college of nursing News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
VR technology to build confidence and competence in health-care learners
March 21, 2024 —
On March 15, dozens of students, faculty and staff at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences stood in the Brodie Atrium at Bannatyne campus and were transported to hospital rooms, care facilities and even accident sites by wearing virtual reality (VR) headsets.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Step into a new reality in training health professionals with RadyVerse
March 13, 2024 —
On Friday, March 15, the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences will showcase how it will be employing virtual reality (VR) and other cutting-edge technologies to educate and train the next generation of health-care professionals. Faculty, staff and learners from across UM are invited to experience first-hand various VR and other scenarios at stations set up in Brodie Centre atrium, 727 McDermot Avenue, from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm at the RadyVerse launch event.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Health researchers, students an ‘untapped resource’ for workforce crisis
March 12, 2024 —
Canada’s health workforce is in the midst of a crisis caused by a vicious cycle of work overload, burnout and rising attrition, Dr. Ivy Bourgeault told attendees of the 2024 Helen Glass Lecture on March 4.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Inspiring inclusion: Rady reflections on International Women’s Day
March 7, 2024 —
This year’s International Women's Day theme is “Inspire Inclusion.” We asked members of UM’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences community to reflect on this theme.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
New issue of RadyUM magazine marks medical college anniversary
March 1, 2024 —
The cover story of the new issue of RadyUM magazine focuses on the Max Rady College of Medicine’s celebration of a milestone: its 140th anniversary.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Rady students showcase health careers to youth through CanU
February 20, 2024 —
A team of volunteer students from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences recently completed a program welcoming over 80 youth from across Winnipeg to explore health-care careers as part of an initiative through CanU, a Winnipeg-based charitable organization.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Dedicated new nurses welcomed at pinning ceremony
February 14, 2024 —
The College of Nursing welcomed 82 new nurses to the profession at a pinning ceremony at the Pinnacle Club on Feb. 9. The graduands were part of a voluntary accelerated program, continuing their studies through Summer 2023, to complete their degrees and enter the profession earlier than originally anticipated.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Rady Faculty researchers receive more than $8.3 million in CIHR funding
February 9, 2024 —
Researchers from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have been awarded more than $8.3 million in the latest round of Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) project funding.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Showcase highlights opportunities for senior nursing students
February 8, 2024 —
The College of Nursing held a showcase with Manitoba health-care employers for fourth-year students entering their senior practicum on Jan. 26 at the Pinnacle Club at Princess Auto Stadium.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Difficult Discussions
February 6, 2024 —
Nurse practitioner and three-time UM alum Preetha Krishnan on advancing uncomfortable discussions around end-of-life care and advance care planning in long-term care settings.