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A nursing student wears a virtual reality headset and holds virtual reality hand controllers.

Exploring virtual reality in teaching and learning

December 5, 2023 — 
One of the newer opportunities in simulation education is virtual reality, which provides opportunities to teach things like prioritization, problem solving, and clinical decision-making skills.

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A collage of the portraits of each of the prize winners.

Six grad students receive Rady Faculty Dean’s Prize

December 5, 2023 — 
The 2023 Dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Student Achievement Prize was awarded to six distinguished learners.

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Researcher works with equipment

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Launches Indigenous Graduate Fellowship

December 4, 2023 — 
New initiative emphasizes the importance of Indigenous perspectives in health research and seeks to create a more inclusive learning environment.

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A group of people from First Nations communities have a discussion around a table with a list on a flip chart under the heading "successes."

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College of Rehabilitation Sciences celebrates connectedness with First Nations communities

November 15, 2023 — 
In October, the College of Rehabilitation Sciences held its seventh ‘Kiga mamo anokimin onji minoayawin/ Ka mamwi atoskatenow minoaywin/ We will work together for health and wellness’ community retreat with members of Manitoba First Nations communities.

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Two students each use a syringe to practice injections on oranges.

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High schoolers explore careers in health sciences at Discovery Days

November 14, 2023 — 
With concentration, Nora Hanson carefully pierced an orange with the needle of a syringe.

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A childminder reads a book to two kids.

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Children have ‘blast’ at Rady Kids’ Club while student parents study

November 8, 2023 — 
Finding quiet time for uninterrupted studying can be difficult for many university students, but when you’re also a parent, it can be even more challenging.

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Jacquie Ripat stands at a kitchen counter, operating a touchscreen computer.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

New endowed chair funded by HSC Foundation, UM focused on technology-assisted living

November 7, 2023 — 
Dr. Jacquie Ripat, professor of occupational therapy at the College of Rehabilitation Sciences and vice-dean (academic affairs), Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, was announced Nov. 6 as the new endowed chair in technology for assisted living, which is aimed at creating research opportunities and testing new innovations in the growing field of technology-assisted living.

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Teens in a hospital simulation lab watch a demonstration with a medical manikin performed by a resident ER doctor.

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Students get hands-on health career experience at Bannatyne campus

November 3, 2023 — 
On Nov. 1, 22 Grade 9 students from approximately 16 local schools visited Bannatyne campus for Take Our Kids to Work Day, a nation-wide initiative that encourages students to spend a day at the workplace of a parent, relative, friend or volunteer host.

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Kaylene Normand in her cap and gown, wearing an Indigenous sash, at convocation.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Personal experiences drew Rady grads to careers as healers

October 27, 2023 — 
Kaylene Normand was a competitive swimmer as a child who developed exercise-induced asthma, an experience that led her to set her sights on a career as a respiratory therapist.

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Students crowd around the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases booth at the Graduate Studies Open House.

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Grad Studies Open House ‘incredibly valuable’

October 24, 2023 — 
Morgan Taverner says that attending the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Studies Open House is one of the most important things an undergraduate student can do if they’re thinking about pursuing grad school.

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