Registration is open for the 2024 Highlights in Medicine Conference and Reunion! With a combination of educational lectures and #USaskMed alumni class reunions, this event is dedicated to providing personal & professional development to our community. ow.ly/2qCR50RyEmi

Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation & SHRF proudly announce Heather Szabo-Rogers and Michelle Collins as one of our Solutions Child & Youth Health Impact Grant recipients!

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We proudly announce Juan-Nicolás Peña-Sánchez and Sharyle Fowler as one of our Solutions Rural & Remote Healthcare Impact Grant recipients!

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Congratulations to the #USaskMed researchers who received SHRF funding in their recent announcement.

Read more about some of these projects here: medicine.usask.ca/news/2024/usas… #USaskResearch

Lung Sask & SHRF proudly announce Humphrey Fonge and Maruti Uppalapati as one of our Solutions Lung Health Impact Grant recipients!

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#EVENT : June is #Pride Month: Join #USask on May 31 at 1 PM in front of the Peter MacKinnon Building for a flag-raising ceremony to recognize the beginning of Pride Month, and to connect with the #USask community for an inspiring and educational kick-off to the month’s events.

Our research awards recognize the important research work carried out at the College of Medicine. 🧬 Excellence in Research Award: Dr. Alexandra King, Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and Cameco Chair in Indigenous Health and Wellness.

🧠 College of Medicine Mingling Minds Award: Dr. Stuart Skinner and the Wellness Wheel Team. Dr. Skinner is an Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, at the Regina campus.

🧬College of Medicine Excellence in Research Award: Dr. Gary Groot, Professor in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology.

🔬College of Medicine Research Career Achievement Award: Dr. Ali Rajput, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Medicine.

Applying to medical school this fall? The Price of a Dream program assists applicants facing socioeconomic barriers. Successful applicants will have admission & interview fees waived for the upcoming 2024-25 application cycle. For more information visit: medicine.usask.ca/admission-to-t…

Excellence in Teaching Awards honour significant teaching contributions. Congratulations Dr. Nassrein Hussein, Dpt. of Medicine; Dr. Kyle Anderson, Dpt. of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology and Dr. Jacqueline Kraushaar, Dpt. of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.

Our Highlights in Medicine Conference provides our community with a unique platform to gain knowledge, network with peers, and contribute to the collective effort of empowering change for a brighter and healthier future. Registration closes June 8! 🎫 HighlightsInMedicine2024.eventbrite.ca

Researchers in the College of Medicine are looking for gender diverse individuals who have had gender affirming chest (top) surgery to complete a questionnaire about their post-surgical experiences related to muscle and joint health and injury. For more info, contact Dr. Lang.

Today we're celebrating our Regina Campus Teaching Award winners. Congratulations to Dr. Rashmi Bhargava, Dr. Taegen Fitch and Dr. Joan Hamilton!

Dr. Mansfield Mela, a top forensic psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry in #USask ’s College of Medicine, said the strength of this conference is how it connects researchers and new ideas with the people working in the community:

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A #USask research team’s discovery of the additional health benefits of an appetite-suppressing protein has doubled the potential to find new avenues for treating obesity and metabolic disorders in animals and people.

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Congratulations to faculty member Dr. Erika Penz on her contributions to this world-first clinical trial, recently published in NEJM.

What are you waiting for?!

From June 20-22, you can learn and earn at the 2024 Highlights in Medicine Conference.

As an Accredited Group Learning Activity, registrants of the Conference can earn up to 10.5 MOC credit hours.

Register here: HighlightsInMedicine2024.eventbrite.ca

We're celebrating the winners of our College of Medicine awards for the next few weeks! Today we’re showcasing our rural award winners.

Rural Medical Education Innovation Award: Dr. Daniel Irvine & Rural Partnership Award: South East Family Medicine Team. Congratulations!