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Dr. Angie Bruce speaks at a microphone.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Rady symposium explores recruitment, retention of Indigenous faculty 

October 7, 2025 — 
Increasing the number of Indigenous faculty members at UM requires a strategy to ensure that they are not just hired, but valued and supported, speakers said at a symposium on Sept. 25.  

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A woman holds a lit cigarette between her fingers.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

UM study confirms link between smoking and high blood pressure

October 6, 2025 — 
Tobacco smoking is associated with an increased risk of hypertension (high blood pressure), a new UM study has found, and testing patients’ urine can help to verify their smoking status and assess this risk.

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

CBC Radio: How this Métis physician slowly came to see herself as a Sixties Scoop survivor

September 30, 2025 — 
It took a long time for Dr. Brittany Penner to become comfortable referring to herself as a survivor of the Sixties Scoop.

Lisa Mendez and Maura Macaulay wear star blankets and pose alongside Esther Cook and Margaret McGregor at Misipawistik Cree Nation.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Rady educator and student honoured for dedication to First Nation community

September 29, 2025 — 
The community of Misipawistik Cree Nation near Grand Rapids recently honoured an educator and a student from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences for their commitment to a partnership with First Nations communities through a program at the Office of Interprofessional Collaboration (OIPC). 

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People with orange shirts walk through the University Manitoba Fort Garry campus.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Rady Faculty marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 29, 2025 — 
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences community commemorated the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR) across both the Bannatyne and Fort Garry campuses.

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Two alumni embrace at the Dean's Homecoming Breakfast at Bannatyne campus.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Rady alumni reconnect with classmates, rediscover UM at Homecoming festivities

September 24, 2025 — 
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences hosted its largest-ever Dean’s Homecoming Breakfast on Sept. 20, with more than 280 UM alumni from the health professions reuniting at the Brodie Centre atrium.

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Dr. Amani Hamad standing by a window.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Pharmacy alum expanded skill set through PhD, postdoc training

September 23, 2025 — 
Dr. Amani Hamad is now a UM faculty member who holds a Canada Research Chair in population data science and data curation.

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Portrait of Wajihah Mughal outdoors.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Alum’s path led from lab science to community health

September 18, 2025 — 
Dr. Wajihah Mughal’s journey has taken her from laboratory science at UM to community-driven health research at the Manitoba Métis Federation.

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Akhil Ramdoyal smiling in front of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Laureates wall at the UM Bannatyne campus.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

UM med student recognized with Canadian Medical Hall of Fame award

September 9, 2025 — 
Akhil Ramdoyal, third year med student, was recognized with a Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF) award for medical students for his contributions to medicine and advocacy.

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Portrait of Oksana Harasemiw in a room with many computers on desks.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Master’s degree paved way for research project management role  

September 9, 2025 — 
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences alum Oksana Harasemiw describes how earning her master's in community health sciences led to her current role at Winnipeg’s Chronic Disease Innovation Centre.

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