Mark Yaffe honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award 

  A clinician-scientist whose accomplishments include addressing elder abuse, opening rural training sites in family medicine        Mark Yaffe, MDCM, Professor in the...
December 2, 2024

Anatomy prof Gabriel Venne receives President’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching  

  Much-loved anatomy teacher Prof. Venne honoured with four other exceptional educators at Fall Convocation with prize that recognizes those ‘who possess exceptional pedagogical...
December 2, 2024

Prix Grands Sages honours McGill professor emeritus Dr. Phil Gold and two PhD candidates

Researchers’ outstanding contributions to science and society celebrated by the Fonds de recherche du Québec   Three McGillians were honoured by the Fonds de...
November 21, 2024

Sustainability champions: RI-MUHC labs shine in 2024 International Freezer Challenge 

Innovative energy-saving efforts reflect an ongoing commitment to sustainability   The International Laboratory Freezer Challenge is a global competition that encourages labs to...
November 21, 2024

McGill student’s startup wins two awards for AI healthcare innovation

Joseph Petruccelli, a master’s student in surgical innovation, and his colleagues received the Grand Prix Hippocrate (Emerging Category) and an innovation prize for...
November 14, 2024

Mercy Ships welcomes Sherif Emil as new International Chief Medical Officer  

Mercy Ships has announced the appointment of Sherif Emil, MD, CM, FACS, FRCS, FAAP as its new International Chief Medical Officer (ICMO), effective January...
November 13, 2024

Meaningful ceremony celebrates nursing professionalism 

  Excitement was in the air on September 19th as close to 400 students and faculty came together at McGill University’s New Residence...
November 7, 2024

International awards for three McGill cardiovascular health researchers

Dr. Rhian Touyz and Prof. Mariane Bertagnolli were honoured by the International Society of Hypertension, and Dr. Abhinav Sharma by the Heart Failure...
November 6, 2024

RI-MUHC trainee honored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

Dana Kablawi receives 2024 Raymond T. Chung Emerging Liver Scholar Award Dana Kablawi, MD, a trainee at the Research Institute of the McGill...
October 23, 2024

Ovation Award winners announced

This year’s laurels go to FMHS members Geneviève Côté, Rita Piccioni and Annick Guyot in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the Faculty ...
October 23, 2024

Pramod S. Puligandla inducted into Academy of Master Surgeon Educators

Pramod S. Puligandla, MD, a pediatric surgeon from the Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH), is among a group of 76 esteemed surgeon educators inducted...
October 18, 2024

Alexis Ricard wins Nadine St-Pierre 2024 Award from the Collège québécois des médecins de famille

  Alexis Ricard, MD, a resident from the Department of Family Medicine who graduated this summer from our Val d'Or University Family Medicine...
October 10, 2024