Medicine Focus

Meet the Winners of the 2011 Medicine Alumni Global Awards

The winners of the 2011 Medicine Alumni Global Awards were announced at a packed reception, October 14, at the Faculty of Medicine’s annual Homecoming celebrations. The prestigious awards, launched in 2009 by the Dean’s Leadership Council, are bestowed upon MDCM alumni from McGill’s Faculty of Medicine who have made extraordinary contributions to the health care professions, to McGill University and to their local and global communities.
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Medicine Alumni Global Awards: Richard Deckelbaum

“Before I embarked on a career in academic medicine, I wanted experience in less than ideal settings.” For McGill alum Richard Deckelbaum, BSc’63, MDCM’67, these “less than ideal settings” have spawned a lifelong pursuit of serving the underserved and training future clinicians and scientists to be proponents of global health. Read more

Lung Cancer: Myths, Facts, Choices

Basic science and advanced personalized care — a survivor’s testimonial. Part 3 of the public forum series, Waging War Against Cancer in the 21st Century. Read more

A great place to find out was the Montreal Neurological Institute’s Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre, November 21, when Simon Sutcliffe delivered his lecture, Cancer Control – Life and Death in an Unequal World. Read more

À quoi pouvons-nous nous attendre dans le cadre de la lutte mondiale contre le cancer? Le 21 novembre, l’Amphithéâtre Jeanne Timmins de l’Institut neurologique de Montréal était un excellent endroit pour le découvrir. Lire la suite

Rosalind Goodman: AFP’s Outstanding Volunteer of the Year

Nominated by McGill University, Rosalind Goodman was awarded the “Outstanding Volunteer of the Year” award for 2011 by the Board of the Quebec Chapter for the Association of Fundraising Professionals. She was presented with the award on November 15 – National Philanthropy Day. Read more