 7, 2020

Preparing Emergency Medicine residents for obstetrical emergencies

A young woman who just delivered a healthy baby girl a few days ago presents at the emergency department (ED) with a severe...
February 6, 2020

Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week at the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy

By Monica Slanik This week, the School of Physical & Occupational Therapy (SPOT) celebrates teaching as part the Faculty of Medicine’s Proud to...
February 6, 2020

Nursing Faculty and students lead innovative co-designed course

By Matthew Brett An innovative twist was successfully implemented to a course within the Ingram School of Nursing, actively engaging students to co-design...
February 5, 2020

New faculty spotlight: Xiaoqian Chai

"What excites me about The Neuro is the stimulating environment and its long tradition of excellence in brain research." Source: The Neuro Xiaoqian Chai...
February 4, 2020

Health sciences education research: why it matters and how to get involved

This is part of an ongoing Insights series published by the Institute of Health Sciences Education, sharing practical ideas for health sciences education.  ...
January 31, 2020

New faculty spotlight: Joshua Aaron Sonnen

“I enjoy knowledge for its own sake, but what gets me out of bed is that what we learn is going to help...
January 28, 2020

New faculty spotlight: Yang Zhou

"The Neuro is an amazing place because it’s a very good mixture of basic neuroscience research and clinical neuroscience." Source: The Neuro Yang...
January 19, 2020

Remembering Dr. Chawki Benkelfat: clinician, mentor, and catalyst for creativity

McGill, MUHC and RI-MUHC communities celebrate the life of an exceptional scientist Source: Department of Psychiatry, McGill University  Chawki Benkelfat, MD, CSPQ, a...
January 17, 2020

New faculty spotlight: Blake Richards

"We want to use what we learn from the brain to inform new AI systems that have capabilities that machines lack." Source: The...
January 14, 2020

Four Burning Questions about Eating Disorders with Dr. Howard Steiger

By Lisa Dutton Dr. Howard Steiger is Director of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute’s Eating Disorders Program (EDP), the only large-scale, specialized...
January 10, 2020

Educational blitz on coaching, assessment, role modelling, and nursing

Registration is now open for the McGill University Institute of Health Sciences Education’s next public event co-hosted with the Faculty Development Office. Dr....
January 9, 2020