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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.

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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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Portrait of Jai Sareen standing next to a research poster in a hospital hallway.

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Medical student research profile: Jai Sareen explores connection between fatigue and inflammatory bowel disease

September 8, 2025 — 
Jai Sareen spent his first summer of the bachelor of science in medicine (B.Sc. (Med.) program immersed in the world of gastroenterology research.

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More than 20 students stand in two rows. They are wearing white coats and stethoscopes around their necks. They each hold a program and read the Physician's Pledge.

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Physician assistant students excited to start program

September 4, 2025 — 
Sydney Larence was working at the Health Sciences Centre last summer when she grabbed a coffee in Brodie Centre. In the atrium, the Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) Inaugural Exercises just happened to be taking place.

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Dr. Marcia Anderson Vice-dean Indigenous health, social justice and anti-racism

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CBC Manitoba: Woman’s 2020 death in RCMP cell shows need for Thompson detox centre: inquest

August 29, 2025 — 
'Pattern of anti-Indigenous stereotypes and bias' seen in Celine Samuel's ER visits weeks before death: expert

Pink ribbon symbolizing cancer support/awareness. Photo by: Miguel Á. Padriñán

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BPM: Thousands diagnosed yet few women know the warning signs

August 28, 2025 — 
Survey shows Canadian women want doctors to start more conversations on gynecological health

Tamarah Singh works with a pipette in a lab. She is wearing gloves and a lab coat.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Medical student research profile: Tamarah Singh studies sex-related differences in development of rheumatoid arthritis

August 28, 2025 — 
Tamarah Singh said it was a “no-brainer” that she enrolled in the bachelor of science in medicine (B.Sc. (Med.) program because it would allow her to work on her very own research project.

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A person helps an older person while they walk using a walker in a house.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

$9 million in funding announced for UM health research

August 22, 2025 — 
Health researchers at UM have landed nearly $9 million in federal funding in the latest round of project grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

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Medical students wearing white coats read the Physician's Pledge.

White Coat Ceremony: Media coverage

August 21, 2025 — 
The long-standing tradition of the White Coat Ceremony, where incoming students put on white coats to mark their entrance into Max Rady College of Medicine took place at the Centennial Concert Hall, Wednesday, August 20, 2025. This is the first time the ceremony was held at the hall due to the size of the class--140 students, 11 of whom are Indigenous will graduate in 2029.

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