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The Faculty of Medicine formally recognized its 2024–2025 professorial promotions this week via a ceremony at Roger Guindon Hall.

Boldness defines progress in medicine. It’s what propels breakthroughs, transforms treatments, and improves patient outcomes.

For the past eight years, Dr. Bernard Jasmin has served as the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, leading with passion, vision, and an unwavering commitment to excellence. Now, as he steps down from this role, he leaves behind a legacy of strategic growth, financial stability, and a strengthened sense of community within the faculty.

Research funding is a major concern for scientists in Canada and abroad. Through her leadership and determination, Faculty alumna Dr. Kaitlin Kharas played a key role in securing a significant increase in federal scholarships and fellowships in 2024, a crucial step forward for the next generation of researchers.

Dr. Jeffrey Weitz still remembers the spark that was lit during his years at the Faculty of Medicine, where he earned his MD in 1976. It was here, at the University of Ottawa, that his insatiable curiosity took root—shaped by long nights of study, spirited conversations with mentors, and a growing sense of purpose. The lessons he learned extended far beyond textbooks; they instilled in him an unsh...

The new open-access guide is aimed at empowering readers with the tools they need to navigate scientific works efficiently.

In November 2024, several of our Master of Anatomical Sciences Education students were honoured at the Faculty of Medicine Awards in Education Ceremony.

The University of Ottawa has secured highly competitive funding from Global Affairs Canada that underscores our deep commitment to international health partnerships and la Francophonie and is testament to the uOttawa Faculty of Medicine’s North Star mission: "Leading Innovation for a Healthier World."

The weekly phone calls with her grandmother were no longer enough. After six years in Florida, Nina Kucheran felt that French was sorely missing from her life. So, at the age of 24, she chose the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine as a springboard for a new adventure following her successful career as a university swimmer.