Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive
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Manitoba government announces 80 physician-training seats to be added
February 13, 2023 —
The Manitoba government announced they will be providing funding for 80 additional physician-training seats, which includes 40 new undergraduate physician-training seats, a 10-seat increase in the one-year international medical graduate program and 30 seats in the two-year postgraduate medical education program for internationally educated medical students.
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Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence
February 10, 2023 —
Artificial Intelligence and Academic Integrity, what students need to know
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Community governance essential for Manitoba’s race-based health data, speakers say
February 10, 2023 —
BIPOC communities must have governance over race-based health data when Shared Health starts collecting it at hospitals, experts said at a community discussion event.
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Campus visit exposes high school students to Rady Faculty programs
February 7, 2023 —
After listening to a panel of recent University of Manitoba medicine and nursing grads speak, Grade 12 student Isabella Dalisay had a better sense of what it takes to become a health-care professional.
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UM researcher wins Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research
February 1, 2023 —
A University of Manitoba researcher is the recipient of the prestigious Barancik Prize for Innovation in Multiple Sclerosis Research.
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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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Ininiw scholar bringing Indigenous curriculum to occupational therapy
January 27, 2023 —
Since joining the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences in the role of Ininiw scholar, Margaret Hart has been working toward a complete rebuild of the occupational therapy program to incorporate Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing.
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UM study evaluates Living with Hope class for those who have attempted suicide
January 25, 2023 —
A research team at UM is conducting the first study in Canada to assess whether participating in a novel 12-week “psychoeducational skills class” helps to reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviours in adults who have made a recent suicide attempt.
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Rady women build leadership skills through Martha Donovan funding
January 24, 2023 —
Six faculty members and students have received support for leadership training as winners of Winnipeg Foundation Martha Donovan Women's Leadership Development Awards.
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College joins WHO network to promote rehab sciences as an essential service
January 23, 2023 —
The College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences recently joined the World Rehabilitation Alliance (WRA), a global network hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO).