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

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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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Karen McElroy sits at her desk with several respiratory therapy devices.

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Breathing Rural

December 12, 2022 — 
When Karen McElroy chose a career in respiratory therapy (RT), she was attracted to the “adrenaline junkie” side of it – the intense situations in emergency rooms where there are sometimes only minutes to save a patient’s life.

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Xray of hands deformed by rheumatoid arthritis.

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Patient and community engagement essential to Indigenous health research: speakers

December 7, 2022 — 
Keynote presentations at Indigenous Health Research Symposium highlight respectful research partnerships

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Individual portraits of the winners side-by-side.

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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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Jacquie Ripat in the smart suite kitchen with her smartphone.

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Advancing Assistive Tech

December 5, 2022 — 
In her 30-year occupational therapy career, one of the biggest changes Jacquie Ripat [BMROT/92, M.Sc./98, PhD/11] has seen in her field is the mainstream adoption of technology that was once used almost exclusively by people with disabilities.

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Dr. Vercaigne and Shaelyn pose for a photo. Dr. Vercaigne is holding five certificates. Balloons in UM's colours are on either side of them.

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Pharmacy students honoured for hard work, perseverance

December 2, 2022 — 
Shaelyn Gustafson wore a wide smile beneath her mask as she posed for a photograph at the College of Pharmacy Academic Awards Ceremony on Thursday.

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Mandy Archibald and Leslie Roos speak at a media conference.

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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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Mother is holding her daughter's hand and is checking her child's diabetes by monitoring blood glucose with a device.

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Rady Faculty research projects receive $6.9-M in CIHR funding

November 28, 2022 — 
Six studies led by Rady Faculty of Health Sciences researchers received nearly $7 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

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Dr. Kelekis-Cholakis is turned towards Samady. They are both wearing masks.

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Awards Evening celebrates dentistry, dental hygiene successes

November 24, 2022 — 
Rovielle Rantael was overwhelmed but also felt a sense of accomplishment when she received the news she won a pair of prestigious scholarships.

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Muditha in the Brodie Centre

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VADA program focuses grad student research on health data, patient well-being

November 23, 2022 — 
The Visual and Automated Disease Analytics (VADA) program, trains graduate students in cutting-edge visual and analytic techniques enabling them to translate complex health data into insights that can be used to improve the health of populations, detect and manage infectious disease outbreaks, and support health professional decision making.

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