Dal Med Helps Turkey Modernize Doctor Training

A team from Dalhousie Medical School traveled to Ankara, Turkey in May, on a mission to help Gazi University’s Faculty of Medicine modernize its approach to training physicians.

Community of Scholars 2005

A crowd of more than 330 packed the McInnes Room in Dalhousie’s Student Union Building in April, to celebrate excellence in the Faculty of Medicine.

MegaSearch’s™ MegaWinners

Henry Doane, Nick Nguyen, and Geoffrey Chase of LeMarchant St. Thomas School are the winners of the 2004-2005  Dalhousie Medical School MegaSearch™ Competition.

Research

This is my first opportunity to communicate with the
Faculty of Medicine community since taking on the
position of Associate Dean, Research.

Awards & Accolades

Students, staff and faculty at the Medical School continue to excel,
earning local and national recognition for their contributions
and achievements:

Strengthening Teamwork in Health Care

The Government of Canada is investing more than $1 million in a Dalhousie University project to strengthen teamwork in clinical care.

Medical Students Invest in the Health
of Nova Scotian Youth

More than 100 medical students visited 66 Grade Four classes in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) this past spring to officially launch the Everest Project.

Postgraduate Medical Education

Our academic year has finished and what a year! I want to congratulate all
our graduating residents and wish them well in their next phase of their careers

Division Profile Gastroenterology

Gastrointestinal medicine is at the sharp edge of the wedge of the health care system, according to Dr. Des Leddin, Head of the Division of Gastroenterology.

Convocation 2005

During this year’s convocation ceremony, 88 Doctor of Medicine degrees were conferred

Cancer Programs

The efforts of the Dalhousie Cancer Research Program (DCRP) to build
a strong cancer research team in Nova Scotia are coming to fruition.

New Department Heads Named

Dr. Jana Sawynok, Department of Pharmacology
Dr. Michael Murphy, Department of Anesthesia
Dr. Vonda Hayes, Department of Family Medicine (Interim)

Continuing Medical Education

Traditionally, medical education has been divided into the undergraduate,
postgraduate, and continuing education phases. 

Staff Appointments

Notes on five new staff apointments.

LSRI Preview Offered

Dalhousie neighbours have had their first look at the proposed
Life Sciences Research Institute (LSRI), a facility that will promote
and grow world class life sciences research and development.

International Medical Development and Research

We are pleased to announce that the University of Calgary,
Dalhousie and Mbarara University of Science and Technology (Uganda)
collaborative project Strengthening Child Health in Rural Uganda has
been awarded $1 million dollars through CIDA.

Students’ Corner

The new Council is simply outstanding, and we are all looking forward to the
challenge of making this coming year even better than the year we just finished.

Lace Up for Step it Up

Most people average 3,000-5,000 steps a day in routine activity.
An extra 2,000 steps can help maintain body weight; 10,000 steps
per day can substantially improve health and reduce chronic disease risk.

Graduate Student Research Day

Faculty of Medicine graduate students held their annual
Research Day in mid-May. With the highest participation rate to date,
the day was met with much success.