/deptmedicine/articles/rss en /deptmedicine/article/appointment-dr-marie-hudson-mcgill-division-director-rheumatology <p>Congratulations to <strong>Dr. Marie Hudson</strong> on her appointment as 91社区 Division Director of Rheumatology. We extend our sincere gratitude to Dr. Laeora Berkson for her exceptional leadership as former Division Director, guiding the division through the transition and contributing greatly to its ongoing success.</p> Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:10:09 +0000 ada.prunescu@mcgill.ca 1047 at /deptmedicine /deptmedicine/article/spring-2024-cihr-project-grant-awardees <p>The Department of Medicine had the highest share of awards within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (31.6%) and submitted the most applications within the FMHS (accounting for 26% of all applications). In this round, the Department of Medicine garnered over $10 million in CIHR funding, representing <strong>25% of 91社区鈥檚 total CIHR funding</strong> for Spring 2024 (how鈥檚 that for a research intensive DOM!).</p> <p>Congratulations to the following 91社区 Department of Medicine project grant awardees for their successful CIHR applications!</p> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:35:37 +0000 ada.prunescu@mcgill.ca 1045 at /deptmedicine /deptmedicine/article/new-guidelines-better-identify-people-risk-heart-attack-and-stroke <p>New guidelines for managing high blood pressure and hypertension have just been released by the European Society for Cardiology (ESC), developed by an international panel of experts, including co-chair聽<b>Dr. Rhian Touyz</b>聽and co-author聽<b>Dr. Stella Daskalopoulou</b>, both Professors in the 91社区 Department of Medicine and key members of one of the department鈥檚 World Class Teams.</p> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:28:22 +0000 ada.prunescu@mcgill.ca 1044 at /deptmedicine /deptmedicine/article/modernized-clinical-trials-network-tackle-health-challenges-associated-hiv-and-other-sexually <p>Congratulations to聽<b>Dr. Marina Klein</b>, Professor, 91社区 Department of Medicine. The CIHR has awarded Dr. Klein $25 million over five years to lead the Pan-Canadian Network for HIV/AIDS and STBBI Clinical Trials.</p> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:27:36 +0000 ada.prunescu@mcgill.ca 1043 at /deptmedicine /deptmedicine/article/swim-things <p>In the wake of the Paris Games, Olympic swimmer turned 91社区 rheumatologist Elizabeth Hazel reflects on her days as an elite athlete and its impact on her career choice.</p> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:26:07 +0000 ada.prunescu@mcgill.ca 1042 at /deptmedicine /deptmedicine/article/when-wildfires-threatened-dialysis-patients-eeyou-istchee-these-mcgill-docs-sprang-action <p>In the summer of 2023, as forest fires ravaged northern Quebec, a team of 91社区 nephrologists and healthcare workers faced an unprecedented challenge: how to save the lives of the dialysis patients of Eeyou Istchee (Cree nation) while keeping communities together.</p> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:24:56 +0000 ada.prunescu@mcgill.ca 1041 at /deptmedicine /deptmedicine/article/dr-momar-ndao-elected-phd-representative-dom-council <p>We are pleased to announce that following the recent election among PhD peers, <b>Dr. Momar Ndao</b> has been re-elected as the PhD Representative of the Department of Medicine (DOM) Council.</p> <p>Dr. Ndao will continue to serve in this role for the next two years, providing valuable input and representing the interests of the PhD community within the council.</p> <p>Congratulations to Dr. Ndao on his continued leadership!</p> Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:39:25 +0000 ada.prunescu@mcgill.ca 1030 at /deptmedicine /deptmedicine/article/dr-penny-toliopoulos-research-project-selected-one-top-3-abstracts-international-conference <p>Congratulations to <b>Dr. Penny Toliopoulos</b>, whose research project, entitled 鈥淲hat is in it for me? Results from a qualitative study of internal medicine residents鈥� perception of the service and education value of clinical activities,鈥� which selected as one of the top 3 abstracts (among more than 200) at the International Conference of Residency Education (ICRE). Dr. Toliopoulos completed this project as part of her Master鈥檚 in Health Professions Education, for which she was supervised by Dr. Ning-Zi Sun, Dr. Linda Snell, and Dr.</p> Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:37:11 +0000 ada.prunescu@mcgill.ca 1029 at /deptmedicine /deptmedicine/article/century-making-2024-department-medicine-annual-awards-soiree <p><img style="width: 200px; height: 154px; float: right;" class="media-element file-original rt" src="/deptmedicine/files/deptmedicine/cake_3.jpg" width="348" height="268" alt="" />Last Thursday, we blew out the candles on our cake, and in the blink of an eye, another year had passed. But with every candle blown comes the chance to make a wish - and we believe each ending is the start of something even better.</p> Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:08:33 +0000 ada.prunescu@mcgill.ca 1028 at /deptmedicine /deptmedicine/article/appointment-dr-andrew-mouland-new-director-graduate-program-clinical-and-translational-research <p>We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Andrew Mouland as the new Director of the Graduate Program in Clinical and Translational Research.</p> Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:59:40 +0000 ada.prunescu@mcgill.ca 1026 at /deptmedicine