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NOVEMBER 2015

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NEWS @ MEDICINE

	Canadian Medical Hall of Fame welcomes U of T faculty, alumni to its ranks David Naylor, BA’74, MD’78, Michael Bliss, BA’62, MA’66, PhD’72, May Cohen, MD’55, and Gordon Guyatt, BSc’74 are among this year's inductees Read more >

	Fall Convocation The Faculty of Medicine welcomed new alumni to the community last week. To see a social media round up of all the coverage from the ceremonies, click here. Also, don’t miss out on profiles of some of our amazing Rehabilitation Sciences graduates. Read more >


FACULTY IN THE HEADLINES

	New Guidance for Breastfeeding Mothers on Medication Researchers from the University of Toronto are now creating guidelines to help women navigate taking medication while pregnant, ensuring their children stay safe and healthy. Read more >

	Doctor’s Notes: A healthy mind is key to a healthy body More than a million people in Ontario live with both a physical and mental health problem — most only treat one of them. Read more >

	U of T Researchers Discover Possible New Explanation for ALS University of Toronto researchers are proposing a new way of understanding Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), the devastating and incurable neurological disease. Read more >


HIGHLIGHTS

	The Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research celebrates 10 years A Decade of Breakthrough Discoveries. Read more >

	Launch of the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute On November 4th, 2015, The Faculty of Medicine launched the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, featuring a demonstration on how robotic technology is changing rehabilitation care. Read more >

	A Glimpse into the Faculty’s Living History U of T’s Rehabilitation Sciences Program: A History. Read more >

	In Memoriam Howard Green, MD’47, Who Found a Way to Grow Skin and Saved Lives, Dies at 90. Read more >


CAMPAIGN UPDATE

Campaign to date: *$440,104,453 of $500,000,000 $81,925,936 of our Campaign total has been generously donated by our alumni** *as at October 31, 2015
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FROM OUR COMMUNITY

A tribute to alumnus John McRae, MD 1898, who wrote “In Flanders Fields.”
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SPOTLIGHT ON ALUMNI

	Lifetime Achievement Award Sandra Black, BSc ’69, MD ’78, PGME ’82 Video interview Q&A Read more >

	Volunteerism Award W. Gordon Squires, BSc ’69, MD ’73, PGME ’86 Read more >

	Rising Star Award Stephanie Nixon, MSc ’00, PhD ’06 Read more >


U OF T MEDICINE MAGAZINE


You Are What Your Food Eats Five years ago, the Chair of Nutritional Sciences received a peculiar email from a man who had spent the summer feeding a rare breed of cow a great deal of fruit and small amount of nuts. Read more >


EVENTS

November 23, 2015		Dr. Marguerite (Peggy) Hill Lecture on Indigenous Health, Toronto.

November 26, 2015		Dept. of Nutritional Sciences Young Alumni Networking Event, Toronto.

January 16, 2016		6th Annual Medical Imaging Alumni & Education Day, Toronto

February 20, 2016		Daffydil Alumni Reunion and Reception, Toronto. To RSVP or for more information contact rsvp.medicine@utoronto.ca

6 Queen's Park Crescent West Toronto, ON Canada M5S 3H2	alumni.medicine@utoronto.ca www.medicine.utoronto.ca

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