Focus on Impact
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Cumming School of Medicine | Report to Community
Reimagining Health for All, Ahead of Tomorrow
Strategic Plan Implementation Update
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.
Alumni Engagement
Our MD, BHSc, MSc, PhD, MBT and BCR alumni are making significant impacts across the globe.
Stay engaged and keep connected!
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Events
University of Calgary Medical Group (UCMG)
The UCMG provides billing, accounting and transcription services to its physician members.
Research Institutes, Centres and Departments
Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute
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
Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute
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
Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease
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
Hotchkiss Brain Institute
Our mission is to inspire discovery and apply knowledge towards innovative solutions for neurological and mental health disorders.
Institute Director: Dr. David Park
O'Brien Institute for Public Health
A research institute that champions research to promote population health and high-quality sustainable health care for all.
Institute Director: Dr. Kirsten Fiest
Libin Cardiovvascular Institute
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
McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health
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
Centres
- 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 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 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 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).
Departments
- Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Department Head: Dr. Gary Dobson \ Contact: Website 2. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Department Head: Dr. Sarah Childs\ Contact: Website 3. Cardiac Sciences
Department Head: Dr. Vikas Kuriachan\ Contact: Website 4. Cell Biology and Anatomy
Department Head: Dr. Benedikt Hallgrimsson \ Contact: Website 5. Clinical Neurosciences
Department Head: Dr. Nathalie Jetté\ Contact: Website 6. Community Health Sciences
Department Head: Dr. Fiona Clement\ Contact: Website 7. Critical Care Medicine
Department Head: Dr. Dan Zuege\ Contact: Website 8. Emergency Medicine
Department Head: Dr. Eddy Lang \ Contact: Website 9. Family Medicine
Department Head: Dr. Sonya Lee\ Contact: Website 10. Medical Genetics
**Department Head**: Dr. Kim McBride\
**Contact**: [Website](http://www.ucalgary.ca/medicalgenetics/)
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Medicine
Interim Department Head: Dr. Jayna Holroyd-Leduc\ Contact: Website 12. Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Department Head: Dr. Nathan Peters\ Contact: Website 13. Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Department Head: Dr. Erin Brennand\ Contact: Website 14. Oncology
Department Head: Dr. Donald Morris\ Contact: Website 15. Pediatrics
Department Head: Dr. Antonia Stang\ Contact: Website 16. Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Department Head: Dr. Dylan Pillai\ Contact: Website 17. Physiology and Pharmacology
Department Head: Dr. Robert Newton\ Contact: Website 18. Psychiatry
Department Head: Dr. Valerie Taylor\ Contact: Website 19. Radiology
Department Head: Dr. Manish Joshi\ Contact: Website 20. Surgery
Department Head: Dr. Kevin Hildebrand\ Contact: Website
News
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UCalgary researchers receive federal funding boost for genomics research
Investment supports commercialization and adoption through Genomics Application Partnership Program
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Young cancer patients set Canada’s top research priorities
UCalgary researchers co-lead study with the community to find out what adolescents and young adults want scientists working on
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In Memoriam: Vidya Raj, Cumming School of Medicine
Campus flag to be lowered today
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Stick it to Cancer: Facing off to raise money for cancer research
Cheer on medical students and physicians in an inspiring hockey fundraiser
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‘Big, big problem’ to be tackled with $5.8M award to UCalgary researchers
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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Research guides response to unprecedented 2023 E. coli outbreak affecting Calgary kids
Co-ordinated, collaborative evidence-based care resulted in fewer kids getting serious complications