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Drs. Sylvia and Richard Cruess receive the 2018 Abraham Flexner Award for Distinguished Service to Medical Education

Source: Association of American Medical Colleges

Drs. Sylvia and Richard Cruess have been selected as the 2018 recipients of the Abraham Flexner Award for Distinguished Service to Medical Education, given by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The award, the AAMC’s most prestigious honour, was established in 1958 to recognize extraordinary individual contributions to medical schools and to the medical education community as a whole. The duo will be honoured during a ceremony to be held in Austin, Texas during the AAMC’s annual meeting in early November.

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Published on: 5 Oct 2018

Existing cancer drugs could prove beneficial for more patients

Researchers discover additional targets for existing drugs used to treat a specific melanoma

 

A set of targeted cancer drugs, known as BRAF and MEK inhibitors, have proven to be beneficial for some metastatic melanoma patients whose tumours include a specific mutation in the BRAF gene, known as V600E. A recent study conducted in the lab of Dr. Peter Siegel at McGill University’s Goodman Cancer Research Centre suggests that these same drugs may prove beneficial for a broader range of cancer patients.

Classified as: Goodman Cancer Research Centre, Rosalind and Morris Cancer Research Centre
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Published on: 4 Oct 2018

$2 million research grant awarded to McGill Nursing represents ‘powerful endorsement’ of the profession

By Christina Kozakiewicz, Ingram School of Nursing

The Ingram School of Nursing (ISoN) is pleased to announce a major partnership grant involving the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada ­­­­­(SSHRC), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and additional partners’ joint investment of over $2 million in a groundbreaking research project entitled Transforming Nurses’ Work Environments Through a Strength-Based Leadership and Management Training Program, led by ISoN Professor Laurie Gottlieb, RN, PhD.

Classified as: Ingram School of Nursing, Research
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Published on: 26 Sep 2018

Update: Osler Library of the History of Medicine

As a result of the water infiltration and recovery efforts related to McIntyre Medical Building fire incident in July, the Osler Library continues to be closed until further notice. The Osler recovery team has been focusing their efforts on securing the contents of the Osler Library of the History of Medicine. All books, rare books, art, and artefacts from the Osler have been wrapped, packed, and removed so that a complete inspection of the Osler section of the building can begin. 

Classified as: Osler Library of the History of Medicine, ROAAr – Rare Books, Osler, Art, Archives, temporary closure
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Published on: 18 Sep 2018

McIntyre Medical Sciences Building Update – Additional Areas to Reopen Sept. 10-14

To all members of the Faculty of Medicine,

Further to last week’s update on the McIntyre Medical Sciences Building, during which we confirmed the opening of the 5th and 6th floor amphitheatres and 2nd floor classrooms, we are pleased to report that the following additional areas will be opened as follows:

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Published on: 10 Sep 2018

Daring to explore with physician astronaut David Saint-Jacques

By Diane Weidner, Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning

It’s not every day that an astronaut visits our Centre! On December 20, 2018, Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques will fly to the International Space Station on his first mission. During his assignment, he will conduct a series of scientific experiments, robotics tasks and test new technologies.

Classified as: Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning
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Published on: 4 Sep 2018

McIntyre Medical Sciences Building Update – 2nd, 5th and 6th Floors to re-open September 4

To all members of the Faculty of Medicine,

With the new academic year set to begin in earnest, I am pleased to report a great deal of progress has been made with respect to remediation efforts at the McIntyre Building following the July 13 fire. I take this opportunity to thank the University’s Project Review team who have taken over the reins from the Emergency Operations Committee and who continue their meticulous work to minimize disruptions to our community.

Please take note of the following updates:

Building Access:

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Published on: 31 Aug 2018

McIntyre post-fire update – August 10

To all members of the Faculty of Medicine,

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Published on: 10 Aug 2018

McIntyre post-fire update – August 2

To all members of the Faculty of Medicine,

Following weeks of remediation efforts we continue to make steady progress on the road to returning the McIntyre Building to normal operations. Roughly half of the building has re-opened, with occupants of the 7th floor and up returning to the building. A great deal of work remains however, in particular with respect to the lower floors. While the goal is to be able to re-open the 1st to 6th floors as quickly as possible, portions of these lower floors are expected to remain closed for several months.

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Published on: 2 Aug 2018

McIntyre post-fire update - July 30

To all members of the Faculty of Medicine,

As previously communicated, as of last Friday McIntyre Floors 7 and higher were reopened for all faculty and staff members and students, accessible via the 6th floor Pine entrance. With three of the four ventilation systems servicing this area of the building returning to operation, temperatures on these floors continued to drop over the weekend and are now within their normal range, with the exception of small pockets of warmer areas that are serviced by the one HVAC system that remains to be cleaned.

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Published on: 30 Jul 2018

McIntyre post-fire update - JULY 28

To members of the Faculty of Medicine,

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Published on: 28 Jul 2018

McIntyre post-fire update - July 26

To all members of the Faculty of Medicine,

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Published on: 27 Jul 2018

AACR Announces New Editors-in-Chief of Cancer Prevention Research

PHILADELPHIA — The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is pleased to announce the appointments of Raymond N. DuBois, MD, PhD, and Michael N. Pollak, MD, as editors-in-chief of Cancer Prevention Research, one of eight highly esteemed journals published by the AACR. DuBois and Pollak began their tenures as editors-in-chief July 1, 2018.

Classified as: Michael Pollak, faculty of medicine
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Published on: 26 Jul 2018

McIntyre post-fire update - July 25 / Information session #2 - Thursday, July 26

To all members of the Faculty of Medicine,

Work continues on plan, based on today’s update by McGill’s Emergency Operations Centre (EOC). Soot on Floors 7 to 13 has been cleaned from the majority of rooms and HVAC systems, and we have received the results of final air quality assessments to support the reopening on Friday, July 27, of Floors 7 to 13, provided the key steps outlined below are successfully completed.

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Published on: 26 Jul 2018

McIntyre post-fire update - July 24

To all members of the Faculty of Medicine,
 
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Published on: 24 Jul 2018

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