Professor Ravi Menon and his team are leading the fight against neurodegenerative diseases with $24 million in federal funding. Their groundbreaking platform brings together a series of cutting-edge tests focused on evaluating how potential therapies impact cognition, such as memory, thinking skills and learning, from cell cultures to animal models.

July 2023

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Revolutionizing drug development for brain diseases

Ravi Menon and Lisa Saksida smiling for the camera in front of computer screens with brain images

 

Professor Ravi Menon and his team are leading the fight against neurodegenerative diseases with $24 million in federal funding. Their groundbreaking platform brings together a series of cutting-edge tests focused on evaluating how potential therapies impact cognition, such as memory, thinking skills and learning, from cell cultures to animal models.

 

Highlights

Team of surgeons working on a patient. The image is mostly dark with the surgical lights illuminating the two surgeons in the centre of the photo.

Surgical fellow restoring lives in war-torn Ukraine

Amidst war and devastation, clinical fellow Dr. Ivanka Nebor recently travelled to her home country of Ukraine to perform life-changing reconstructive surgeries on patients and military personnel.

 

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Joining the pledge to preserve planetary health

Building on Western’s commitment to sustainability, Nicole Redvers, Director of Indigenous Planetary Health shares that the School has signed the Academic Health Institutions’ Declaration on Planetary Health.

 

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25 years of life and medical practice in regional Ontario

The first-of its-kind program immerses the School’s budding doctors in rural communities for a full week at the end of their first year. It’s a bright light in the desperate physician shortages faced by many regions in southwestern Ontario.

 

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More future doctors will be training at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry

With the Province announcing it will be expanding medical education and residency spots at Western, starting this fall and rolling out over the next three years, the School will add 16 medical education spots and 22 residency training spots.

 

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What would you tell your younger self?

Help welcome the next generation of dentists and physicians to the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry! We invite you to write a ‘Note of Encouragement’ – a message to a student as they embark on their first year of medical or dental school.

 

Join us at Homecoming 2023

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To our Schulich alumni community,

Tradition enables us to come together and connect in a meaningful way – and that’s exactly what Homecoming is – the opportunity to connect and reunite with our community from near and far.   

I’d like to invite you to watch this short video message that outlines the highlights of this year’s 2023 Homecoming.

It would be a pleasure if you would join me at this time-honoured tradition. I hope to see you there!

In the news

The Globe and Mail

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Federal dental plan outlook

Dr. Carlos Quiñonez was quoted in an article about employers who may drop dental benefits once the government launches a national dental-care plan.

London Free Press

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Improving access to family doctors

President Alan Shepard and Schulich Dean Dr. John Yoo wrote about the role medical schools can play in improving access to family doctors in Ontario.

CTV Windsor

Dr. Jennifer Bondy (left) and Dr. Julia Petta (right) outside smiling at camera

Caring for the homeless

A joint effort between the City of Windsor, the Windsor-Essex Ontario Health Team and Schulich is making strides toward providing vital primary health-care services to those who are homeless or at risk.

The Globe and Mail

Dr. Wael Haddara pictured outside in front of blooming trees

The language of empathy

Are AI chatbots more empathetic than physicians? In this op-ed, Dr. Wael Haddara says for physicians, empathy is more than just words.

Celebrating your achievements

Congratulations to our alumni who continue to make great strides and advancements in their communities. To learn about what Schulich Medicine & Dentistry alumni are doing, visit the alumni website...Visit here

Upcoming events

September 22 to 24, 2023
Homecoming Celebrations:
Mark your calendars for Homecoming Weekend September 22 to 24, 2023. Schulich Medicine & Dentistry will be hosting a number of events to celebrate your return to campus. Visit the Homecoming website for registration and event details.

October 21, 2023
Mustang Football Game: 
Schulich Alumni are invited to attend a Mustangs home game on Alumni Field on October 21. Cheer on the Mustangs with your fellow alumni in a private viewing area. Details and registration to open in September.

November 15, 2023
J. Allyn Taylor Symposium:
For nearly 40 years, the J. Allyn Taylor symposium and highly profiled gala dinner has brought hundreds of the brightest research minds together to discuss crucial innovations in science. This year’s Taylor Prize – which comes with a $40,000 award – will honour a prominent scientist in the area of biotherapeutics for cardiovascular disease. Registration and event details coming soon.  

The impact of giving

New summer programming brings hands-on opportunities for budding STEM students

A new, immersive program – supported by a generous donation – is designed to make biomedical sciences more accessible for high school students from diverse backgrounds...Read more

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