Rady Faculty of Health Sciences News Archive
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Celebrating UM Indigenous nursing grads
May 12, 2022 —
In honour of National Nursing Week, Mahkwa omushki kiim: Pathway to Indigenous Nursing Education (PINE), which offers support to Indigenous students at the College of Nursing in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, reached out to several Indigenous nursing alumni to learn about their careers and reflections on their time at UM. Below are a selection of the responses.
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Filling a Need
May 10, 2022 —
When Rhonda Switzer-Nadasdi [DMD/91] was a UM dental student, she took part in a two-week rotation in northern Manitoba that changed her life.
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New training platform for emerging medications and pregnancy researchers
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
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UM grad students receive significant CIHR research awards
May 6, 2022 —
Three University of Manitoba graduate students, including two from the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, were among 255 across Canada to receive doctoral research awards from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) in April. Each student received $105,000 over three years for their projects.
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Passion for Public Health
May 4, 2022 —
From a young age, Dr. Claire Betker [BN/77] felt called to the nursing profession. She was captivated by stories of her maternal grandmother, a registered nurse whom neither she nor her mother ever had a chance to know.
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Trustworthy Transmission
May 3, 2022 —
How to clearly communicate health information is a central research question for Dr. Michelle Driedger, a professor of community health sciences in the Max Rady College of Medicine.
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Advancing Antimicrobials
May 2, 2022 —
What Dr. Kangmin Duan studies is microscopic, but the problem he’s working on is colossal.
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In the Genes
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.
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UM global public health research partnership contributes to saving mothers and newborns in India
April 26, 2022 —
Transformational investment supports partnership of UM researchers and government of Uttar Pradesh, India to improve survival for mothers and babies.
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Simulation training creates lifelike scenarios for students
April 25, 2022 —
The Clinical Learning and Simulation Facility (CLSF), a key component of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences’ Clinical Learning and Simulation Program, helps to make the transition from classroom to hospital more comfortable for students.