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New chair funded by Heart & Stroke, Research Manitoba and UM to advance stroke research

April 13, 2023 — 
Heart & Stroke, Research Manitoba and the University of Manitoba have partnered to fund a new UM research chair in neurological stroke.

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Community of expertise around accreditation to build strength and ease stress

April 10, 2023 — 
Sharing experience and insights to to make accreditation easier and more efficient.

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Rady grad students shine at Three Minute Thesis final

April 5, 2023 — 
Three minutes isn’t much time to explain complex research and novel ideas, but a trio of Rady Faculty of Health Sciences graduate students excelled at presenting their work clearly and concisely in just 180 seconds.

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Dr. Marcia Anderson

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Canadian Press: Anti-racism policies in health care should be led by Indigenous staff: report

April 4, 2023 — 
As the Canadian Press reports: More Indigenous practitioners are needed to address systemic racism, but that can’t happen without a supportive education system that also envisions them in leadership roles, says a report commissioned by Health Canada and touted as the first comprehensive review of the health-care workforce.

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A health-care worker drops CBD oil on a patient's tongue.

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UM-led study exposes barriers, safety concerns for medical cannabis use in Canada

April 4, 2023 — 
A majority of Canadians who require medical cannabis are obtaining the drug through the recreational market rather than the medical system, raising health and safety concerns, according to a massive new study led by a UM researcher.

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Faculty of Graduate Studies News

3MT winner is full of heart

April 3, 2023 — 
PhD student in Max Rady College of Medicine wins first place for presentation on personalized heart cells

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Graduate student aims to improve nurse leadership in Ghana

April 3, 2023 — 
Before moving to Winnipeg to attend the College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences in November 2022, Vera Anokyewaa Amponsah worked for over a decade as a nurse in Ghana, her home country.

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Dr. Meghan Azad presented with 2022 Steacie Prize

April 3, 2023 — 
Dr. Meghan Azad of the department of pediatrics and child health in the Max Rady College of Medicine is the 2022 recipient of the prestigious Steacie Prize – one of Canada’s most coveted awards for researchers 40 years or younger.

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Rady researcher to test new treatments for incurable brain cancers

March 31, 2023 — 
A University of Manitoba researcher is bringing an international clinical trial to Canada to test new and promising treatments for people with low-survival brain cancers.

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Family Medicine launches peer support program to combat physician burnout

March 30, 2023 — 
New program hopes to help family physicians thrive, not just survive.

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