The University of Manitoba is pleased to announce its first ever gift from the Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation (CCRF) to establish a professorship in Spine Biomechanics and Human Neurophysiology at the School of Medical Rehabilitation.
The professorship will advance research related to spinal manipulation and pain management for conditions such as neck pain, back pain and […]
Advisory: Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation supports professorship at School of Med Rehab
September 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Advisory, Medical Rehabilitation, Medicine, News Release
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News Release: Medicine welcomes Class of 2014
August 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Medicine, News Release
The University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine will welcome 110 new medical students at tomorrow’s annual Inaugural Day Exercises. Our new admissions process casts a wide net to place value on applicants with a commitment to rural issues, and 49 per cent of the class has these attributes.
Of the 110 students, 104 are Manitobans and […]
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News Release: Researchers Report on Health of Metis in Manitoba
June 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Aboriginal, Health, News, News Release
A new collaborative report from the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) and the Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) finds some concerns for the health status of the Metis population in the province.
Tags:Bartlett·Chartrand·Faculty of Medicine·Health·Manitoba Centre for Health Policy·Manitoba Métis Federation·Martens·MCHP·Metis·report·Research·study
News Release: Prestigious Appointment at USA’s National Institutes of Health Center
June 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Medicine, Research
A University of Manitoba and St. Boniface Hospital Research scientist is set to begin an appointment that will have him contributing to biomedical research efforts in North America in an even greater way.
Tags:Canada Research Chair·cardiac·cells·Department of Health and Human Services·disease·Faculty of Medicine·heart·Kirshenbaum·Molecular Cardiology·Myocardial Ischemia and Metabolism Study·National Institutes of Health·NIH
News Release: U of M Hosts East-West Alliance Conference
June 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Medicine, conference
The University of Manitoba will be the first Canadian partner to play host to the East-West Alliance on June 3 and 4, welcoming nine learning institutions from across the globe.
Tags:Challenges in Global Health·conference·East-West Alliance·Faculty of Medicine·H1N1·infectious disease·Li Ka Shing Foundation·medical research·Pandemic·Research
News Release: 104 Medical students become Manitoba’s newest physicians
May 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Convocation, Medicine, News, News Release
The University of Manitoba will hold a Convocation Ceremony for medical graduates on May 13, 2010. The Faculty of Medicine Convocation will take place at 10:30 a.m. at University of Manitoba Brodie Centre, 727 McDermot Avenue.
Degrees will be conferred to 104 medical school graduates: 52 females and 52 males, including 20 graduates from rural Manitoba […]
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News Release: University of Manitoba-led research team discovers early treatment of H1N1 can save lives
January 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Health, Medicine, News Release, Research
A new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) concerning the severity of H1N1 influenza has found that admissions to an intensive care unit (ICU) were associated with a longer interval between symptom onset and treatment with antivirals and with presence of an underlying medical condition. People of First Nations ethnicity were also found […]