Bell Canada and Queen's University have announced a world-first with the establishment of a new $1-million research initiative to help fight stigma associated with mental illness.
The Bell Mental Health and Anti-Stigma Research Chair will enable Queen’s ...
Spring Formal, March 10, 6:30 pm, Radisson Hotel
Deadline to RSVP: Thursday, February 9, 2012
In order for the event to proceed, we are looking to receive all the RSVPs by Thursday evening, Feb.9th. Regretfully, if not enough people are interested, this event must be cancelled. This is due to Radisson's cancellation deadline of 30days and contractual oblig...
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada invites proposals for the following 2012 operating grants:
Medical Education Research Grant Dr. Jeff Turnbull is Ottawa Hospital Chief of Staff and the immediate past president of the Canadian Medical Association. Since earning his M.D. at Queen’s University, he has combined clinical practice, education and research with senior management roles at both the University of Western Ontario and the University of Ottawa. In 2001, he was appointed chair of the Department of M...
To support quality research in Canada relevant to the field of postgraduate medical education or continuing professional development.
A New Health Care System for all Canadians: From Consensus to Action
Published Wed Feb 1st 2012
Researchers at Queen’s University have identified a new mechanism that could potentially explain why the body’s immune system sometimes fails to eliminate cancer. The new findings shed light on the possible cause of immune resistance in cancer cells, and indicate that nitroglycerin, a relatively safe and low-cost drug used for more than a century to treat angina, may be effective for managing certai...
New research led by the NCIC Clinical Trials Group (CTG) at Queen’s University has proven patients with limited stage Hodgkin’s lymphoma have a better chance of long-term survival if they undergo a standard chemotherapy regimen as opposed to radiation-based treatment.
“These results will influence current treatment practices and lead to more patients being treated with chemotherapy alone,...This year's Annual Cardiovascular Conference - ACC Rockies, formerly ACC Lake Louise, will be held from March 11-14, 2012 in Banff, Alberta, at the Rimrock Resort Hotel. For further information on the conference, or the free registration for residents and fellows through the ACC Rockies Educational Support Program, please visit their website at www.accrockies.com.
Queen’s pathology and molecular medicine professors Paula James and David Lillicrap were named Researchers of the Year by the National Hemophilia Foundation in Chicago for their work in helping to improve the lives of patients living with bleeding disorders. Read more...
Just in time for Hallowe’en, and in celebration of Canadian Patient Safety Week, on the evenings of Nov. 1 and 2 a total of 52 students from Rehabilitation Therapy (Occupational and Physical Therapy), Medicine and Nursing as well as Pharmacy residents and staff participated in Read more...
Applications and nominations are invited for the position of Head of the Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. For this tenured position, we are searching for an outstanding academic with proven leadership and administrative skills. Read more...
Richard Reznick has been granted an honourary fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). This fellowship is the highest honour the college can give and only a few are award...
The Fall 2011 edition of the PGME Resident Newsletter is now available. It has been emailed to all residents, Program Directors, and Program Assistants.
Applications and nominations are invited for the position of Vice-Dean (Health Sciences) and Director of the School of Rehabilitation Therapy at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. We are searching for an outstanding academic with proven administrative and fundraising experience. The ideal candidate will be a visionary and innovative leader who is able to mobilize resources and engender a strong and vigorous acade...
Applications are invited for the position of Head of the Department of Medicine at Queen’s University, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston General Hospital and Providence Care, which are fully affiliated teaching hospitals. We are searching for an academic physician with proven administrative experience and leadership skills who is engaged in the practice of medicine and who, as Head, will draw on strong interpersonal ...
“The reviewers told us they were blown away by Queen’s. They complimented us virtually each and every time we met with them,” says Richard Reznick, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, and Director, School of Medicine.
The accreditati...
From the outside, the new School of Medicine Building stands as an architecturally stunning addition to campus. What’s going on inside the facility is just as impressive.
“It’s going to be an exciting year in undergraduate medical education. Many of our faculty have redesigned and enhanced their learning events, with a greater balance of lectures and independent group learning,” says ...
With bagpipes, balloons and a balmy breeze off Lake Ontario, an enthusiastic crowd of more than 400 Health Sciences donors, alumni, students, faculty and university and city officials celebrated the grand opening today of the university’s stunning new School of Medicine building. Read more...
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The Queen's Health and Human Rights Conference is an award-winning, annual event coordinated by the students of Queen's University. This inter-disciplinary conference unites speakers from various academic disciplines and professions, and invites discourse on both local and global issues within the realm of Health and Human Rights. More Information...
Congratulations to Dr. Terence Ozolins for his recent success in receiving a CFI award! Well done!
“Terence Ozolins (School of Medicine) has been awarded $120,000 for his research on structural malformations of the heart. These malformations are the most common birth defect and recent evidence suggests structural defects may...
Faculty and UGME staff coming into 132a in the new Meds building on the morning of Tuesday, August 30 were treated to a very encouraging sight: the class of 2015 was sitting in their new chairs, at the new tables, discussing in groups! Just as all of the planners had hoped! It was the beginning of a short series of talks, and getting to know staff, faculty and students from the cla...
Dr. Lindsay Davidson, Loretta Walz, and Dr. Nancy Dalgarno, win International Award for Excellence in the area of learning and education.
Lindsay Davidson and Loretta Walz of Queen’s UGME, and Nancy Dalgarno, of Queen’s Health Sciences Interprofessional Education, won the International Award for Excellence from Ubiquitous Learning, an organization that sponsors a scholarly journal, a con...
Are you a general practitioner? Health care service provider?
Do you have questions about Hepatitis C:
Measuring the levels of a natural body chemical may allow doctors to reduce the duration of antibiotic use and improve the health outcomes of critically ill patients.
“Infection is a common and expensive complication of critical illness and we’re trying to find Read more...
The dean of Queen’s Faculty of Health Sciences recently joined a small, illustrious group of Canadians who have received an honorary fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh.
The College, founded in 1505, recognized Richard Reznick for his commitment to surgical eucation, simulation, research and academia.
“I am humbled to be honoured by one of the world’s oldest m...
With help from Goldman Sachs, students applying to the Master of Science Physical Therapy Program at Queen's will get a helping hand.
The Goldman Sachs Scholars Fund has been established with a grant of $346,000 (USD) made to Queen’s University at Kingston by the Goldman Sachs Gives program, on the recommendation of Goldman Sachs employee, David Torrible, a Queen’s graduate, in honour of parents,...
Congratulations to Michelle Gibson on winning the Dale Dauphinee fellowship granted by the Medical Council of Canada Read more...
Christopher Simpson has been elected as the incoming chair of the Wait Time Alliance (WTA), a federation of 14 medical and surgical specialty societies whose members are concerned about delayed access to care for their patients. Read full story...
Dr. Alain Beaudet, President, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, presents CIHR - Gold Poster Award to Da Duan, Queen's University.
more...
A new drug that stimulates the growth of new blood vessels in the uterus lining of pigs could be on the market in a couple of years. The drug will significantly impact the commercial swine industry by addressing spontaneous fetal loss and increasing litter size.
Queen’s Chandra Tayade has received a prestigious award from the American Society for Reproductive Immunology (ASRI) for his research.
First diagnostic test for hereditary children's disease
A breakthrough in genetic research has uncovered the defect behind a rare hereditary children’s disease that inhibits the body’s ability to break down vitamin D. This discovery has led researchers to develop the first genetic and biochemical tests that positively identify the disease. Read more...
Convocation celebrations for the Class of 2011 were held on May 27th at Grant Hall. Surrounded by family, friends, faculty, staff and community members 98 students received their MD degrees after four years of inquiry, dis...
In an effort to facilitate the effective review of the content and structure of the UGME curriculum extensive work has been done over the past several months to complete a preliminary version of a curriculum map.
The UGME curriculum map is housed live in MEdTech Central and captures a variety of information. For each learning event in UGME the map presently records an overview of the session’s co...
Course Directors, Competency Leads, Year Directors and other curriculum leaders in Queen’s UGME gathered at the Radisson Hotel on May 20, 2011 for a day-long retreat on teaching and curriculum. Organized by Dr. Elaine Van Melle and the UGME Teaching and Learning Committee, the topics of communication among courses, strategies for small group learning, and developing and using online modules were selected...
SATURDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) -- For patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer, a new study suggests that the sooner chemotherapy starts following the operation, the better the prognosis.
For every month after the first four weeks post-surgery that chemotherapy is delayed, odds of survival decrease measurably, the Canadian researchers found.
"What our research ha...
With fresh paint still gleaming in its elegant new School of Medicine building, Queen’s University held a celebration today to recognize the generous support of federal and provincial governments in funding the $77-million state-of-the-art facility.
Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities John Milloy, with Kingston and The Islands MPP John Gerretsen, helped Principal Daniel Woolf, Dean o...
I am writing on behalf of the Queen’s University Genetically Engineered Machine (QGEM) Team. We are writing to thank you for the School of Medicine’s contribution to the 2010 team. With your help we were able to complete all of our experiments and make working DNA constructs. Your support was integral to our success at the International Geneti...
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Chandrakant Tayade is the recipient of the 2011 J. Christian Herr Award for excellence in reproductive immunology research from the American Society for Reproductive Immunology.
This award was given to him at the 31st Annual Meeting of The American Society for Reproductive Immunology that took place in Salt Lake City, Utah, May 19-22, 2011.
David Walker, alumnus and former dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences. Dr. Walker, a highly visible supporter of Queen’s, used his leadership skills to get the new Medical School building off the ground during his tenure as dean. Read more...
A protein capable of halting the spread of breast cancer cells could lead to a therapy for preventing or limiting the spread of the disease.
“Cancer researchers want to design new therapeutic strategies in which the metastasis or spreading stage of cancer can be blocked,” explains Andrew Craig, lead researcher and a professor in Queen’s Department of Biochemistry and Cancer Research Institu...
The mandate of the Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences is to promote and enhance learning and scholarship in the biomedical and molecular sciences. All faculty members appointed to the Department are expected to contribute to this mandate through effective participation in: Read more...
A protein capable of halting the spread of breast cancer cells could lead to a therapy for preventing or limiting the spread of the disease.
“Cancer researchers want to design new therapeutic strategies in which the metastasis or spreading stage of cancer can be blocked,” explains Andrew Craig, lead researcher and a professor in Queen’s Department of Biochemistry and Cancer Research Institu...
Stem cells extracted from body fat may pave the way for the development of new regenerative therapies including soft tissue reconstruction following tumor removal or breast mastectomy surgery, the development of tissue-engineered cartilage or bone, and the treatment of cardiovascular disease.
An interdisciplinary team of Queen’s University researchers led by Dr. Lauren Flynn, a professor in the Departments of...
Do you have an interest in health care or in ensuring that the patients at Kingston General Hospital receive the best care? We are seeking individuals to volunteer in programs throughout the hospital both in patient and non-patient care. We have exciting opportunities in which you not only get to improve the patient experience, you get to learn about careers in health care and the way in which the ho...
Two Queen’s professors have received prestigious awards for their work in the field of pharmacology and toxicology.
Louise Winn (Pharmacology and Toxicology and Environmental Studies) has received the 2011 Women in Toxicology Mentoring Award from the Society of Toxicology (SOT). The international award recognizes an outstanding record of achievement in the mentoring of women in the discipline of toxicolog...
Queen’s new medical school building on the corner of Arch and Stuart Streets is now 85 per cent complete, says senior project manager Mike Finn (shown standing on the top level of what has been dubbed “the glass lantern” Read more...
The Canadian Association of Pathologists has made Dr. Tron the William Boyd Lecturer for 2011. The lecture will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia on June 5th, 2011.
Another stellar member of the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology is being recognized for his contributions!
It is a great pleasure for me to inform you that Dr. Jim Brien has been selected to receive the Canadian Society for Pharmacology and Therapeutics (CSPT) Pfizer Senior Scientist Award. ...
Teaching Improvement Project Systems Course (TIPS) for Faculty and Residents
Thursday, April 7th & Friday, April 8th, 2011 (8-4 each day)
Bracken Library, Queen's University
This is an intensive workshop which includes presentations, discussions and individual work. The objectives are achieved
through experience in defining objectives, planning lectures/seminars and demonstratio...
Ruth Wilson, a family physician with the Queen’s Family Health Team, recently received a prestigious international medical award.
The family medicine professor is one of only two recipients of the Wonca 5-Star Doctor Award – the highest award for doctors from the World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians (Wonca).
<...Dr. Louise M. Winn of the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology and the School of Environmental Studies, has received the 2011 Women in Toxicology Mentoring Award from the Society of Toxicology (SOT). The award recognizes an outstanding record of achievement in the mentoring of women in the discipline of Toxicology. It was presented at the SOT annual meeting, which was held in Washington DC from March 6 to ...
A model of health care developed by a Queen's University doctor should be studied and copied as a way to reform health care in the U.S.
The U.S. is facing a problem of adding 40 million people to its health care system if President Obama's health care reforms are passed and Ontario’s Family Health Team Model (FHT) could help ease the burden.
"What we are saying is that Ontario’s FHT model...
Dr. Lindsay Davidson. What a wonderful recognition of your terrific educational contributions.
You bring pride to the Faculty and we benefit from your outstanding achievement.
All my best,
Richard
On Friday March 11 our FHS Queen's Team of Jenn Bossio (Clinical Psychology), Nicole Leakey (OT) , Laura Lu (Nursing) , Lucinda Ling (PT) and Karim Mohamed (Medicine) participated in the National Health Care Team Challenge held at the University of Toronto. Read more...
Natural Sciences – Biochemistry
Zongchao Jia, Queen’s University, Structural studies of a bifunctional kinase/phosphatase AceK and its applications in water-borne disease suppression and biotechnology
Dr. Jia’s research will focus on the impact of a protein found within
E. coli called AceK that could be targeted to inhibit ba...
The immediate past dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences is heading a new provincial action team to address the increasingly serious challenge of providing appropriate care for elderly and long-term patients in Ontario's health care system. New educational DVD improves female pelvic exam instruction
Two years ago, Robert Reid realized he gave the same tutorial to every medical student at each gynaecology clinic he conducted. Was there a way, he wondered, to transform this tutorial into an educational film for medical students?
Along with medical student Bryden Magee, Dr. Reid, a Queen’s University professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Chair of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology...
Dr. James Biagi's appointment as Acting Head of Oncology at Queen's University, Hotel Dieu Hospital and Kingston General Hospital has been extended for a six-month period from January 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011.
Russel Hollins has been appointed Acting Head of Otolaryngology at Queen's University, Hotel Dieu Hospital and Kingston General Hospital for an 18-month term from January 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012.
Dr. Rosser will be inducted as a Member of the Order of Canada tomorrow (Wednesday, November 17, 2010) The Investiture Ceremony begins at 10:28 a.m. and can be seen via C.P.A.C.. On behalf of the Department of Family Medicine at Queen's University, our best wishes are extended to Dr. Rosser.
The former head of Queen's family medicine department has been named to the Order of Canada. Walter Rosser stepped down as head of the department three years ago and is now semi-retired. He was cited for his leadership in the discipline of family medicine and primary care research, and for his contributions to the establishment of practice-based research networks in Canada. Michael A. Adams appointed Interim Head
Vice-Dean Academic Iain Young and I are pleased to announce that Principal Daniel Woolf has appointed Professor Michael Adams as the Interim Head of the Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences for a two-year term commencing November 1, 2010. In this position, Professor Adams will play an integral role in leading the implementation and.
Two Queen's research projects looking at improved outcomes for joint surgery have received National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) funding. James Stewart and Randy Ellis (School of Computing) each received close to $300,000 over the next three years. Read more...
Queen’s University researchers are leading an international study
exploring both individual and community factors that keep people from
remaining physically active. Read more...
Michael McGrath has been reappointed as Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Queen’s University and at Kingston General and Hotel Dieu Hospitals for a second term from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2013. These appointments are announced by Dr. Daniel Woolf, Principal of Queen’s University, Read more...
A new, ground-breaking project led by a Queen’s University professor is
going to improve the primary care management of Canadians battling five
chronic diseases.
Richard Birtwhistle chairs the Canadian Primary
Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN) – a national project just
announced by the federal government
Head of the Department of Oncology, Position Available
Applications
are invited for the position of Head of the Department of Oncology at
Queen’s University and Kingston General Hospital and Hotel Dieu
Hospital, fully affiliated teaching hospitals. We are searching for an
academic physician who is engaged in the practice of oncology Read more...
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James Biagi has been appointed Acting Head of Oncology at Queen's University, Hotel Dieu Hospital and Kingston General Hospital until December 31, 2010. These appointments are announced by Dr. Daniel Woolf, Principal of Queen's University, Mrs. Sherri McCullough, Chair of the Hotel Dieu Hospital Board of Directors, and Mr. Chris Cunningham, Chair of the Kingston General Hospital Board of Directors. ...
Annette McCallum has been appointed Head of Diagnostic Radiology at Queen’s University, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston General Hospital and Providence Care for an initial five-year term from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2015. These appointments are announced by Daniel Woolf, Principal of Queen’s University, and Sherri McCullough, Chris Cunningham and Glen Wood, Chairs of the Boards of Directors for the respective Hospi...
I would like to dedicate this edition of “Dean on Campus” to a special colleague who has been a friend to all of us for the last 16 years. Paul Rosenbaum, Chief Operating Officer of the Southeastern Academic Medical Organization (SEAMO) has indicated to me his desire to retire Read more...
It’s been three weeks! We are settling in, have been to Chien Noir
twice, Mia Gelato too many times, and have had only one complaint about
our barking Portuguese Water Dog Jake. Read more...
Dr. Reznick has been appointed to the position of Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen’s University and Chief Executive Officer of the Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization (SEAMO). He is appointed full professor with tenure in the Department of Surgery. Read more...
The Faculty of Health Sciences’ 10-year-old Centre for Studies in Primary Care has been renewed by the University Senate for an additional five years starting in July. Read more...
Michael Brundage (Oncology), Gabor Fichtinger (School of Computing) and Penelope Bradbury (Oncology) received three of the six chairs awarded, valued at a total of $2.5 million over five years. Read more...
University Senate has approved the merger of the School of Medicine’s five Basic Sciences departments into a new Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences. Read more...
Principal Daniel Woolf and Dean David Walker are pleased to announce that Dr. Brian M. Bennett has been appointed Associate Dean for Graduate and Postdoctoral Education in the Faculty of Health Sciences for an initial term from May 1, 2010 to June 30, 2015. Read more...
Family Medicine residents from Queen’s School of Medicine and citizens
of Oshawa and Durham region will benefit from the expansion of the
university’s community-based residency program to the new...
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The Royal Military College of Canada and Queen’s University are pleased to host the first Canadian Military and Veteran Health Research Forum from November 16-17, 2010, at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel in Kingston, Ontario. This national forum will be an important gathering of health professionals and researchers interested in military and Veteran health research... School of Medicine submits document for University Academic Planning Process
The Prinicpal's Academic Planning process has asked each Faculty to submit a document by April 15. The Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Rehabilitation Therapy have completed the first stage of this process on schedule...
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A team of six Queen's University students won the inaugural Provincial Health Care Team Challenge at the National Health Sciences Students' Association conference in Hamilton two weeks ago... Read More
Dr Ellen Tsai, will once again will be offering her presentation Conscientious Objection on Monday April 26, 2010 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm at the Gibson 1 classroom at St Mary's of the Lake... Admission is Free.
Richard Reznick is Queen's new Dean of Health Sciences and Director of the School of Medicine. His 5-year term commences July 1, 2010. He will be appointed full professor... Read More
Sarah Jones has been appointed as Head of Paediatrics at Queen’s University, Hotel Dieu Hospital and Kingston General Hospital for an initial term from March 1, 2010 to June 30, 2015. These appointments are announced by the Principal of Queen’s University and the Chairs of the Boards of Directors for Hotel Dieu Hospital and Kingston General Hospital. Read...
Queen’s medical students have pledged a half-million dollars to the university’s new school of medicine building.
At the annual general meeting of the Aesculapian Society last week, the students surprised Health Sciences Dean David Walker with two cheques – one for $10,500 and another representing $500,000 that will be collected over the next several years through an optional $100 annual fee. ...
If you missed the first two sittings because of the crowd, this repeat is being offered at the request of the Queen's medical class of 2013.
Dr. Jacalyn Duffin, Hannah Chair for the History of Medicine, Queen's University
Dr. Duffin's lecture will be based upon her book "Medical Miracles: Doctors, Saints, and Healing in the Modern World" which recently received the Jason A. Hannah Medal of...
The Museum of Health Care presents a public lecture by physician and historian Dr. Jacalyn Duffin, Hannah Chair for the History of Medicine, Queen’s University on
Tuesday, November 3rd , 2009 at 7pm at Botterell Hall Room B139 (18 Stuart Street, Queen's University).
The presentation in entitled “Medical Miracles: Doctors, Saints, and Healing in the M...
The Faculty of Health Sciences is pleased to welcome Philip Hassen, CEO of the Canadian Patient Safety Institute and President-elect of the International Society for Quality and Safety, to Queen's University on Monday, October 26th. Mr. Hassen will be providing a presentation on "Patient Safety Challenges and Opportunities" at 12:30 PM in Botterell Hall B147. Everyone is welcome to attend this session to gain gre...
The groundbreaking ceremony for the New School of Medicine Building will happen on Friday, October 23 at 11am at the corner of Arch St. & Stuart St. Everyone welcome. Click here to view the invitation.
People who suffer from debilitating neuropathic pain may get more relief and sleep better by combining two commonly-prescribed drugs.
A new, federally-funded study by Queen's University researchers has found that taking the drugs together is a more effective treatment than taking either of them individually. Read more...
The Museum of Health Care, in partnership with the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario, presents the 13th annual Margaret Angus Research Fellowship Evening Presentation, to be held during the week of World Heart Day (27 September 2009).
2009 Margaret Angus Research Fellow Leanne Shapton, a fourth-year Life Sciences student at Queen’s University, will present on the development of th...
Dr. Kerry Rowe, Vice‐Principal (Research) at Queen's cordially invites you to a Public Dialogue entitled "Health Research Roadmap: creating innovative research for better health and health care" with special guest Dr. Alain Beaudet, President Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
This event will take place on Friday, September 18, 2009 3:30 – 4:30 p.m in the Ban Righ Elspeth Fireside Room....
Dr. Helen Caldicott, Physician, Author, Educator and Activist, will be giving a talk entitled "Nuclear power is not the answer to climate change " Thursday, October 15th, 8:00pm at Etherington Auditorium.
As the subject of the National Film Board of Canada’s Oscar winning documentary “If You Love This Planet”, Dr. Helen Caldicott inspired a gen...
The Health and Human Rights Conference is an annual event coordinated by the students of the School of Medicine in collaboration with students from other departments at the university. Speakers from various faculties, professions and backgrounds share their unique perspectives on health and human rights and these themes are explored in the context of both global and local communit...
John Rudan has been appointed as Head of Surgery at Queen’s University, Hotel Dieu Hospital and Kingston General Hospital for an initial five-year term effective July 1, 2009. These appointments are announced by the Principal of Queen’s University and the Chairs of the Boards of Directors for Hotel Dieu Hospital and Kingston General Hospital. Read more...
Victor Tron has been appointed as Head of Pathology and Molecular Medicine at Queen’s University, Hotel Dieu Hospital and Kingston General Hospital for an initial five-year term effective July 1, 2009. These appointments are announced by the Principal of Queen’s University and the Chairs of the Boards of Directors for Hotel Dieu Hospital and Kingston General Hospital. Dr. Patch Adams to visit Queen's in September
The Queen’s University Aesculapian Medical Undergraduate Society invites you to a special presentation by Dr. Patch Adams (Yes, the REAL Patch Adams) - Medical doctor, clown, social advocate, and the subject of the Academy & Golden Globe Award-nominated film starring Robin Williams.
Dr. Patch Adams will give a presentation entitled "The Joy of Caring" on Thursday, September 10th, 2009 from 5...
Dr. Ryan Bicknell has been named the North American Travelling Fellow of the year by the Canadian Orthpaedic Association. The prestigious fellowship is awarded to only one young surgeon in Canada each year. Dr. Bicknell specializes in elbow and shoulder reconstruction, arthroplasty, arthroscopy and sports injuries. Read more...
Eye movement tests developed by Queen's University researchers to aid in understanding childhood brain development and healthy aging may also help in the diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and detecting the early onset of Parkinson's disease. Read more...
Researchers studying eye movement in brain function, urinary incontinence, malignant melanoma and chemotherapy for lung cancer are among 13 Queen's University projects receiving $8 million this year from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Read more...
Sherif El-Defrawy has been reappointed as Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at Queen’s University, Hotel Dieu Hospital and Kingston General Hospital for a second five-year term commencing July 1, 2009. Read more...
Doctors treating people with advanced terminal diseases should openly discuss their patients' approaching death and help them make preparations with their families, says a Queen's University expert in end-of-life care. Read more...
A new web site has been developed to provide information on the progress of the new medical education building at Queen’s. For more information, please visit http://meds.queensu.ca/building/.
The Human Mobility Research Centre (HMRC), a collaboration between Kingston General Hospital (KGH) and Queen’s University, has received $1.65 million to give graduates in the bone and joint health technologies program a head start in their careers. Read more...
It's now official: pre-construction work will begin shortly on a new home for Queen's medical school.
"The new medical school building will become the home base for our students, our classrooms and labs, which have been scattered in cramped and aged facilities across campus," said Dr. David Walker, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences. "The facility will include state of the art simulation labs, and ex...
Side effects associated with several commonly-prescribed dementia drugs may be putting elderly Canadians at risk, says Queen's University Geriatrics professor Sudeep Gill. Read more...
Queen’s cancer researchers are participating in Canada's largest annual motorcycle event dedicated to fighting prostate cancer—the Motorcycle Ride for Dad. Last year’s Ride for Dad in Kingston alone raised over $100,000 and funded five prostate cancer research projects at Queen’s. Read More...
The federal and provincial governments have announced $58 million for a state-of-the-art building to house expanded teaching, research, administrative and student facilities, that are currently scattered in several buildings, some of which are a century old. Read more...
Tom Williams, Principal of Queen’s University, and Sherri McCullough and William Richard, Chairs of the Boards of Directors for Hotel Dieu and Kingston General Hospitals are pleased to announce that Alexander (Sandy) Boag has been appointed Acting Head of Pathology and Molecular Medicine at Queen’s University, Hotel Dieu Hospital and Kingston General Hospital until December 31, 2009. 3rd Annual Celebration of Teaching Day: Learning from Each Other
The Office of Health Sciences Education invites you to the 3rd Annual Celebration of Teaching Day: Learning from Each Other on Friday June 12, 2009 from 8:15am to 1:30pm. Please visit the web site to register and find out more information on the day.
Three Queen’s researchers will receive more than $1.2 million in cancer research funding from the Canadian Cancer Society. Read more...
Principal Tom Williams is pleased to announce that Michael Adams has been appointed Acting Head of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology for the period July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010 while Thomas Massey is on administrative leave. Read more...
Queen's University is proud to host the 2009 Queen’s Cardiovascular Conference on June 12 & 13.
This is a multidisciplinary international conference involving many of the best minds in cardiovascular science. For more information, please view the conference brochure.
A Hotel Dieu Hospital eye specialist has been singled out from the medical teaching faculty at Queen’s University to receive a PAIRO Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award.
Dr. James Farmer, a comprehensive ophthalmologist who specializes in ocular pathology, has been honoured by the Professional Association of Interns and Residents of Ontario (PAIRO) as a remarkable clinical teacher who teaches and inspi...
The official website for the Queen's Medical Student 6th annual golf tournament (Sept. 25th at Smuggler's Glen, Gananoque) has been launched. Please visit http://www.queensmedgolf.com
The Department of Anesthesiology has been chosen as the recipient of the 2009 Professional Association of Interns and Residents of Ontario (PAIRO) Residency Program Excellence Award. Read more...
You are cordially invited to the Inaugural Peter Morrin Memorial Lecture on
Monday, April 6th, 2009 at 5 PM in Etherington Hall Auditorium.
The Inaugural Peter Morrin Memorial Lecturer is Dr. Donal O’Donoghue and he will be speaking on "
Kidney Care: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow". ...
The Faculty of Health Sciences will convene a Town Hall Meeting to launch the Basic Sciences restructuring initiative on
Wednesday April 1, 2009 from 4:30 – 5:30 pm in the Biosciences Complex, Room 1101.
The purposes of the meeting are to explain the rationale for embarking on the restructuring initiative for the Basic Science Departments and to describe the sys...
Dean David Walker has struck a Restructuring Advisory Group, the purpose of which is to recommend an optimal organizational structure for the Basic Sciences within the School of Medicine. Read more...
The Spring 2009 Faculty of Health Sciences Newsletter from Dean David Walker is now available here for direct download as a PDF file. Previous editions of the newsletter can be found here.
The National Health Sciences Interprofessional Student Conference, Career Fair, & Interprofessional Workshops provide an opportunity to learn and network with fellow students and health professionals from across the country. The conference will run from March 21-22nd 2009 at the Holiday Inn & Queen’s University. For more information, please visit the conference website at w...
Infection prevention and control resources and programming in Canadian
long-term care facilities fall short of recommended standards, a new
Queen’s University study shows. Read more...
A new Queen’s
University study will investigate the quality of life and survival of
patients 80 years and older admitted to intensive care units across
Canada. The first of its kind in Canada, this is the largest study ever
undertaken on the subject. Read more...
Second-year honours medical student Raed Joundi has been awarded a
Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford University in England for three
years starting this fall. Read more...
Dean David Walker is pleased to announce the establishment of the Medical School Excellence Fund. This new Fund will allow the School of Medicine to invest in emerging opportunities and student focused priorities. Read more...
The members of the Aesculapian Society Council for 2009 have been announced. The newly elected members include Karmen Krol (AS President), Ken Collins (VP Internal), Payam Yazdan-Ashoori (VP Academic), Chris Brown (VP External, Jr.), Michael Surkont (Speaker), Alan Tam (Senator), John Doan & Raed Joundi (AMS Reps), Cary Fan (MEdTech Officer), Daniel Demsey (Treasurer), Jakub Sawicki (Student Initi...
Dr. Lorelei Lingard from the University of Toronto will be visiting Queen's to speak about Interprofessional Communication and Patient Safety in a forum as well as two workshops.
FORUM #5: Interprofessional Education and Patient Safety
A presentation by Dr. Lingard with Q&A and group discus...
Principal Tom Williams and Dean David Walker are pleased to announce that Dr. Iain Young has been appointed as Vice-Dean Academic in the Faculty of Health Sciences for an initial term from March 1, 2009 to June 30, 2014. Read more...
The Medical Education Advisory Committee invites you to a special presentation by Dr. Nick Busing, President & CEO of The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, entitled "The Future of Medical Education at Queen’s University". The presentation will be held on Thursday January 15th, 2009 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m at the Biosciences Complex in Room 1102. More inf...
A commonly prescribed drug for men suffering from a painful pelvic condition failed to significantly reduce patients' symptoms in an international study led by Queen's University professor and urologist at Kingston General Hospital, Curtis Nickel. Read More...
Queen’s Pathology and Molecular Medicine professor Jeremy Squire has been appointed Kingston General Hospital’s first-ever Research Chair in Molecular Pathology. Read more...
Queen’s neuroscientists are joining forces with colleagues at York and Western universities to better understand how the brain works, especially in human movement control and perception, and how disease and injury can disrupt these functions. Read more...
The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) honoured Kate Morgan (Meds ’09) as a recipient of the 2008 CFPC Medical Student Scholarship on Saturday, Nov. 29 at the CFPC’s annual Family Medicine Forum held in Toronto. Read more...
Queen's University professor of Physiology Ken Rose has been selected as the 2008 recipient of the prestigious Barbara Turnbull Award for research in the area of spinal cord injury - an affliction that affects millions of Canadians. Read more...
High blood pressure experienced during pregnancy could be a woman's earliest warning that she is at risk of developing heart disease - the number one killer of Canadian women - says Queen's University professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graeme Smith. Read more...
The MEdTech Unit, in conjunction with Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medical Education, is pleased to announce the launch of our new School of Medicine website, which is now live at http://meds.queensu.ca. Along with a new look and feel you will notice that we have amalgamated a lot of previously scattered content, and joined the Undergr...
Five Queen's University researchers have received $4.7 million in new funding from the federal and provincial governments. Read more...
Queen's University researchers involved in a dozen projects related to health technologies and pharmaceuticals have received more than $2.7 million in provincial funding. Read more...
A renowned Queen's University cancer researcher is the new chair of the Research Action Group of the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, and co-chair of the Canadian Cancer…Read more
Please follow the links below to read about recent appointments and reappointment of Department Heads:
Appointment and Reappointment Listing
A Queen's University oncologist has received one of the first of seven Cancer Care Ontario Research Chairs announced today in Thunder Bay. Queen's cancer researcher and medical oncologist at Kingston General Hospital Christopher Booth will receive $500,000 over five years to help fund his research on patterns of care. Queen's News Centre
This inaugural publication of Queen's Medicine Magazine has been published by Queen's University to provide news and information about the School of Medicine to faculty, students, staff, alumni, friends and colleagues. Download a copy of the magazine here. (6.3 MB)
Have you filled out the survey on Faculty Interest and Experience in Educational Scholarship? The Office of Health Sciences Education is in the process of identifying resources and strategies to support faculty engagement with educational scholarship as part of their career advancement. We are inviting all Health Sciences faculty to fill out a brief survey that was distributed via email. If you have not done so...
Have you registered yet for the June 6 Faculty of Health Sciences Celebration of Teaching Day? If not, please do so soon, as the numbers are limited and we are filling up quickly. You can join us for the full day or any session that might interest you. To register and see further details please go to http://meds.queensu.ca/celebrateteaching.
The Office of Health Sciences Education has created a web-based resource on teaching dossiers. At this site faculty can learn about dossiers, see examples of effective dossiers and actually create their own dossier. The section on how to assess a teaching dossier will be useful for promotion committee members and department...
According to results from a recent Queen’s-led study, medical students want more training to help them treat people with intellectual disabilities. Queen's Press Release
The Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice website was launched today. The site is available by going to http://meds.queensu.ca/oipep/ or using the Quick Access List above.
The Faculty of Health Sciences Newsletter for April 2008 is now available for downloading here.
The 5th annual School of Medicine Student Bursary golf tournament will be held Friday, September 26th, 2008 (Homecoming Weekend) at Smuggler's Glen Golf Course in Gananoque. Download the Registration Form as a PDF HERE, or download it as a Word document HERE.
Queen’s flags are at half mast in honour of Dr. John Basmajian, a distinguished physician and inventor of medical devices, who passed away March 18. Campus News
ITS has posted an important security advisory on their website warning Queen's account holders not to respond to e-mail they receive asking you to confirm your e-mail identity. These are scam e-mails, and they are attempting to steal your account details. Please delete these messages and do not respond to them. Some known e-mail subjects are as follows: * ***verify YOUR Queensu EMAIL NOW*** * *****Under ...
Research findings from a Queen's University study have for the first time uncovered a possible biological link between severe psychological stress and an increased risk of…NEWSwire
Queen's professor of Biochemistry and Physiology, Colin Funk is among 10 outstanding researchers to be named a new Killam Research Fellow for 2008. Queen's NEWSwire
New findings from a clinical trial coordinated at Queen's show that women who survive breast cancer - the most common form of cancer among Canadian women - are more likely to die...Queen's NEWSwire
As one of the university's "young investigators" cancer researcher Waheed Sangrar is exploring new ways to improve current treatments for breast cancer. Full story
