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Mirha Zohair poses in front of 13 framed illustrations of medical hall of fame laureates from UM. Text on wall reads "Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Laureates."

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Student leader with passion for equity wins Hall of Fame award

December 18, 2023 — 
Mirha Zohair is the 2023 UM recipient of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award for Medical Students.

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Tammy Stuart Chester sits at a table with a laptop computer open in front of her.

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Medical microbiology alum now an emerging public health leader

December 14, 2023 — 
Alumna Dr. Tammy Stuart Chester is passionate about public health, public health surveillance and using data for action.

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CityNews Winnipeg: U of M report highlights ways to improve primary care in Manitoba

December 13, 2023 — 
U of M report highlights ways to improve primary care in Manitoba

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A nursing student wears a virtual reality headset and holds virtual reality hand controllers.

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CityNews Winnipeg: Manitoba nursing students enter virtual reality world

December 12, 2023 — 
CityNews Winnipeg: Manitoba nursing students enter virtual reality world

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Six health-care workers stand in front of a Manitoba Metis Federation van.

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Indigenous perspectives vital to reconciliation in research, speakers say

December 12, 2023 — 
Engaging with Indigenous communities and incorporating Indigenous perspectives into research and health care were strong themes at this year’s Indigenous Health Research Symposium at UM.

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Physician examines toddler.

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Patients propose real world solutions to Manitoba’s worsening primary care crisis: Report

December 12, 2023 — 
Panel of 30 Manitobans make 37 recommendations to improve Manitoba's health-care system

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students are listening to a women speaking at the biochemistry and medical genetics information booth

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Open house an interactive way to explore health sciences graduate studies

December 11, 2023 — 
Close to 100 undergraduate students participated in the annual Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Studies Open House to watch presentations and speak with current graduate students and faculty members in 12 different graduate studies programs in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.

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Seven people standing together at a conference

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Recipients of the first SoTL Development Fund announced

December 11, 2023 — 
Recipients of the SoTL Development Fund received funding to attend the November 23-25 Symposium for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Canmore, Alberta, which brought together faculty, students, educational developers, and administrators to share existing knowledge and developing research in the systemic inquiry of teaching and learning.

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Dr. Gabor Maté

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An education in trauma

December 8, 2023 — 
Dr. Gabor Maté advocates for a more significant focus on trauma education in medical schools, emphasizing its crucial role in understanding and addressing various health conditions, particularly in marginalized communities.

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A young woman sits on a large red ball, holding a tissue box and a paper towel roll.

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Physical therapy student promotes movement with household items

December 6, 2023 — 
Second-year UM physical therapy student Amanda Shiplack believes that exercise should be seen as fun, rather than a chore. That’s the approach she used when creating a one-day event for people with cognitive and physical challenges at a local geriatric day hospital earlier this year.

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