Pharmacy News Archive

May 9, 2022 — 
Early career researchers and trainees from across Canada working in the field of medications and pregnancy research now have the chance to gain new skills thanks to a Canadian Institutes of Health Research-funded training platform

April 29, 2022 — 
When Dr. Abdullah Al Maruf’s mother passed away at 65, she was taking more than 15 medications for diabetes, gout, anxiety and high blood pressure. Some of the drugs didn’t seem to be effective, and others caused side effects.

April 7, 2022 — 
Seven of the 12 finalists in the University of Manitoba’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition are Rady Faculty of Health Sciences graduate students. The participants will be competing in the final tonight (April 7, 2022) at 7 p.m.

April 5, 2022 — 
Two Rady Faculty of Health Sciences faculty members and researchers at the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM) were recently awarded New Investigator Research Grants from the Sick Kids Foundation, a national health education group, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health.

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.