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Dr. Farhana Shariff stands in the Brodie Centre atrium on the UM Bannatyne campus.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Celebrating International Women’s Day: Martha Donovan Awards empower Rady women as leaders

March 7, 2025 — 
Recipients say leadership training is helping them to advance women’s equity in health care, health education and health research.

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Stethoscope on white background.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

All 2025 Doctors Manitoba Award winners associated with UM medical college

March 6, 2025 — 
This year’s Doctors Manitoba Award winners all have strong connections to the Max Rady College of Medicine. 

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A researcher looks into a microscope in a biomedical lab.

Research and International

Uncovering the genetic blueprint of the Prairies

March 6, 2025 — 
Groundbreaking research from PrairieGen is redefining how chronic and genetic diseases such as cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and pediatric disorders are detected and treated.

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A logo for the Ayaangwaamiziwin Centre, surrounded by photos of some of the researchers involved with the initiative.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Historic HIV, syphilis testing initiative launches in Canada

March 5, 2025 — 
Amid soaring rates of HIV and syphilis in Canada – with Indigenous communities in the Prairies being hardest hit – a team of Indigenous leaders and HIV advocates, researchers, health-care workers and people with lived experiences, including HIV, have created the Ayaangwaamiziwin Centre. 

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ICYMI: Dr. Renée El-Gabalawy on CBC Manitoba

March 5, 2025 — 
For some people, surgery can be stressful and anxiety-inducing. It can cause many sleepless nights and make any pain patients are experiencing worse. For Dr. Renée El-Gabalawya clinical health psychologist at the University of Manitoba, she wanted to figure out a way to help patient's mental health before and after an operation.

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Seated in armchairs on a stage, Dr. Peter Nickerson and Dr. Kathryn Tinckam converse while holding microphones.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

UM alum values her ‘phenomenal medical education,’ urges redesign of health system to ensure doctors thrive

February 28, 2025 — 
Today’s medical students are extraordinary individuals with great capacity to contribute as physicians, but the health-care system must change to support them in achieving their best, a distinguished medical alum said at a recent UM awards dinner.

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Medscape Medical News: Mental health worse after workplace injuries

February 28, 2025 — 
Patients with workplace injuries have worse mental health outcomes over time than patients with non-workplace injuries: UM study

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Psychology Month feature: Improving lives of children and caregivers through research 

February 24, 2025 — 
February is Psychology Month, and it's a time to celebrate psychologists and the vital work they do, including research.  

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Research and International

The Conversation: U.S. cuts to HIV/AIDS funding will be detrimental for vulnerable groups in Kenya

February 24, 2025 — 
On his first day in office, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to freeze foreign aid funding. This was followed by a stop-work order for dozens of life-saving humanitarian programs.

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Dr. Jonathan McGavock walking outside

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

UM professor creates novel podcast as resource for emerging scholars

February 14, 2025 — 
A Rady researcher and faculty member, working closely with local radio station UMFM, launched a podcast designed as a resource for medical trainees and residents to help guide them on their journey to becoming a clinician scientist. 

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