🎓 Class of 2024: Congrats to all #UCalgaryMedgrads who crossed the stage yesterday! What an exciting day and proud moment to remember. Wishing all new grads a bright and fulfilling future in medicine and health sciences! Bravo! 👏

🎓 Celebrating the Class of 2024! Read about one outstanding #UCalgaryMedGrad , Dr. Tina Nash, MD, who will enter the next phase of her career as a family doctor focused on advocacy and community building to improve primary care access for Indigenous communities. 👏 Read more ⬇️

🎓 Convocation Day is here! On behalf of all of us at the Cumming School of Medicine, huge congratulations to the #UCalgaryMed Class of 2024 and to everyone crossing the stage over the next week! 🌠 Undergraduate Medical Education #UCalgaryMed Grad

An honour to host the renowned Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta, MBBS, PhD, for the Friesen International Prize in Health Research lecture last week. Dr. Bhutta's presentation was a fascinating glimpse of his in-depth research on climate change and its impacts on women & children’s health.

Congratulations to Dr. Wayne Chen, who received the Sarrazin Award – the highest award handed out by the Canadian Physiological Society. This prestigious award is a career award given to a senior investigator in recognition of the importance of their work. Dr. Chen has pioneered

📣Students, faculty & staff: #UCalgary ’s EDI Office invites you to Allyship: Strategies & Actions, June 12 at 1pm. At this online workshop critically explore the motivations for inclusive allyship & steps toward establishing meaningful allyship. Read more: ucalgary.ca/equity-diversi…

In response to mounting mental health challenges among youth, the University of Calgary, in collaboration with the CBE and Converge Mental Health Coalition, has launched a project to enhance mental health support within educational settings.

Learn more: bit.ly/4bvEbQV

✨ Today we hold space for someone who was a special member of our community, Dr. Kimberley Nix, MD.

In awe of Kim's bravery, we honour and celebrate her life, and what we believe will be her lasting impact. You can read more about Kim below.

👏 Big congrats to Drs. Tavis Campbell, PhD, and Myriam Hemberger, PhD, named 2024 Killam Annual Professors. They're distinguished scientists and leaders in their field, recognized for their achievements in research, teaching & community involvement. Read more about their work ⬇️

After an invaluable UCLIC tenure, Dr. Yawney’s passion and dedication to rural medicine was solidified.

More on his growth from an enthusiastic medical school student to a respected rural family physician and UCLIC preceptor below.

📽️ Join us for the next Science in the Cinema screening of A Walk in the Woods at the Calgary Public Library! Stay after for a conversation and Q&A about physical activity, outdoor experiences and wellbeing as we age led by UCalgary researchers. RSVP: cumming.ucalgary.ca/about/events/s… O'Brien Institute for Public Health

👏🏼 Bravo Dr. David Campbell, MD, PhD, on his 2024 The Royal College Award for Early Career Leadership in Health Policy/Health Systems! Applauding The Campbell Lab's leadership and dedication to health systems research. Read more: bit.ly/4bR7w8V O'Brien Institute for Public Health Libin Cardiovascular Institute