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valedictorians Carter William Lim and Alexandre Rochon
Faculty of Medicine

Grads celebrate first-ever virtual convocation

Class of MD 2020 valedictorians Dr. Carter William Lim and Dr. Alexandre Rochon were the first in Faculty of Medicine history to deliver their address in pajamas and jeans. Hundreds of graduates, their friends, family, and faculty, celebrated uOttawa's first-ever virtual convocation ceremony on Tuesday, June 16.
Class of MD 2020 valedictorians Dr. Carter William Lim and Dr. Alexandre Rochon were the first in Faculty of Medicine history to deliver their address in pajamas and jeans. Hundreds of graduates, their friends, family, and faculty, celebrated uOttawa's first-ever virtual convocation ceremony on...

June 16, 2020
Faculty of Medicine

Six Faculty of Medicine PIs garner a combined $1.5M in NFRF Grants

The Exploration stream of the New Frontiers in Research Fund supports innovative, high-risk high-reward research projects
The Exploration stream of the New Frontiers in Research Fund supports innovative, high-risk high-reward research projects

June 7, 2020
Professors Ali Jalali and Eric Dionne
Faculty of Medicine

Technology + creativity = Online education in the age of COVID-19

With online education emerging as the new norm,  Faculty of Medicine professors are extending the role of technology while adapting traditional course design to meet the challenges of distance learning.
With online education emerging as the new norm,  Faculty of Medicine professors are extending the role of technology while adapting traditional course design to meet the challenges of distance learning.

May 27, 2020
Faculty of Medicine

Could blood plasma shore up our COVID defenses?

Dr. Alan Tinmouth and Dr. Dean Fergusson are part of the world’s largest known study into whether antibodies from recovered patients can help cure actively sick ones.
Dr. Alan Tinmouth and Dr. Dean Fergusson are part of the world’s largest known study into whether antibodies from recovered patients can help cure actively sick ones.

May 27, 2020
Dr. Marc Ruel
Faculty of Medicine

Heart surgery stalled as COVID-19 spread

In two recent journal articles, Dr. Marc Ruel explores how hospitals worldwide scaled back on heart surgeries as the pandemic hit, and how they can resume those operations in a world still plagued by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
In two recent journal articles, Dr. Marc Ruel explores how hospitals worldwide scaled back on heart surgeries as the pandemic hit, and how they can resume those operations in a world still plagued by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

May 26, 2020
Drs. Jean-Simon Diallo, Duncan Stewart, Derek So and Smita Pakhale, the Faculty's recipients of funding from the Ontario COVID-19 Rapid Research Fund.
Faculty of Medicine

Four Faculty of Medicine researchers receive Ontario COVID-19 funding

Drs. Jean-Simon Diallo, Smita Pakhalé, Derek So, and Duncan Stewart received funds to advance their respective research programs, which seek to develop tests and treatments for COVID-19, and to study the effects of the pandemic on vulnerable populations.
Drs. Jean-Simon Diallo, Smita Pakhalé, Derek So, and Duncan Stewart received funds to advance their respective research programs, which seek to develop tests and treatments for COVID-19, and to study the effects of the pandemic on vulnerable populations.

May 26, 2020
Six students holding signs saying "Supporting shelters in Ontario during COVID -19"
Faculty of Medicine

Caring for the homeless through COVID-19 and beyond

Clinicians, researchers and students at the Faculty of Medicine are turning their attention to helping society’s most vulnerable through the pandemic—and learning broader lessons through the experience.
Clinicians, researchers and students at the Faculty of Medicine are turning their attention to helping society’s most vulnerable through the pandemic—and learning broader lessons through the experience.

May 25, 2020