📣Happening today on Foothills campus! Students will present in the HRIC Atrium this afternoon as part of the ACHRI & The Owerko Centre Summer Student Research Symposium. Learn more about this impressive student research ⬇️ #ResearchMatters

📣 Attn commuters: Foothills parkade closures are happening this weekend. Lot 6 north of campus will close Friday, Aug. 30 at 2:30pm for cleaning, until Sept. 1. The CWPH underground parkade will close for repairs Aug. 30 at 7pm until Sept. 2 at 10pm. Details & contact info 🔽

🎉 Exciting news of a national expansion of #UCalgaryMed’s Well Doc Alberta initiative, to advance its collaborative and cooperative approach to physician wellness beyond Alberta! With thanks to support from Canadian Medical Association, MD Financial Management and Scotiabank. Read more ⬇️ Alicia Polachek

👏🏼 Congrats to Dr. Gregg Nelson, MD, PhD, whose valuable role in the implementation of ERAS protocols in Ob-Gyn have earned him the IGCS Award for Outstanding Achievement in Gynecologic Oncology Surgery from the IGCS! Read more: bit.ly/3TaLAyi Gregg Nelson

New research led by Levi Frehlich highlights the importance of neighbourhood walkability and green spaces in improving health-related #fitness in Canadian cities. Dr. Gavin McCormack also speaks on the findings of the study. ucalgary.ca/news/study-rev… #urbanplanning #publichealth

🎉 Look who took home Canada’s third medal at the Paralympic Games! Big congrats to cyclist Dr. Keely Shaw, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar at UCalgary Kinesiology and #UCalgaryMed, on her bronze medal in Paris! Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) Cycling Canada U of Saskatchewan #Paralympics2024

🎓 Congrats again to the students who recently graduated from the Black Youth Mentorship and Leadership Program, and to program founder, Dr. Bukola Salami! Read the Q&A with new graduates, Chizara, Fareed and Emmanuel ⬇️

🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride! All are welcome at the Cumming School of Medicine. Check out these great photos from Dr. Pamela Roach, deputy director of #UCalgaryMed's O’Brien Institute for Public Health at the Pride Parade this weekend. O'Brien Institute for Public Health #HealthEquityMatters

🎉 Welcome to the first class of the new Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) program! The inaugural cohort had orientation last week with a clinical skills intro, learning & social activities. Congrats to this new MPAS class of 2026! Learn more: bit.ly/3TfLntW

Congratulations Fiona Schulte, PhD! Your commitment to advancing research in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivorship is inspiring. We’re thrilled to see your efforts recognized and celebrated, as they enhance outcomes and support for young survivors.UCalgaryMedicine