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The Pride flag hangs from a wire in Brodie Centre atrium next to the Métis flag, Treaty One flag, flag of Manitoba, and flag of Canada.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Pride flag flies permanently on Bannatyne campus

October 10, 2023 — 
The Pride flag now has a permanent home on the Bannatyne campus.

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Dr. Peter Nickerson, dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, speaks at a podium in front of balloons at the Bannatyne campus.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Alumni travel through time at Rady Homecoming events

September 29, 2023 — 
Alumni from the past six decades and from each of the Rady colleges descended on Brodie Centre atrium to celebrate the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Dean’s Homecoming Breakfast on Sept. 23 and reconnect with one another and their alma mater.

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About 10 students wearing white coats read the Pledge of Professionalism off of the programs they are holding.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

White Coat Ceremony an ‘exhilarating’ experience for pharmacy students

September 27, 2023 — 
First-year doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) student Jaspreet Bhoondpal experienced a lot of emotions when he was on stage donning his white coat.

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Revealing the effect of lockdowns on pandemic pregnancies

August 29, 2023 — 
Laila Aboulatta named as Vanier Scholar for her community health research at UM

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Faculty of Graduate Studies

Four UM graduate students named Vanier Scholars

August 29, 2023 — 
Students from the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, and Faculty of Science are Vanier Scholars

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Shahin Shabanipour portrait

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Rady grad student profile: Shahin Shabanipour’s fascination with neuroscience fuels passion for Alzheimer’s research

August 8, 2023 — 
About 50 million people in the world are diagnosed with dementia and this number is projected to triple. This graduate student is working to find out why.

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Cover of the RadyUM magazine featuring a smiling pharmacy graduate in graduation cap and gown. Text on cover reads, "University of Manitoba Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Magazine" and "RadyUM" and "Issue 12, Summer 2023" and "Pharm Fresh."

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

First PharmD grads featured in RadyUM magazine

July 27, 2023 — 
The cover story of the new issue of RadyUM magazine features the “pharm fresh” Class of 2023 – the first grads to complete the new doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) degree at UM.

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Pills image from iStock.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Patient Safety Advocate 

July 13, 2023 — 
Alumna Susan Lessard-Friesen received a Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions, including the implementation of Safety IQ, a mandatory incident-reporting program in Manitoba.

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Students work with a client at the Physical Therapy Neuro Rehab Clinic at Riverview Health Centre.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Student-led physio clinic offers interprofessional approach

July 10, 2023 — 
This spring, for the first time in 20 years, the College of Rehabilitation Sciences’ student-led Physical Therapy Neuro Rehab Clinic brought in students from three additional health disciplines for a trial run of a more holistic approach to patient care.

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Patient holding a prescription bottle.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Pharmacy dean, medicine prof spread word on deprescribing

July 7, 2023 — 
"We can do so much with medications to help patients, but we also need to think about when it’s time to reevaluate," says dean of pharmacy.

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