Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Physician Assistant program welcomes new class, celebrates profession with stethoscope ceremony
September 4, 2019 —
The 12th class of the University of Manitoba Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) program was welcomed at inaugural exercises on August 30, 2019.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Inuit teens explore health careers at U of M
August 30, 2019 —
Grade 11 student Carmello Swan has been interested in a health-related career for over a year, a passion that was further confirmed after a visit to the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences this summer. On Aug. 15, the Windsor Park Collegiate student was one of three Winnipeg-based Inuit teens who visited Bannatyne Campus as part of Manitoba Inuit Association’s (MIA) Inuit Education Connections Program.
Faculty of Science
International Data Science Conference / NEXUS 2019
August 29, 2019 —
Join us on Thursday, November 14, 2019, at the University of Manitoba, Fort Garry Campus and discover the latest innovations in machine learning/AI, data and statistical sciences that address solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in health, agriculture, transportation, insurance, and eCommerce.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Residential school survivor shares story at Witness Blanket opening
August 29, 2019 —
The Witness Blanket exhibition documents the impact of residential schools through objects reclaimed from the residential schools, band offices, communities, churches, government and other traditional and cultural structures
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Pop culture sparks students’ interest in infectious diseases
August 22, 2019 —
Carmine Slipski was both terrified and intrigued when he saw the film Outbreak as a child. The 1995 movie about an Ebola-like virus captured his imagination and ignited his interest in infectious diseases. His path was set.
Faculty of Graduate Studies
UM-based Global Health Training Program sends 11 PhD students to Colombia
August 21, 2019 —
This past winter, 11 University of Manitoba PhD students from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences participated in the International Infectious Disease and Global Health Training Program’s practical epidemiology course in Medellín, Colombia
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
The Witness Blanket @ Bannatyne exhibition opens August 22
August 21, 2019 —
The Witness Blanket, a large scale art installation created by master carver Carey Newman which documents the impact of residential schools, is coming to Bannatyne Campus.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Study connects U of M to international physiotherapy database
August 20, 2019 —
A new study at the College of Rehabilitation Sciences will represent Canada in an international database that aims to help physical therapists detect abnormalities in neck movement in order to better understand causes of neck pain
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
U of M to welcome diverse class of future physicians
August 20, 2019 —
First-year medical students from a cross-section of ethnic, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds are beginning their journey to becoming physicians when they take part in the White Coat ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 21 at the University of Manitoba’s Bannatyne campus
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
College of Nursing strengthens international ties at conference in Singapore
August 19, 2019 —
This summer, College of Nursing dean Dr. Netha Dyck and College of Nursing professor and Rady Faculty vice-dean, education Dr. Christine Ateah were among more than 5,300 nursing professionals from 120 countries assembled in Singapore for the International Council of Nurses (ICN) 2019 Congress. The conference, which takes place every four years, will be co-hosted by the Canadian Nurses Association in Montreal in 2023.