Max Rady College of Medicine News Archive

November 27, 2025 — 
Dr. Peter Nickerson, dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, and the entire UM medical community are saddened by the passing of professor emerita Estelle Simons [B.Sc./65, MD/69] on Nov. 5 at age 80.

November 27, 2025 — 
New research shows that a stronger genetic predisposition to depression may predict relapse and greater disability in MS

November 25, 2025 — 
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ Nano and Cell Imaging Facility (NCIF) has a new home on the Bannatyne campus.

November 24, 2025 — 
Dr. Charles Bernstein led the first global study on health-care spending for IBD, aiming to identify key areas in disease management and highlight gaps in diagnosis, treatment and access to care.

November 21, 2025 — 
The annual Graduate Studies Open House on UM’s Bannatyne campus explored graduate program opportunities in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.

November 20, 2025 — 
Salina Pirzada, a PhD student in the Max Rady College of Medicine at the University of Manitoba whose thesis is about why patients request MAID, said the numbers have likely plateaued for now

November 17, 2025 — 
50 students in Grade 9 participated in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ Take Our Kids to Work Day on Nov. 5, 2025.

November 12, 2025 — 
New graduates from the College of Rehabilitation Sciences and Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) program at the Max Rady College of Medicine celebrated at fall convocation Nov. 6 at Bannatyne campus. 

November 10, 2025 — 
Women’s health continues to be negatively affected by the fact that most medical research is conducted on men, experts said at a recent UM symposium.

November 6, 2025 — 
CBC's Faith Fundal spoke with Dr. Devon Evans, assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at UM, who is calling on the government to treat endometriosis as a national problem.