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Genevieve Thompson stands outside by a sign that reads "Riverview Health Centre."

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Research Chair to improve quality of life for those in long-term care

March 1, 2023 — 
Riverview Health Centre (RHC) and the College of Nursing at the University of Manitoba’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have jointly created a new research chair focused on people living in long-term care.

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Tara Horrill stands inside the College of Nursing building.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Nursing prof aims to improve care for marginalized cancer patients

January 31, 2023 — 
Dr. Tara Horrill, assistant professor at the College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, was first drawn to research about a decade ago, while working as an oncology nurse at CancerCare Manitoba.

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Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

On-campus exhibit explores healing through art

January 6, 2023 — 
A pop-up exhibit on the Fort Garry campus will display artworks by 32 cancer patients who participated in a novel therapy group at CancerCare Manitoba.  The free exhibit will be on view Jan. 16 and 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the atrium of the Helen Glass Centre for Nursing, home of the College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.

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Monika Warren stands at a doorway.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Time for Recovery, Rebuilding

December 21, 2022 — 
Monika Warren [BN/90] says her proudest leadership moments always involve interprofessional teamwork. “When you include everyone’s voice in the conversation, the team feels empowered and will work together to find innovative solutions,” says Warren, who was appointed by Shared Health in January 2022 as Manitoba’s new chief operating officer for provincial health services and chief nursing officer.

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Kim Mitchell stands in the student lounge at the College of Nursing.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Prof aims to research English literacy testing of Manitoba nurses

December 13, 2022 — 
Dr. Kim Mitchell has joined the College of Nursing with the research goal of helping nursing programs manage English literacy – a much-discussed topic in the context of the current nursing shortage.

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Individual portraits of the winners side-by-side.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Six grad students receive Rady Dean’s Prize

December 6, 2022 — 
The Dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Student Achievement Prize was awarded to six exceptional graduate students in 2022.

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Mandy Archibald and Leslie Roos speak at a media conference.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

UM faculty to lead $450K child mental health research project

November 30, 2022 — 
The Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM) announced an innovative new interdisciplinary program for mental health research for children and youth Nov. 23.

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A nursing instructor works with a life-sized manikin in a simulated hospital setting.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

‘Simulation Star’ impacts nursing education

November 16, 2022 — 
When Sufia Turner joined the College of Nursing faculty in 2014, she had no previous exposure to simulation in nursing education. But today she has been recognized internationally for her work in the area and is passionate about its potential.

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A female Indigenous student walks proudly after receiving her degree at convocation.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Nursing graduates honoured at pinning ceremony

October 21, 2022 — 
The College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences welcomed 116 new graduands into the nursing profession at a pinning ceremony on Oct. 19.

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A nursing student wears a virtual reality headset and hand controls while another student works at a computer station behind her.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Nursing students enter virtual reality world

October 17, 2022 — 
Students in the College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have a new high-tech way to learn this year, with the addition of immersive virtual reality (VR) to their curriculum.

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