Pharmacy News Archive

April 28, 2021 — 
Ronald Guse’s four-decade career has had two central, interlocking themes: patient-centred care and the evolving role of pharmacists. The UM alumnus is known for his long, productive tenure, from 1999 to 2016, as the registrar of the College of Pharmacists of Manitoba (CPhM). Adding to his many accomplishments and accolades, Guse recently received the College of Pharmacy’s Alumni of Distinction Award for his leadership and achievements in the profession.

April 13, 2021 — 
Mark your calendars – the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) final competition is coming up

April 8, 2021 — 
The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ Office of Interprofessional Collaboration focused on the topic of racism in health care when welcoming over 600 first-year students in a pair of virtual events that spanned four campuses and nine programs

March 10, 2021 — 
The results are in: After three competitive heats, the 12 finalists for the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition have been chosen

September 28, 2020 — 
For the second year, the College of Pharmacy and the James W. Burns Leadership Institute are partnering to deliver cutting edge leadership seminars and training to UM Pharmacy students.

September 10, 2020 — 
Unlike years past when socializing and getting to know new classmates were the norm during orientation, first-year students in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences started their 2020/2021 school year in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry/dental hygiene and rehabilitation sciences with orientation activities and welcoming ceremonies in mostly virtual settings.

August 25, 2020 — 
Two research scientists from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences are part of a major international study designed to determine the effects a pandemic has on pregnant mothers and infants.

August 12, 2020 — 
Two interdisciplinary research teams at the University of Manitoba’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have received one-year grants from The Winnipeg Foundation Innovation Fund for cutting-edge projects that will advance research in the areas of brain disease and mother-infant health.

June 4, 2020 — 
New pharmacy graduate Melissa Ireland gained invaluable insight into collaborative patient care when she participated in a primary care rotation working at Misercordia's PRIME centre.

May 6, 2020 — 
As front-line health-care professionals, many pharmacists are playing an important role in patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic in community pharmacies, hospitals and other health-care settings including long-term care.