Our history
The University of Manitoba’s Max Rady College of Medicine began as Western Canada’s first medical school in 1883 with 13 Manitoba physicians and one school inspector coming together to establish the Manitoba Medical College, a facility that relied on volunteer instructors and had no building to call its own. The first lecture was given November 21, 1883 by Dr. R. J. Blanchard, at the Collegiate Institute near Portage and Main, and thus begun the future of medical education in Manitoba.
Today, the Max Rady College of Medicine remains the province’s only medical school and educates and trains the majority of Manitoba’s physicians. We are known for our leadership on social accountability, EDI and anti-racism initiatives, Indigenous health, interprofessional collaboration and a robust research enterprise in the clinical and basic sciences including focus on global public health, infectious diseases and population health research.
Reflections
On 140 years of medical education
Vignettes: Part I
Vignettes: Part II
Sponsors
Our sincere thanks to all our generous sponsors who helped make this gala such a success!
Platinum sponsors
- Dean’s Office, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
- Department of Surgery
- Doctors Manitoba
- University Medical Group
Silver sponsors
- Department of Community Health Sciences
- Department of Internal Medicine
- Department of Pediatrics & Child Health
- Department of Psychiatry
Media sponsor
Winnipeg Free Press
Bronze sponsors
- Manitoba Blue Cross
- Department of Clinical Health Psychology
- Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
- Ongomiizwin - Indigenous Institute of Health and Healing
Table sponsors
Canadian Medical Association
Canadian Medical Association | MD Financial Management | Scotiabank
Centre for Advancement of Medicine
Century 21 Bachman & Associates – Rea Roussin, Realtor
Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba
Department of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics
Department of Family Medicine
Department of Human Anatomy & Cell Science
Department of Immunology
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Department of Physiology & Pathophysiology
Department of Radiology
Dr. Brian Postl and Dr. Sharon Cohen-Postl
Dr. Bruce Martin and Dr. Moni Fricke
Dr. Lawrence Gillman and Dr. Belynda Salter-Oliver
George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation
Hôpital St-Boniface Hospital
Institute for Global Public Health
Intrinsic Analytics Inc.
Office of Community Engagement, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Office of the Vice-Dean (Research), Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Office of the Vice-President (External), University of Manitoba
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Contact us
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
260 Brodie Centre, 727 McDermot Avenue
University of Manitoba, Bannatyne campus
Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P5 Canada