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Listening to Pain

December 14, 2022 — 
It took only one year of undergraduate pharmacy studies for Dana Turcotte [B.Sc.Pharm/05, PhD/14] to know that she wanted to pursue research.

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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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