/schoolofmedicine/articles/rss en /schoolofmedicine/article/mdcm-class-2027-dons-white-coats-milestone-their-med-school-journey <h3><em>On September 27, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences held its White Coat Ceremony, marking the transition of over 200 second-year medical students from our Montreal and Outaouais campuses to clinical training. </em></h3> Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:41:14 +0000 Iris Boudier 727 at /schoolofmedicine /schoolofmedicine/article/welcoming-global-cohort-medical-residents-and-fellows-mcgill <p>�山ǿ�� welcomed its incoming cohort of medical residents and fellows as part of the annual Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) Orientation. This year, 455 new medical trainees are joining �山ǿ��’s 75 prestigious residency programs.</p> Wed, 02 Oct 2024 20:04:45 +0000 Iris Boudier 724 at /schoolofmedicine /schoolofmedicine/article/mcgills-largest-ever-mdcm-cohort-begins-med-school-journey <p>On August 20, 2024, the Faculties of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Dental Medicine and Oral Sciences, celebrated a historic moment as 249 medical students – 211 in Montreal and 38 in Gatineau – started their program.</p> <p>249 new medical students and 40 dental students gathered at New Residence Hall to begin a three-day orientation, marking the start of their journey as the Class of 2028. This year’s medicine cohort includes 211 students at the Montreal Campus and 38 students at Campus Outaouais, making it the largest group ever admitted. </p> Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:55:52 +0000 Iris Boudier 720 at /schoolofmedicine /schoolofmedicine/article/mdcm-class-2024-graduation-awards-ceremony-luncheon-day-photos <p>Graduating medical students from the Montreal and Outaouais campuses came together, for the first time ever, to celebrate and to recognize their outstanding peers and teachers.</p> Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:59:57 +0000 Dhabisha Kohilanathan 722 at /schoolofmedicine /schoolofmedicine/article/osler-awards-outstanding-teaching-go-maxime-labelle-and-gabriel-venne <p><span>This year’s Osler Awards for Outstanding Teaching in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences were bestowed upon Maxime Labelle, MDCM, Faculty Lecturer, Department of Internal Medicine, Campus Outaouais, and Gabriel Venne DO, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Montreal Campus, as part of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu_YoO-I1SQ"><span>Spring Convocation ceremony “A</span></a><span>” on May 28.</span></span></p> Wed, 02 Oct 2024 16:04:18 +0000 Health e-News staff 713 at /schoolofmedicine /schoolofmedicine/article/meet-grads-spring-2024-thierry-fotsing-tadjo-mdcm <p><i><span>As part of our Spring Convocation 2024 coverage, we asked graduates from our six Schools to share their experiences of completing a degree in �山ǿ��’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Here, we meet Class of 2024 member </span></i><span>Thierry Fotsing Tadjo<i><span> from the School of Medicine. Thierry completed his MDCM and receives his degree at the Spring Convocation Ceremony on May 28. Congratulations Thierry!</span></i><i><span> </span></i><i><span> </span></i><span> </span></span></p> <p><b><span>Name</span></b><span>: Thierry Fotsing Tadjo <span> </span></span></p> Wed, 02 Oct 2024 16:10:42 +0000 Health e-News staff 715 at /schoolofmedicine /schoolofmedicine/article/faculty-celebrates-clinician-teachers-and-residents-who-go-above-and-beyond <h6><em>Photo From left to right: Michael Flanders, Emily Duong, Siddharth Nath, Sarah Chibane, Thomas Barabé-Tremblay, Shady Abid, David Luckow, Mélanie Mondou, Jean-Pierre Farmer, Karen Sigman, Hamid Al Badi, Shawn Karls, Rebecca Oksenhendler, Sam Joseph Daniel. Photo: Joni Dufour.</em></h6> <p><br /></p> Wed, 02 Oct 2024 16:21:39 +0000 Iris Boudier 718 at /schoolofmedicine /schoolofmedicine/article/mcgill-mdcm-phd-students-shine-recent-round-vanier-scholarships <p>When the most recent round of Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships were announced earlier this year, �山ǿ�� students fared well, with <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/vanier-scholarships_2023/">19 total recipients</a>. The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences was particularly well represented in nine of the prestigious scholarships, with six of those being current MDCM-PhD students – the most of any MD-PhD program in Canada.</p> Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:32:34 +0000 iris.boudier@mcgill.ca 709 at /schoolofmedicine /schoolofmedicine/article/mcgill-mdcm-class-2026-dons-white-coats <h4>The White Coat Ceremony marks second year medical students’ transition out of the classroom and into hospitals and clinics, where they will play an active role in patient care. </h4> <p>Now in its 22nd edition, the ceremony, officially called “Donning the Healer’s Habit,” took place at the Windsor Ballrooms on Friday September 22, 2023. Over 200 students and 400 guests, as well as Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences leadership and Osler Fellows, who help the students they are mentoring into their white coats on stage, were in attendance. </p> Tue, 14 Nov 2023 19:58:03 +0000 Iris Boudier 707 at /schoolofmedicine /schoolofmedicine/article/living-between-two-worlds <p><strong><em>Med student Madeline Yaaka on track to become first Inuk physician from Nunavik</em></strong></p> <p>Madeline Yaaka made history when she entered �山ǿ��’s MDCM program last month. An Inuk hailing from Kangiqsujuaq, in Nunavik, northern Quebec, she was already her community’s first university grad (graduating last spring with a BSc in Biology from �山ǿ��) and is now the region’s first medical student. If all goes well, in 2027 she’ll become its first Inuk physician.</p> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 20:01:51 +0000 Gillian Woodford 692 at /schoolofmedicine