- The Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Office of Community Engagement recently received a Cooperative Education Work-Integrated Learning grant to support medical students in their service learning at various community agencies. The office received about $80,000 and were able to expend the full amount by the end of March 31, 2022. Some of the things they supported include covering the costs of proper footwear for students walking with Bear Clan Patrol, costs for transportation and offsetting cell phone charges for students primarily using this method of communication with organizations. They also supported materials and supplies for students supporting organizations with resource distribution for the homeless as an example.
- Please help plan the Office of Innovation in Scholarship and Medical Education’s 2022/23 faculty development program by completing its needs assessment survey. Your input is critical for its program planning. The survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete, and your submission is anonymous and confidential. The survey can be found at https://www.research.net/r/FacDevNeedsAssessment2022 and will be open until July 15, 2022. For further information contact Ashley LaRosa at ashley.larosa@umanitoba.ca.
- The Manitoba Emergency Medicine Research Advancement Fund was formed in March of 2021 and is dedicated to the promotion of emergency medicine research in Manitoba. This fund will be invested accordingly to support academic initiatives and special projects, such as project grants for clinical, quality improvement or education research and research training. Donate to the fund.
- PGME core curriculum overview: There are currently 12 courses offered in core curriculum, the majority of which are mandatory for all residents. Read the full overview.
- The department of family medicine is approaching its 50th anniversary. It was in 1973 that the first resident entered the family medicine residency training program. The planning committee has selected May 26, 2023 to celebrate the occasion with a gala hosted at the Metropolitan Entertainment Centre. In line with its strategic priorities the department wants to use this opportunity to celebrate and promote its members and its legacy. They are planning to do so by reflecting and celebrating how far they have come, while establishing new awards that will celebrate and promote learners, faculty and staff on an ongoing basis. The department needs your help! In order to promote and maximize its reach within its community they will launch a social media platform. We are looking for the most creative hashtags to promote and track activity surrounding the department. Please submit your ideas to DFM@Umanitoba.ca with the subject #Anniversary for a chance to win one of three prizes.
- The minimally invasive surgery research team is participating in a national study in bariatric surgery for the reduction of cardiovascular events randomized controlled trial (BRAVE). This study was initiated by Hamilton Health Sciences with research centers from across Canada participating. The team will represent the Manitoba bariatric population for this research. The outcomes of this study will be practice changing on treating patients with severe obesity and high-risk cardiovascular disease.
- The Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Alliance (CARA) presented two posters at the AMMI meeting in Vancouver from April 5-8, 2022. Also, CARA will present four research posters at the 12th International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases in June in Toronto, and six posters at the ASM Microbe in June at the meeting in Washington D.C. CARA received a new grant to study the role of serotype 3 in causing both invasive and respiratory tract infections in Canada through the CANWARD study.