# Focus on Impact
**Source**: https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/
Cumming School of Medicine | Report to Community
[Learn more](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/focus-on-impact-2025)
## Reimagining Health for All, Ahead of Tomorrow
Strategic Plan Implementation Update
[Continue reading](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/about/cumming-school-medicine/stratplan-update)
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## Changing lives in our community and around the world
At the Cumming School of Medicine, we don't wait for change, we make change — with our thriving three-year medical program that attracts the brightest students, faculty and staff and through innovative discovery research and testing of new medical treatments that improve patient care at home and around the world.
[Help us make a difference](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/about/cumming-school-medicine/giving)
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### Alumni Engagement
Our **MD**, **BHSc**, **MSc**, **PhD**, **MBT** and **BCR** alumni are making significant impacts across the globe.
[Stay engaged and keep connected!](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/alumni)
### Awards and Recognition
The CSM's Awards and Recognition Committee honour faculty members and their achievements. Awards and honours range from early career awards and community honours, to distinguished achievement awards such as Royal Society of Canada and Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellowships.
[See the awards](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/excellence/)
### Indigenous, Local and Global Health Office
Our team provides community engagement guidance and assists our communities achieve their goals through networking, strategic planning, project management, learning and research.
[Learn more](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/community)
### Distributed Learning and Rural Initiatives
We foster and sustain meaningful relationships between medical educators, healthcare professionals in training and individuals and families living in rural Alberta. Our commitment to education and research results in the recruitment and retention of dedicated, skilled rural physicians.
[Rural Medicine in action](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/ruralmedicine)
### Safe Reporting at the Cumming School of Medicine
### Safe Reporting at the Cumming School of Medicine
The Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) recognizes how difficult it can be for individuals to come forward with concerns of mistreatment and is dedicated to ensuring that everyone's voice is heard. Our goal is fostering a culture of respect, with a focus on preventing mistreatment and upholding accountability.
[Learn more about safe reporting](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/office/precision-equity-social-justice/mistreatment-reporting/report-mistreatment-concern)
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### Dr. Kannin Osei-Tutu discusses anti-racism & medical education
Senior associate dean of Health Equity and Systems Transformation Dr. Kannin Osei-Tutu is interviewed by Dr. Robert Sternszus in this Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) Health Professions Education Podcast: **From racism to anti-racism - examining the past and designing the future of medical education, with Dr. Kannin Osei-Tutu.**
[Listen here](https://camehpepod.podbean.com/e/episode103kanninoseitutu/)
## Events
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**[Explore more events](https://events.ucalgary.ca/cumming/)**
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### University of Calgary Medical Group (UCMG)
The UCMG provides billing, accounting and transcription services to its physician members.
[Learn more about UCMG](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/ucmg)
## Research Institutes, Centres and Departments
### [Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute](#collapse1027690231)
Our institute is devoted to child health research in a wide spectrum of disciplines – all focused on better lifelong health and well-being for children, families and communities.
**Institute Director**: Dr. Francois Bernier
[Learn more](http://research4kids.ucalgary.ca/)
### [Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute](#collapse2112034537)
The Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute brings together scientists and physicians to integrate research and care across disciplines – from understanding and preventing cancer, to transforming its detection and treatment, to improving life with and after cancer.
**Institute Director**: Dr. Jennifer Chan
[Learn more](http://charbonneau.ucalgary.ca/)
### [Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease](#collapse244102282)
The Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases is a research facility at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine focused on advancing modern medicine’s capacity to ease the burden of chronic and infectious disease.
**Institute Director**: Dr. Derek McKay
[Learn more](http://snyder.ucalgary.ca/)
### [Hotchkiss Brain Institute](#collapse1961887056)
Our mission is to inspire discovery and apply knowledge towards innovative solutions for neurological and mental health disorders.
**Institute Director**: Dr. David Park
[Learn more](https://hbi.ucalgary.ca/)
### [O'Brien Institute for Public Health](#collapse1516167707)
A research institute that champions research to promote population health and high-quality sustainable health care for all.
**Institute Director**: Dr. Kirsten Fiest
[Learn more](http://obrieniph.ucalgary.ca/)
### [Libin Cardiovvascular Institute](#collapse337748819)
We will leverage our unique capabilities to advance patient-centered, value-based “next” practices that will enhance patient reported outcomes, increase access to care, and improve quality at the same time as reducing costs.
**Institute Director**: Dr. Paul Fedak
[Learn more](http://libin.ucalgary.ca/)
### [McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health](#collapse1497741958)
We are a multidisciplinary team of scientists, clinicians and engineers working together to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of bone and joint conditions.
**Institute Director**: Dr. Cheryl Barnabe
[Learn more](http://www.mccaiginstitute.com/)
### [Centres](#collapse35574596)
1. Centre for Advanced Technologies (CAT)
The essential technologies administered under CAT support contemporary biomedical research across diverse areas, including genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, and cellular and medical imaging.
[Learn more](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/research/CAT)
2. Centre for Health Informatics (CHI)
CHI brings together data assets to foster collaboration among investigators, support grant development, recruit faculty and students, develop cutting-edge analytics, and build capacity in data science and machine-learning.
[Learn more](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/centres/centre-health-informatics)
3. Calgary Centre for Clinical Research (CCCR)
CCCR provides support services and guidance to investigators, staff and study teams as they conduct clinical research (including clinical trials).
[Learn more](https://ucalgary.ca/cccr/)
4. Clinical Research Unit (CRU)
CRU provides statistical support for clinical trials (study design, randomization, and statistical analysis) as well as observational studies (administrative data requests, cohort extractions, statistical analysis).
[Learn more](http://cru.ucalgary.ca/)
### [Departments](#collapse1417279729)
1. Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
**Department Head**: Dr. Gary Dobson \
**Contact**: [Website](http://cumming.ucalgary.ca/anesthesiology/)
2. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
**Department Head**: Dr. Sarah Childs\
**Contact**: [Website](http://www.ucalgary.ca/bmb/)
3. Cardiac Sciences
**Department Head**: Dr. Vikas Kuriachan\
**Contact**: [Website](https://libin.ucalgary.ca/clinicians/department-cardiac-sciences)
4. Cell Biology and Anatomy
**Department Head**: Dr. Benedikt Hallgrimsson \
**Contact**: [Website](https://www.ucalgary.ca/cba/)
5. Clinical Neurosciences
**Department Head**: Dr. Nathalie Jetté\
**Contact**: [Website](http://www.ucalgary.ca/dcns/)
6. Community Health Sciences
**Department Head**: Dr. Fiona Clement\
**Contact**: [Website](http://ucalgary.ca/communityhealthsciences)
7. Critical Care Medicine
**Department Head**: Dr. Dan Zuege\
**Contact**: [Website](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/departments/critical-care/dccm)
8. Emergency Medicine
**Department Head**: Dr. Eddy Lang \
**Contact**: [Website](http://cumming.ucalgary.ca/ermedicine/)
9. Family Medicine
**Department Head**: Dr. Sonya Lee\
**Contact**: [Website](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/departments/family-medicine)
10. Medical Genetics
**Department Head**: Dr. Kim McBride\
**Contact**: [Website](http://www.ucalgary.ca/medicalgenetics/)
11. Medicine
**Interim Department Head**: Dr. Jayna Holroyd-Leduc\
**Contact**: [Website](http://www.departmentofmedicine.com/)
12. Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
**Department Head**: Dr. Nathan Peters\
**Contact**: [Website](http://www.ucalgary.ca/microinfect/)
13. Obstetrics and Gynaecology
**Department Head**: Dr. Erin Brennand\
**Contact**: [Website](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/departments/obstetrics-gynaecology/obstetrics-gynaecology)
14. Oncology
**Department Head**: Dr. Donald Morris\
**Contact**: [Website](http://www.departmentofoncology.com/)
15. Pediatrics
**Department Head**: Dr. Antonia Stang\
**Contact**: [Website](http://www.ucalgary.ca/paed/)
16. Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
**Department Head**: Dr. Dylan Pillai\
**Contact**: [Website](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/departments/pathology/home)
17. Physiology and Pharmacology
**Department Head**: Dr. Robert Newton\
**Contact**: [Website](http://www.ucalgary.ca/pp/)
18. Psychiatry
**Department Head**: Dr. Valerie Taylor\
**Contact**: [Website](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/departments/psychiatry)
19. Radiology
**Department Head**: Dr. Manish Joshi\
**Contact**: [Website](http://www.ucalgary.ca/radiology/)
20. Surgery
**Department Head**: Dr. Kevin Hildebrand\
**Contact**: [Website](https://cumming.ucalgary.ca/departments/surgery)
## News
#### [University community gathers for a Ramadan iftar](https://news.ucalgary.ca/news/ramadan-iftar-university-calgary)
2026 iftar brings campus together for cross-cultural evening of reflection, gratitude and community
#### [‘Big, big problem’ to be tackled with $5.8M award to UCalgary researchers](https://news.ucalgary.ca/news/canadian-centre-for-biofilm-research-launched-calgary)
Dr. Joe Harrison says new Canadian Centre for Biofilm Research will work to find new ways to beat drug-resistant infections
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