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Faculty Council meeting wrap-up

In addition to regular business, topics covered during the May 23 Faculty Council meeting included: language requirements for admission into McGill’s Undergraduate Medical Education program, space challenges and opportunities in the Faculty of Medicine, and the creation of a provisional Department of Emergency Medicine. Presentations were also given on the student-led Community Health and Social Medicine Incubator, the new Stem Cell Research Initiative, the Academic Affairs Strategic Plan and a new name for the Department of Ophthalmology. Highlights of the academic year and the myriad kudos received by Faculty members rounded off this last meeting of the 2017-2018 academic year.
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Dr. Terence Hébert appointed Assistant Dean, Biomedical Science Education

Dr. Terry Hébert has been appointed to the newly created position of Assistant Dean, Biomedical Science Education, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University. Reporting to the Vice-Dean, Education, as Assistant Dean, Biomedical Science Education, Dr. Hébert, who is Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, will support the implementation of the Faculty of Medicine’s Strategic Education Plan, working to ensure that biomedical science graduates will benefit from a more interactive and interdisciplinary learning experience and be better prepared for multiple career trajectories in academia, health care, industry or government so as to better meet societal needs.
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Dr. Gilles Brousseau re-appointed Assistant Dean, Medical Education, Outaouais Region

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Gilles Brousseau has been re-appointed Assistant Dean, Medical Education, Outaouais Region, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University. Since first appointed to this position in 2009, Dr. Brousseau has led McGill’s medical education activities in the Outaouais region, as well as the implementation of the Campus médical en Outaouais, scheduled to open in 2020.
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Call for Nominations for Member-at-large – UGME Transition to Clinical Practice Subcommittee

As part of our ongoing commitment to ensure inclusive and transparent Faculty governance, we are currently seeking one “member-at-large” for the Transition to Clinical Practice Component Subcommittee in the Undergraduate Medical Education Program.
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Quebec funds next steps in RVH project

We are very pleased to share with you that the Government of Quebec announced today a $37-million commitment to McGill. The investment is to plan the transformation of the Royal Victoria Hospital into a bold new multidisciplinary research and learning centre for sustainability systems and public policy.
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Highlights from the May 24, 2018, Board of Governors meeting

Message from the Principal
McGill’s Board of Governors convened on Thursday, May 24, 2018, for its final meeting of 2017-2018. Here are the important discussions, decisions and developments from that meeting.

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MIMM Bites – June 2018

MIMM Bites newsletter provides news and announcements of interest to the faculty and support staff members, as well as to students and alumni members.
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Montreal research partners join Terry Fox Research Institute to bring cancer research to the next level

Leading researchers, cancer centres and hospitals in Montreal, and the Terry Fox Research Institute are partnering to generate new advances in personalized and precision medicine with the aim of improving treatments for 18,000 patients treated annually with cancer. The multi-institutional Montreal Cancer Consortium (MCC)  will bring together researchers and clinicians from the McGill University Faculty of Medicine’s Goodman Cancer Research Centre (GCRC), the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and its Research Institute,  the Jewish General Hospital (JGH), the Centre Hospitalier de l’Universite de Montréal (CHUM), Centre de Recherche Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) and Génome Québec Innovation Centre.
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$10-million gift strengthens McGill’s commitment to brain research, young researchers and faster results for patients

A transformative gift of $10 million from the Irving Ludmer Family Foundation in support of the Ludmer Centre for Neuroinformatics & Mental Health will expand the Centre’s internationally renowned role in brain research and establish a Global Brain Consortium of leading research institutions. The consortium will focus on sharing research methodologies and results, with the goal of accelerating the finding of novel and ground-breaking solutions to mental health and neurodegenerative diseases.
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CAN-RESTORE Network celebrating five years

The Canadian Network for Rehabilitation and Exercise for Solid Organ Transplant Optimal Recovery (CAN-RESTORE) co-chaired by Dr. Tania Janaudis-Ferreira, Assistant Professor at McGill University’s School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, is celebrating its fifth year of activity in 2018. The CAN-RESTORE team strives towards the mission of achieving optimal well-being in transplant patients through exercise and rehabilitation, focusing their activities on research, dissemination and partnerships.
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Molecule linked to cancer found to play role in depression

A recent study is shedding light on the processes in the brain at the root cause of depression. The results of the study, a collaborative effort led by researchers in the labs of Dr. Nahum Sonenberg and Dr. Gabriela Gobbi at McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine, are published in the most recent issue of Nature Communications.
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Genes associated with infantile forms of schizophrenia identified

Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital and McGill University have identified novel genes associated with a specific form of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a major psychiatric illness affecting one per cent of the population worldwide. Patients suffering from schizophrenia present delusions, hallucinations, abnormal behavior, impairment in daily life and cognitive deficits. Current treatments are insufficient in addressing all of these symptoms.
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Rare mutation of gene carried by Québec family gives insight into how the brain is wired

Very little is known about how the human brain wires itself. Mouse studies conducted by Cecilia Flores, Professor in McGill’s Department of Psychiatry, have previously shown that the gene, DCC, helps dopamine producing cells in the developing adolescent brain make specific connections. Building upon this work, a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience by Professor Flores and Marco Leyton, who is also a professor in the Department of Psychiatry, shows that DCC seems to have the same effects in humans.
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John Bergeron and Nicolas Steinmetz named to Ordre National du Québec

Two members of the McGill community will be added to the ranks of the Ordre national du Québec, on June 22, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to Quebec society. As announced on June 13, Dr. John Bergeron and Dr. Nicolas Steinmetz will be among 34 people who will receive Quebec’s highest honour in a special ceremony in the National Assembly’s Legislative Council Chamber.
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Dr. David Rosenblatt receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. David Rosenblatt, Holder, Dodd Q. Chu and Family Chair in Medical Genetics and Professor, Departments of Human Genetics, Medicine, Pediatrics, and Biology at McGill University, has been selected as the 2018 recipient of the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists (CCMG) Founders’ Award for Career Achievement. Congratulations Dr. Rosenblatt!
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Hospital design and its influence on patient care

A new Faculty of Medicine 4th year selective taught by Dr. Annmarie Adams, Chair, Department of Social Studies of Medicine, allows medical students to gain appreciation for how architectural decisions influence medicine and patient care.
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