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Faculty of Medicine Professor Dr. Paul C. Hébert will serve as the President of the CIHR for a five-year term, effective January 2, 2025.

The Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, appointed a new President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

Dr. Paul C. Hébert will serve as the President of the CIHR for a five-year term, effective January 2, 2025. A proud Acadian, and fluently bilingual, Dr. Hébert is currently a Clinical Scientist at the Bruyère Health Research Institute as well as a practicing palliative care and former critical care physician. He is a professor at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Medicine and previously at the Université de Montréal.  

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