faculty of medicine 2013 - 14 annual report

FACULTY OF MEDICINE

2013—2014

Annual Report

FACULTY OF MEDICINE

University of Calgary

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Calgary, AB T2N 4N1

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OUR MISSION

Contents 2 — Message from the Dean

3 — Research

15 — Education

23 — Connecting with the Community

27 — Statement of Endowment

28 — Faculty Updates

Creating the future of health

An innovative medical school commited to excellence and leadership in education, research and service to society.

OUR VISION

2 — Faculty of Medicine University of Calgary

public awareness during annual events

like Diabetes Day; opened their labs,

classrooms and minds to young people;

were recognized with prestigious

Orders of Canada and Rhodes

Scholarships, and even performed

live televised surgery to teach high

school students about anatomy.

Our donors, supporters, government

and industry partners, patients and

members of the public make up our

broader community. These relationships

are productive and challenging;

emotional and inspiring, and over

the past year have helped to expand

our capacity for innovative and

progressive research, patient care

and scholarship alike.

Of course it’s the combination

of both communities that helped

us graduate double the number of

family doctors since 2008 last year,

and underpin our efforts to be a

national leader in brain and mental

health, inflammation and cardiac

disease research.

As we put the polish on our new

strategic plan after another tremendous

That vision not only includes big

ideas for our education and training

programs, and big plans for our

research enterprise, but it explores

new ways to embrace exciting

opportunities to connect with

the community.

After last year’s Alberta floods,

I’m sure many of us have a new

appreciation for just what makes

a community.

Our students, trainees, faculty

members and staff are the cornerstone

of our internal community – but

they’re certainly not a sedentary

bunch. Each year they travel, teach,

host, collaborate, discover, volunteer,

organize, learn, treat and make an

impact by connecting with one

another and people around the world.

Last year, they were keynote

speakers at public science cafes and

lectures; hosted a heart health booth

at the Calgary Marathon; provided

patient care throughout the city, the

province and globally; helped raise

“ We are very fortunate as

a Faculty to partner with

an active and engaged

Dean’s Advisory Board. ”

year, I’d like to acknowledge a

particularly important community

relationship you may not be aware of.

We are very fortunate as a Faculty

to partner with an active and engaged

Dean’s Advisory Board.

Drawn from our broad and diverse

community, membership consists of a

collection of dedicated and experienced

local leaders. The board serves as an

advocate for our programs and as a

strategic advisor to ensure that the

Faculty of Medicine at the University

of Calgary is meeting the needs of

our community. This crucial perspective

contributes to helping us realize the

Faculty’s potential and achieve at the

very highest standards.

I hope you enjoy this retrospective

snapshot of the 2013/14 academic

year here at the Faculty of Medicine.

Thank you for being a part of

our incredible community and for

embracing us as part of yours.

Sincerely,

Jon Meddings, MD

Dean, Faculty of Medicine


Message from the DeanAs part of the continued evolution of the Faculty of Medicine, we have spent the last year working to define our new strategic vision.

Jon Meddings, MD

Dean, Faculty of Medicine


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YEAR IN REVIEW

Research

Eyes High The University of Calgary’s Eyes High strategic vision to become one of Canada’s top five research

universities by 2016 means we need to focus on key research themes including brain and mental health,

and infections, inflammation and chronic diseases in the changing environment.

RESEARCH

Faculty of Medicine University of Calgary4 —

Benefits of heart procedures may extend to people with kidney disease

People with kidney disease who

have a heart attack are 40 per cent

less likely to receive life-saving heart

procedures such as angioplasty or

bypass surgery because of fears the

procedure could worsen their kidney

disease. But a University of Calgary

research study led by the Libin

Institute and Institute for Public Health

published in July 2013 suggests that

the benefits may outweigh the risks.

A team of researchers including

cardiologists and nephrologists were

able to use unique data sources,

including the APPROACH (Alberta

Provincial Project for Outcome

Assessment in Coronary Heart

disease) and AKDN (Alberta Kidney

Disease Network) databases, to do

a large observational study of more

than 10,000 people to evaluate the

risks and benefits of heart procedures

in patients who had measures

of kidney function.

The results showed that the

benefits of angioplasty and bypass

surgery following a heart attack,

including improved survival, may

extend to people with kidney disease.

While the procedures were associated

with a modest increase in the risk

that kidney function could get worse,

there was no increase in the risk of

requiring dialysis or progressing

to kidney failure.

This knowledge will help patients

with kidney disease and their doctors

decide on the best treatment options

following a heart attack.

Approximately one in 10 Canadians

have kidney disease, which is among

the strongest risk factors for heart

disease. Heart disease remains a

number one killer in Canada. It is

estimated over 400,000 adults in

Alberta have kidney disease, and as

many as 28,000 of them will suffer

a heart attack over the next 10 years.

Dr. Matthew James is supported by

Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions.

From left to right: XXXXXLeft: Stephen Robbins, PhDBelow: Dr. Matthew James (left) with William Backs

Cancer scientist appointed to direct national research initiative Stephen Robbins, PhD, cancer

researcher and former director of the

university’s Southern Alberta Cancer

Research Institute, was appointed

scientific director of the Canadian

Institutes of Health Research Institute

of Cancer Research (CIHR-ICR).

Robbins is responsible for the

promotion of innovative research

across the cancer care continuum,

from prevention to treatment

to survivorship.

“ Approximately one

in 10 Canadians have

kidney disease.”

RESEARCH

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Boosting the immune system to treat brain cancer Researchers at the University

of Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute

have made a discovery that could

lead to better treatment for patients

suffering from brain cancer.

The research team, led by Canada

Research Chair in Neuroimmunology

V. Wee Yong, PhD, and research

associate Susobhan Sarkar, PhD, and

including scientists from the Southern

Alberta Cancer Research Institute,

looked at human brain tumour samples

and discovered that specialized immune

cells in brain tumour patients are

compromised. The researchers took

this discovery and, in an animal

model, identified a drug that is able

to re-activate those immune cells and

reduce brain tumour growth, increasing

the lifespan of mice two to three times.

The team is hopeful the discovery

will lead to clinical trials and ultimately

to a new standard of care for brain

tumour patients.

Funding was provided by Alberta

Innovates – Health Solutions/Alberta

Cancer Foundation.

Heart research study is refining the use of life-saving technology Sudden death from heart rhythm

abnormalities is still far too common.

Calgary-based research aimed at

saving the lives of more cardiac

patients has expanded to include

three additional Alberta sites, as well

as other locations in Canada and

internationally.

The study, led by the Libin

Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta,

aims to enhance the guidelines used

to determine who should receive an

implantable cardioverter defibrillator,

or ICD.

Roughly the size of a small cellular

phone, an ICD is a device implanted

under the skin that monitors heart

rhythm and automatically corrects

life-threatening heart rhythm

abnormalities.

With the expansion, there are

now 19 recruiting sites in Canada,

11 in the U.S. and one in Europe.

Plans are in place to expand the sites

further, with the overall goal being to

include 1,400 patients from 150 sites

worldwide over the next three years.

Dr. Derek Exner is supported by Alberta Innovates

– Health Solutions.

Left: V. Wee Yong, PhD, (left) and Susobhan Sarkar, PhD

Below: Gordon Skimore with Dr. Derek Exner (right)

Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta

Throughout 2014 Libin is celebrating its 10-year anniversary. Over the last decade, the integration of the University of Calgary’s cardiovascular research enterprise with the region’s care delivery mechanisms has contributed to Calgary having the highest 30-day post-heart attack survival rate in the country.

libin.ucalgary.ca

RESEARCH


Grand Challenges Canada funds innovative global health projects The Grand Challenges Canada Stars

in Global Health program supports

breakthrough and affordable

innovations that could transform

the way disease is treated in the

developing world. Several projects

within the Faculty of Medicine

received funding in 2013:

Heat shock drugs for malaria:

reversing resistance

Malaria is a tropical infection

caused by the bite of an infected

mosquito. The infection kills about

655,000 people annually. Malaria

is not contagious and only those

visiting or living in affected regions

are at risk. Drug resistance to the

best antimalarials is a major obstacle

to eradicating this disease and

new ideas on drugs are needed.

Dr. Dylan Pillai, a member of the

Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases,

and his research team, will use their

funding to try to reverse the

resistance to once-effective drugs

like chloroquine.

Above: Dr. Dylan PillaiAbove Right: Karl Riabowol, PhD

Alpaca Antibodies

for HIV Neutralization

The United Nations AIDS task

force reports that 34 million people

are infected with HIV; 24 million of

that number live in sub-Saharan Africa

where treatment is both challenging

and limited.

Karl Riabowol, PhD, a member of

both the Alberta Children’s Hospital

Research Institute and the Southern

Alberta Cancer Research Institute,

along with his research team, are

leading a project using alpacas to

produce neutralizing antibodies

against antigenic regions of HIV

recently identified in rare cases of

natural resistance. Alpacas are ideally

suited because of their properties of

simplicity, specificity, size and stability.

Digital African Health Library

Access to medical libraries or

internet services is often limited

for primary care providers in

developing countries. The cost

and bandwidth problems of

computer and web-based solutions

make access to relevant information

a distant promise in most rural

African health facilities.

Led by Dr. Rodney Crutcher,

a member of the Institute for

Public Health, and Dr. Bruce

Dahlman, the Digital African

Health Library is an integrated,

smartphone-based, point-of-care

support resource that provides

evidence-based, locally relevant

health information.

W21C Innovation Academy brings western Canadian innovators to global stage In November 2013 the University

of Calgary’s Ward of the 21st Century

(W21C) hosted the inaugural W21C

Innovation Academy. The event was

part of an international collaboration

with Hong Kong Polytechnic University,

the University of Geneva, Switzerland,

and the University of Pretoria in South

Africa to seek out the best health-care

innovations with the potential to

stimulate significant change to health-

care and health systems delivery.

Participants from across Alberta

and British Columbia took part in the

business pitch style competition, which

was judged by experts in marketing,

academia, business, finance, innovation

and commercialization.

SnapDx, a Calgary-based mobile

health startup from Startup Calgary’s

co-founder and chairman, Hisham

Al-Shurafa, and University of Calgary

resident physicians Drs. Rahul Mehta

and Aravind Ganesh, took first prize.

SnapDx provides interactive, visual

mobile applications that help patients

and practitioners to quickly access

medical knowledge.

Second prize went to Calgary

based Orpyx Medical Technologies

led by CEO and president, Dr. Breanne

Everett, also a UCalgary resident

physician. Orpyx has developed

sensor-based technologies and

sensory substitution systems to

monitor foot pressure and provide

feedback to diabetic patients.

RESEARCH


University names research champion: Paul Kubes The University of Calgary has

appointed a new champion in

the fight against life-threatening

infections and chronic diseases.

Paul Kubes, PhD, director of

the Snyder Institute for Chronic

Diseases and Canada Research

Chair in Leukocyte Recruitment in

Inflammatory Disease, will spearhead

a cross-faculty research initiative to

discover new methods to understand,

treat and prevent these major illnesses.

Through his new role as leader

of the Infections, Inflammation and

Chronic Diseases in a Changing

Environment research theme, Kubes

will help take the world-class research

already underway at the University

of Calgary to the next level.

One of Kubes’ main goals as

research theme lead is to bring

together experts from a variety

of fields—including microbiologists,

ecologists and immunologists—

to see how collaboration across

the scientific spectrum will yield

new insights into how these

illnesses originate and evolve.

Cancer researchers test their homes for radon

Over 40 cancer researchers and

physicians signed up to test their

houses for radon gas in January

to bring awareness to the cancer-

causing agent that could be lurking

in the homes of Canadians.

Although smoking remains

the primary cause of lung cancer,

between 1,000 and 4,000 new

Canadian lung cancer cases each

year are thought to be due to radon,

a naturally occurring colourless

and odourless radioactive gas.

Aaron Goodarzi, PhD, the newly

appointed Canada Research Chair

in Genome Damage and Instability

Disease and also a member of the

Southern Alberta Cancer Research

Institute, is exploring several initiatives

to help understand and eradicate

radon-induced cancer in Alberta,

and brainstormed the idea to

have Calgary cancer doctors and

researchers test their homes for

radon gas levels.

Because long-term exposure kits

provide the most accurate readings,

the testing took about a month.

High radon gas levels in the home

can be corrected through mitigation.

Far Left: Aaron Goodarzi, PhDLeft: Radon test kit

Below: Paul Kubes, PhD

“ Between 1,000 and

4,000 new Canadian lung

cancer cases each year

are thought to be due

to radon.”

Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases

Last year, the Snyder Institute partnered with TELUS Spark to host a free educational panel as part of World Sepsis Day. Stop Sepsis Save Lives! An Evening of Science invited members of the public to join front line ICU doctors and researchers to learn more about the disease.

snyder.ucalgary.ca

RESEARCH


“A generation ago it was the people

who worked on farms who would be

the healthiest. But now, with increased

mechanization and poorer diets,

they’re among the unhealthiest,” says

Dr. Norman Campbell, co-author of

the study. “Although treatment and

control of hypertension in Canada has

improved over the last decade, at least

one in five Canadians has high blood

pressure. Globally, almost one in three

has hypertension and it’s the leading

cause of disability worldwide.”

The study was published May 2013

in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.

Dr. Hude Quan is supported by Alberta Innovates

– Health Solutions.

Above: Dr. Hude Quan (left)

and Dr. Norman Campbell

Landmark research study tracked 3.5 million Canadians with high blood pressure Anyone who lives with untreated

high blood pressure faces increased

risks from heart attack, heart failure

and stroke. But after tracking millions

of participants from across the

country for up to 12 years, researchers

at the Libin Institute have pinpointed

the specific segments of the population

at the greatest risk of developing

those health outcomes: men,

the elderly and people living in

low-income or rural areas.

The study used the health records

of participants from across six provinces

in order to provide an accurate portrait

of Canadians with hypertension.

Researchers believe the findings will

enable them to determine in the future

whether prevention and treatment

approaches are having an impact.

Study shows meditation, yoga helpful for breast cancer patients Meditation and gentle yoga have

been proven to be more effective

than group therapy in helping breast

cancer survivors cope with the stress

and anxiety that often follows

treatment, according to a study from

cancer researchers in Alberta and

British Columbia. The largest trial

of its kind, the study followed

271 breast cancer survivors from

both provinces.

Findings show that participants

who used mindfulness-based therapy,

which includes meditation and yoga,

were more likely than group therapy

participants to develop positive coping

strategies, such as acceptance, and

less likely to use unhelpful strategies,

such as worry and avoidance.

Linda Carlson, PhD, the study’s lead

author, is supported by Alberta Innovates

– Health Solutions

“ At least one in five

Canadians has high

blood pressure.”

RESEARCH


Researchers discover how heart arrhythmia occurs

The underlying mechanism of

calcium-triggered heart arrhythmias

has been a mystery for decades.

Arrhythmias cause the heart to

beat irregularly, resulting in symptoms

such as dizziness and fainting, or

in severe cases, sudden arrhythmic

death. While many factors contribute

to the development of arrhythmias,

scientists know that a common

mechanism of cardiac arrhythmias

is calcium overload in the heart.

Researchers at the Libin Institute

have discovered the fundamental

biology of calcium waves in relation

to heart arrhythmias. The findings,

published in the Jan. 19, 2014 edition

of Nature Medicine, outline the

discovery of this fundamental

physiological process that researchers

hope will one day help design

molecularly tailored medications

that correct the pathophysiology.

S.R. Wayne Chen, PhD, is supported

by Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions.

New Campus Alberta Innovation Program Chair in Healthy Brain Aging: Bruce Pike

Bruce Pike, PhD, was recruited

to the University of Calgary’s

Hotchkiss Brain Institute as part

of the Campus Alberta Innovation

Program. Pike’s primary research

focus is applying quantitative

methods to medical imaging.

Pike’s pioneering contributions to

quantitative functional MRI have

implications for studying normal

brain development, as well as for

diagnosis and evaluating treatments

for conditions such as stroke, multiple

sclerosis, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s

disease, vascular dementia and

Parkinson’s disease.

Enhancing healthy brain aging

is a priority under the Brain and

Mental Health strategic research

theme, which is one of six research

themes guiding the University of

Calgary towards its Eyes High goals.

More than 200 researchers from nine

faculties across campus are working

together within this theme to find

innovative strategies for improved

brain and mental health.

Below: S.R. Wayne Chen, PhD

Left: Bruce Pike, PhD

Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI)

As part of Brain Awareness Week, HBI hosted its annual Brain Bee for aspiring neuroscientists in the spring. Open to students in Grades 9 through 12, the event is a live quiz competition that tests participants’ knowledge of the brain and neuroscience.

hbi.ucalgary.ca

RESEARCH


New Canadian guidelines for fibromyalgia

In May 2013, physicians from

the McGill University Health Centre

(MUHC) and the University of Calgary

published a review article in the

Canadian Medical Association Journal

to help family doctors diagnose and

treat fibromyalgia. The article

represents the first time researchers

have published Canadian guidelines

to help manage the condition.

Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition

that affects the central nervous system

causing pain throughout the body.

It affects mostly women and is often

accompanied by fatigue, depression

and sleep problems. The multiple

symptom nature of the condition

means it can persist for years without

a proper diagnosis and treatment.

Fibromyalgia is usually diagnosed

by rheumatologists, but due to the

high prevalence of the disease many

patients are not able to seek advice

from a specialist. Therefore, the 2012

Canadian Fibromyalgia Guidelines

recommend that primary care

physicians are best positioned to

take on this role. In the review, the

authors, who include Dr. John Pereira,

a physician at the Calgary Chronic

Pain Centre, provide evidence-based

tools for primary care physicians to

make the diagnosis and manage the

condition long-term.

Concussion research at university gets federal government funding boost

In November, Canadian Minister

of Health Rona Ambrose announced

funding for new national research on

concussions, with a focus on improving

the prevention, diagnosis and

treatment of these injuries in

children and youth.

The announcement means funding

for 19 new research projects across

the country—including a major

project at the University of Calgary

on sport-related concussion in

youth hockey.

Three projects at the University

of Calgary, led by researchers Carolyn

Emery, PhD, Dr. Karen Barlow and

Dr. Garnette Sutherland, received

a total of almost $2.5 million.

Above: Federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose and former NHL player Jamie Macoun at funding announcement

Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

Dr. Michael Hill and Dr. Brent Mitchell

were among the 54 Fellows inducted

into the Canadian Academy of Health

Sciences (CAHS) in 2013.

The CAHS recognizes individuals

of great accomplishment and

achievement in the academic health

sciences in Canada.

Far Left: Dr. John Pereira (right) Left: Dr. Michael Hill (left)

and Dr. Brent Mitchell

RESEARCH


$5.5-million gift expands university’s genetic research capabilities

The University of Calgary has

purchased three next-generation

genome sequencers, thanks to a

$5.5-million community gift from the

Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation.

This technology will allow researchers

at the university and Alberta Children’s

Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI)

to identify new genes that contribute

to the development of diseases

and to move genomic testing into

mainstream clinical care.

To run a genome test, the

DNA is extracted from a blood

sample, sequenced on the machine

and the results are analyzed

by a bioinformatician.

“Genetic disorders can affect

anyone—it’s a roll of the dice. Millions

of Canadians live with these disorders,”

says Dr. Francois Bernier, head of the

Department of Medical Genetics.

“We have hundreds of unique cases

in Alberta where patients are suffering

from genetic diseases that we don’t

know much about; we can’t name it,

we don’t know how to treat it, and

we don’t know how it’s inherited.”

Bernier and his colleagues will use

a combination of the genome

sequencers and complex computer

analysis to conduct their research.

Paying it forward in support of dementia research Supporting dementia research at the

University of Calgary was an acutely

personal matter to Louise Berlin and

Donald Burns. Burns’ grandfather

and Berlin’s father battled the

degenerative brain disorder. Diagnosed

with the condition himself in 2007,

Burns wanted to contribute something

to those studying its causes and

potential therapies.

Before Burns passed away in

October, a $1-million gift from the

philanthropists to the University

of Calgary in support of dementia

research was made to offer hope

to future generations, creating an

opportunity for the Hotchkiss Brain

Institute (HBI) at the Faculty of

Medicine to train postdoctoral

fellows, graduate students and

undergraduate summer students,

as well as inject critical funds into

dementia studies in a space called

the Healthy Brain Aging Laboratories.

“We’ve been fighting this disease

for a long while,” said Berlin. “Donald

wanted to support research, and

while it’s too late for him, this may

help others.”

The Healthy Brain Aging Laboratories

will feature chairs and professorships

from multiple fields such as psychiatry,

neurology, radiology and MRI research,

all collaborating to improve the lives

of those dealing with brain disorders.

Investing in the University of

Calgary was also important to Berlin,

an alumna, and Burns, because of their

strong connection to the institution.

All three of their daughters attended,

as well as two sons-in-law and a

grandson. Great work in the field is

already underway and the gift will

facilitate even more strides at a crucial

time with an aging population at risk.

“With the progress made in the

last 15 years identifying genes that

increase the risk of dementia,

vaccines that prevent Alzheimer’s

in mice and biomarkers for the early

detection of Alzheimer’s disease in

humans, I’m optimistic we can make

real strides toward prevention in the

next five years,” said Keith Sharkey,

PhD, deputy director of the HBI.

Left: Dr. Francois Bernier with eight-year-old Hannah Richardson

“ Genetic disorders can

affect anyone—it’s a roll

of the dice.”

RESEARCH


Faculty member supports sleep research program

Many philanthropists who give

to the University of Calgary choose

causes that are very personal. As a

faculty member as well as a donor,

Dr. Jeffrey Mellor feels fortunate to

have the opportunity to support others

working to further the Faculty of

Medicine’s impact on the community.

“I have had a good career in the

Department of Medicine and the

Respiratory Division, which has been

challenging and stimulating but never

boring. Now I am reaching the end of

my career and have been looking to

do something a little different,” says

Dr. Mellor, who has donated generously

to the Foothills Medical Centre’s (FMC)

Sleep Research Program. “I approached

Dr. Pat Hanly with the idea of providing

support for research activities in the

area of sleep medicine. He picked up

the idea, made a plan and, as they

say, the rest is history.”

Sleep disorders play a significant

role in a broad range of health issues

such as stroke and congestive heart

failure. Dr. Hanly is also exploring the

potential risk factor sleep apnea

carries for chronic kidney disease.

The sleep disorder research program

is evaluating the impact of sleep

apnea on major health-care outcomes

and looking to create new and

innovative ways to diagnose and

treat the disorder.

With support from Dr. Mellor, the

capacity for advancement is growing.

“This fund has provided FMC Sleep

Centre with the opportunity to grow

academically in ways that would

otherwise not have been possible,”

says Dr. Hanly. “In particular, the

support it has provided students and

new faculty has been invaluable.”

Royal Society of Canada

Walter Herzog, PhD, and Dr. Peter

Stys have been named Fellows of the

Royal Society of Canada, the highest

honour achievable by scholars, artists

and scientists in Canada. The focus

of Stys’ work is on the nerve fiber

connections within the brain and

spinal cord. Herzog’s research is

focused on the neuro-biomechanics

of the musculoskeletal system, and

his primary impact has been in the

area of the molecular mechanisms

of muscle contraction.

Above: Walter Herzog, PhD (left), Dr. Peter Stys

Paying people to be kidney donors could be cost-effective

There’s a shortage of kidneys

available to those in need of a

transplant, and donation rates from

both living and deceased donors

have remained relatively unchanged

over the last decade.

According to a study published

October 2013, a strategy where living

kidney donors are paid $10,000, with

the assumption that this would increase

the number of transplants performed

by five per cent or more, would be less

costly and more effective than the

current organ donation system.

There is considerable debate around

the use of financial incentives in living

kidney donation regarding legal,

ethical, and moral issues. By estimating

the likely costs and consequences of

paying donors, experts can determine

whether a strategy of paying donors

is worth pursuing with the goal of

clarifying these remaining issues.

The study was co-authored by the

University of Calgary’s Lianne Barnieh,

PhD, and Dr. Braden Manns, a member

of both the Institute for Public Health

and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute.

Lianne Barnieh, PhD, and Dr. Braden Manns are

supported by Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine

“ Sleep disorders play a

significant role in a broad

range of health issues such

as stroke and congestive

heart failure.”

RESEARCH


Lung Cancer Translational Research Initiative

Mavis Clark lost her husband—

a non-smoker—to lung cancer at age

57. She and Bev Longstaff also watched

as the disease later took their mutual

friend Peggy Valentine.

It’s the cancer that kills the most

Canadians; and while smokers have a

higher risk of developing the disease,

more than 15 percent of those

who battle lung cancer have never

smoked a day in their lives. It’s also a

percentage that continues to grow.

“Bev and I made a commitment

prior to Peggy’s death that we would

make something happen,” Clark says

of their dedication to changing

the landscape of lung cancer

in the community.

Together with Peggy’s husband

Peter Valentine and Faculty of Medicine

clinician researchers Dr. Don Morris

and Dr. Gwyn Bebb, they’ve helped

turn their vision of improving patient

outcomes into a reality with the Lung

Cancer Translational Research Initiative

at the University of Calgary.

The initiative is striving to become

a leading voice in lung cancer research

by following a roadmap similar to

the highly successful Calgary Stroke

Program. Using a large team from

various backgrounds and expertise—

basic scientists, researchers,

epidemiologists and clinician scientists

—the Lung Cancer Translational

Research Initiative is on its way to

making the same kind of impact.

Focusing on prevention, treatment,

and even policy, the many involved in

the initiative have accomplished a great

deal in a relatively short period of time,

but feel they’ve barely scratched

the surface of what is possible.

“We need to be looking at

prevention strategies,” says Morris.

“There are 15 percent of patients that

have never smoked or are remote

smokers. What’s the biology behind it?”

Faculty of Medicine Clinical Research Unit open for business Originally established in 2007 at the

university’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute,

the now faculty-wide Clinical Research

Unit (CRU) officially opened its doors

in summer 2013.

Capable of supporting data

management for a large variety of

health research endeavours, the CRU

aims to streamline clinical research

within the Faculty of Medicine and

is already providing research support

services to over 400 clinical researchers.

With a focus largely on data

management, statistical and

methodological support and big

data and analytics, the CRU is a

custodian for a variety of large

and complex data resources,

from highly confidential patient

information to generic anonymized

health information.

In addition to facilitating data

access and analytics, the CRU supports

researchers by providing sophisticated

data management platforms. These

include customized web-based tools

for complex data needs, and iDataFax

which is a U.S. Food and Drug

Administration and Health Canada

approved tool for managing the

critical data collected in phase 3

clinical trials—the last phase before

new therapies are approved.

Bev Longstaff (left)and Mavis Clark

Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute (SACRI)

Researchers at SACRI are leading the Cancer BRIDGES survivorship team, helping those living with and beyond cancer province-wide.

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RESEARCH


Federal Government

Tri-Council (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) $ 23 ,295 ,67 1

Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) 5,343,056

Canada Research Chair 3 ,635,011

Other Federal Government 1 ,697,638

Total Amount 33,971,376

Provincial, Regional or Municipal Governments

Alberta Innovates $ 32,384,773

Alberta Advanced Education 1 , 270,2 1 1

Alberta Health & Wellness 5 ,067,813

Alberta Health Services (includes Cancer Board) 7,219,563

Other Alberta Provincial Government 4,941 ,825

Other Canadian Provincial Governments 2,314,499


Other Canadian Sources

Business $ 13 ,532,013

National Not-for-Profit Organizations 9,797,217

Provincial Not-for-Profit Organizations 20,307,785

Universities and Hospitals 997,785

Endowments, Local Not-for-Profit and Internal Sources 18 ,294,314


Foreign Sources (Public and Private)

U.S.A. Sources $ 6,691 ,814

Other Foreign Sources 1 ,785,939


TOTAL $ 158,576,927

Research Revenue (unaudited)

by Sources of Revenue for Fiscal Year ending March 31, 2014

— 152013 — 2014 Annual Report

YEAR IN REVIEW

Education

Hellbender – Class of 2014 Cow – Class of 2015 Narwhal – Class of 2016

Medicine menagerie:Animals on campus The University of Calgary’s Faculty of Medicine began formally naming its MD classes after animals

in 1975 when a professor became frustrated with his class and called them “a bunch of turkeys”.

The name stuck and so did the tradition, with each medical class naming the class behind them.

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EDUCATION

Faculty of Medicine University of Calgary

Hotchkiss Brain Institute REALISE project Not all neuroscience trainees are

destined for a career in academia.

Some original thinking on the part

of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI),

with the support of dedicated donors

Bill and Toshimi Sembo and the

Calgary business community, has led

to the creation of a unique program

that is preparing trainees to apply

their brain and mental health skills

across the broader community.

The concept of the HBI’s Research,

Education And Leadership In neuro-

SciencE (REALISE) program is that

trainees must not only become highly

knowledgeable neuroscientists, they

must also acquire the skills necessary

to bring their knowledge of the brain

out of the lab and clinic into the

health policy, education, non-profit

and private sector arenas.

“Our groundbreaking program

is providing talented and engaged

trainees with the skills and knowledge

necessary to succeed as leaders

in the brain health workforce,” says

Cam Teskey, PhD, education director

for the HBI.

Tailored to the individual needs

of each trainee, REALISE offers three

areas—Modules (classes), Mentorship

and Internships—preparing trainees

with hands-on opportunities in six

defined competencies: neuroscience

knowledge, technical skills, teaching

skills, knowledge translation,

professional skills and career

opportunities. With the help of

community champions, REALISE is

also engaging the Calgary community

in order to properly train individuals

for successful academic and

non-academic careers.

Volunteers in the community

provide one-on-one mentoring.

Internships take place with

private sector companies, as well

as government and non-government

organizations, ultimately increasing

the number of highly qualified

individuals able to promote healthy

brain function and aging while

becoming future leaders in

Calgary and beyond.

Faculty of Medicine Alumnus of Distinction Award for Collaboration Dr. Roxanne Goldade, MD ’90,

a Panda, was recognized as the

2013 Alumna of Distinction for

Collaboration. Goldade has been

practicing community paediatrics

in Calgary since 1995. Her practice

focuses on developmental,

behavioural, psychiatric and social

paediatrics. She is also the physician

lead for P-KIC (Pediatrics for

Kids in Care) and the new Social

Paediatrics Unit.

Each year, Faculty of Medicine

Alumni Affairs presents the Alumnus

of Distinction Award to a graduate

who demonstrates excellence

in a variety of personal and/or

professional capacities. The 2013

award was dedicated to collaboration,

in recognition of an outstanding

commitment to collaboration

in the pursuit of excellence in

health outcomes.

Above: Dr. Roxanne Goldade

Nicholas Weilinger is a trainee in the REALISE program

“ Our groundbreaking

program is providing

talented and engaged

trainees with the skills and

knowledge necessary to

succeed as leaders.”

— 17

EDUCATION


KidSIM Pediatric Simulation Program The new, larger KidSIM Pediatric

Simulation Program officially opened

in January and now boasts a 4,000

square foot simulation centre.

The program delivers high quality

interprofessional pediatric simulation

education to over 3,500 learners per

year—from undergraduate students

to practicing health-care professionals,

both at the Alberta Children’s Hospital

site, as well as via mobile education

to the broader Calgary community, and

regional and rural southern Alberta

and southeastern British Columbia.

The program is led by Dr. Vince Grant.

Learners interact with high-fidelity

mannequins in a teaching space

that mimics various clinical settings.

The goal is for learners to work as

individuals and in teams to learn more

about the assessment and management

of cases while experiencing the

pressure and stressors that go

along with them.

Through on-going support

from the Department of Paediatrics

and the Alberta Children’s Hospital

Foundation, the program now boasts

more than 80 trained simulation

education facilitators, 10 high-fidelity

mannequins spanning infancy to

adolescence and five simulation

laboratories.

University of Calgary claims two 2013 Rhodes Scholars The Rhodes Scholarship is widely

considered the world’s most prestigious

scholarship. The 2013 round of

awards honoured 83 international

recipients, with the University of

Calgary’s Yan Yu and Dr. Aravind

Ganesh among the 11 Canadians

named as Rhodes Scholars.

The scholars will travel to Oxford

this fall where Yu, a medical student,

will study for an MBA and a master’s

degree in public policy, and Ganesh,

a resident physician, will pursue a

clinical research fellowship in stroke

and dementia through the Nuffield

Department of Clinical Neurosciences.

Dr. Aravind Ganesh (left) and Yan Yu

Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI)

Junior high school students regularly combine their passion for art and science by creating artwork capturing ACHRI’s research themes. The students behind the best pieces are awarded an institute lab tour and the artwork is featured in ACHRI’s magazine.

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EDUCATION


Graduate students initiate provincial conference on health When graduate student leaders in

the Department of Community Health

Sciences started thinking back to

what was missing from their own new

student orientation experience, the

answer had a lot to do with making

connections.

The group put their heads together

and brainstormed an opportunity

for new graduate students to meet,

network with faculty members, plan

their research paths and see how

those paths might fit together to

solve real world problems. After

forming a core organizing committee

with students from the universities

of Alberta and Lethbridge, the result

was the research-focused Campus

Alberta Student Conference on

Health (CASCH), which took place

Sept. 6 and 7 at The Banff Centre.

CASCH was designed to engage

graduate students from across the

province in an interdisciplinary

discussion about current trends and

future directions in health promotion,

care, research and practice in Alberta.

It was 100 per cent student run, the

students raised all of the supporting

funds, and the event welcomed

students in specializations as varied

as veterinary medicine, cardiovascular

sciences, kinesiology, nursing,

biostatistics and the undergraduate

Bachelor of Health Sciences program.

Above: Campus Alberta Student Conference on Health (CASCH) group

University producing more family doctors Almost half of all University of

Calgary medical graduates in 2014

will start their careers in family

medicine, more than doubling the

number of family doctors produced

by the Faculty of Medicine in 2008.

This trend towards family medicine

reflects the Faculty of Medicine’s focus

over the last four years to increase

the number of family doctors locally.

Each year, medical students in their

final year of study apply for residencies

through the Canadian Resident

Matching Service (CaRMS) program.

When medical students across

the country were matched to their

residency programs at the beginning

of the year, 45.4 per cent of University

of Calgary students were matched

to family medicine in the first round.

That number is up from 38.8 per cent

in 2013 and has more than doubled

since 2008.

Dr. David Keegan and University of Calgary medical

student JoAnna Fay

“ CASCH was designed to

engage graduate students

from across the province

in an interdisciplinary

discussion about current

trends and future

directions in health

promotion, care, research

and practice in Alberta.”

— 19

EDUCATION


There’s a first time for every experience

When it comes to health care,

that first time should happen in

a risk-free environment.

The initial phase of the state-of-

the-art Advanced Technical Skills

Simulation Laboratory (ATSSL) is

now complete. Jointly operated by

the Alberta Health Services eSIM

Provincial Simulation Program

and the Faculty of Medicine (and

additionally funded by the Calgary

Health Trust), ATSSL is designed to

allow students, residents and health

care professionals to train to the

point of expertise before ever

setting hands on an actual patient.

Southern Alberta’s medical

community officially gained access

to the new surgical and procedural

simulation lab this spring.

Phase one of the ATSSL project

goes beyond simulating a surgical

procedure, it allows students and

trainees to work in a simulated

environment, honing their surgical

skills yes, but also training to be

part of a life-saving team.

Capable of accommodating

training on demand in disciplines as

varied as orthopaedics to cardiology,

the new lab is a truly transformative

teaching and learning environment.

Jeffrey Martin Memorial Award As the Faculty of Medicine’s MD

Class of 2006, the Fulmars, prepares

to celebrate their 10-year reunion,

they remember the premature

deaths of three classmates: Jeffrey

Martin, Dr. Cameron Raffard and

Dr. Michelle Tan.

After Jeffrey Martin’s climbing

accident on Mount Athabasca in 2004,

his family and friends established the

Jeffrey Martin Memorial Award. Now,

10 years later, a Fulmars movement to

honour these three fallen classmates

has been set in motion in the hopes

of adding $25,000 to the bursary.

“Our class has been forced to

deal with more than our fair share

of tragedy,” says class representative

Dr. James Huffman. “Making a

donation to Jeff’s bursary is a way

to ensure that his legacy lives on in

an award that exemplifies many of

his outstanding attributes. Donations

to this endowment may be made

in memory Jeff, Cam or Michelle.

We were a close class and this would

honour all three Fulmars. Cam and

Michelle felt the loss of Jeff and this

would be a tribute to them as well.”

Jeffrey is remembered by his friends

and family as an avid outdoorsman

who lived life to its fullest. Up to three

second-year medical students are

annually selected to receive $5,000

based on their enthusiasm, high

personal goals and life balance—

characteristics embodied by the

medical student himself.

Every $25,000 added to the

endowment translates to another

$1,000 that can be awarded annually,

in perpetuity, either as an increase

to the current award or for

an additional recipient.

Left: Dr. Jacques Bourchard, Co-Director of the ATSSLBelow: Jeffrey Martin

“ Making a donation to

Jeff’s bursary is a way

to ensure that his legacy

lives on.”

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EDUCATION


Virtual human? There’s an app for that Medical students and the rest

of the world can now touch, move

and even ‘dissect’ the human body

on an Apple iPad, iPhone or iPod

touch, thanks to University of

Calgary scientists.

Computer scientists and medical

experts have developed interactive

computer software that enables

users to learn about anatomy by

manipulating onscreen a virtual 3D

human with more than 3,000

searchable body parts.

“This is the first app for mobile

devices that does ‘dissection.’ You

can pick a plane and ‘cut’ the body

part you’ve selected in a particular

way, rotate it and zoom in for more

detail,” says Christian Jacob, PhD,

professor of computer science in

the Faculty of Science and professor

of biochemistry and molecular

biology in the Faculty of Medicine.

The technology was created by a

spinoff company from the University

of Calgary’s LINDSAY Virtual Human

Project and the app is available free

to all university students and faculty.

First Leader in Health Sciences scholars selected The Leader in Health Sciences

Scholarship in the Bachelor of Health

Sciences program supports future

physician scientists—medical doctors

committed to advancing research.

In the first year, the scholarship

received 148 applicants. Twelve were

chosen to take part in an interview

process and two recipients were

selected. The first Leaders in Health

Sciences scholars will begin their

studies in September 2014.

From iGem standout to startup venture

An interdisciplinary group of

University of Calgary students that

developed a sensor to monitor toxins

in oil sands tailings ponds won a

fourth consecutive entrepreneurship

contest in March 2014.

FREDsense Technologies—a young

startup that focuses on designing

portable devices that can detect

toxins in water samples extremely

quickly—added another award to

its collection by winning the national

finals of the annual Nicol Entrepreneurial

Award in Ottawa.

The students’ winning streak

started with the iGEM (International

Genetically Engineered Machine)

contest where undergraduate teams

from all over the world design and

build biological systems and operate

them in living cells. The sensor

advanced to the finals in 2012 and

FREDsense’s business plan won

the entrepreneurial division in 2013.

Left: LINDSAY Virtual Human app Above: Heather Jamniczky, PhD, and Christian Jacob, PhD, demonstrate the new app for the LINDSAY Virtual Human project

“ This is the first app

for mobile devices that

does ‘dissection.’”

— 21

EDUCATION


Humanities in Health Care Symposium

Medicine is easily associated with

science: chemistry, biology, physiology;

but many medical professionals say

that the liberal arts and humanities

also have a vital role in medicine and

medical education. Now in its second

year, the annual Humanities in Health

Care Symposium is two days of

presentations, panels and theatre

on topics that intersect the arts

and health care.

“The idea is if medical students

and physicians are exposed to the

liberal arts, they may be able to better

understand the experience of illness

rather than just the experience

of disease,” says Dr. Ian Mitchell,

co-chair of the symposium and

a member of the Alberta Children’s

Hospital Research Institute and

the Institute for Public Health.

Cabin Fever 2014

Cabin Fever is an annual event

hosted by Distributed Learning and

Rural Initiatives. This workshop

weekend is designed to engage the

medical community of rural Alberta

in faculty development to enhance

physician teaching skills through

topics such as the practical uses of

mobile technology in medicine, new

preceptor tips and tricks, physician

advocacy and the art of teaching.

Attendees represent a variety

of specialties and come from all of

the major regional centres in Alberta,

including Grande Prairie, Red Deer,

Medicine Hat, Lethbridge and

18 smaller towns. This year’s event

featured a special presentation

by two resident physicians on their

experience in High River during

last year’s flood.

Students simulate WHO for weekend of debate on thefuture of water The inaugural Calgary World

Health Organization Simulation

(CalWHO) took place in November

at Foothills Campus. Modelled after

the MonWHO conference in Montreal,

participants represented a country in

a WHO debate on the future of water,

framed around environmental health.

The event was designed to bring

post-secondary students together to

collaborate, immerse themselves in a

weekend of mock policymaking and

develop potential solutions to critical

global health issues, with an aim to

encourage a community of future

health-care leaders in western Canada. Institute for Public Health (IPH)

This spring, IPH partnered with the Faculty of Environmental Design, City of Calgary and Urban Alliance for MakeCalgary: Healthy an event dedicated to establishing strategies to sustain and improve human and environmental well-being in Calgary to ultimately create a healthier and more productive city.

iph.ucalgary.ca

CalWHO secretariat

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EDUCATION


FACULTY OF MEDICINE ALUMNI (AS OF 2013)

MD (3388)

BHSc (412)

BCR (284)

PhD (731)

MSc (1160)

TOTAL 5975

Alumni featured in this report are:

Matthew James (PhD ’11), Rodney Crutcher (MD ’77), Brent Mitchell (MD ’75),

Lianne Barnieh (PhD ’10), Roxanne Goldade (MD ’90), Vince Grant (MD ’96),

James Huffman (MD ’06), Jim Kellner (MD ’84)

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY 2013/14 RESIDENCY POSITIONS BY PROGRAM

Other (176)

Paediatrics (10)

Internal Medicine (22)

Family Medicine (67)

For a complete list of Faculty of Medicine residency programs,

visit: medicine.ucalgary.ca/pgme/programs

— 23


YEAR IN REVIEW

Connectingwith the Community

24 —

CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY


High school students watch live knee surgeries Orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Jason

Werle doesn’t always operate

surrounded by cameras and

microphones, but it’s becoming

a more regular occurrence. Since

teaming up with Alberta Health

Services and TELUS Spark last

fall, he has broadcast one knee

replacement surgery a month to

audiences of 150 high school students.

Direct from the Operating Room

is the first program of its kind in

western Canada. The program

offered by TELUS Spark provides

insight into what occurs in the

operating room during surgery.

Werle, a clinical associate professor

in the Department of Surgery and

a member of the McCaig Institute

for Bone and Joint Health, wears a

microphone while a camera focuses

on the surgery site allowing students

to watch his every move in high

definition on a 24-foot screen at the

science centre. He and his surgical

team even answer their questions

in a live, interactive format.

The program is designed to expose

students to careers in medicine,

nursing and biomedical engineering

while teaching them about anatomy.

Med students make great fundraisers As part of a larger initiative

by the Canadian Federation of

Medical Students, University of

Calgary medical students once

again hosted and took part in an

annual head shave. With the help

of over 50 community sponsors,

and 20 students and one faculty

member who actually did the deed,

the students raised $24,500 for

the Kids Cancer Care Foundation

of Alberta.

Medical students from the Global

and Public Health Interest Group

hosted the fifth annual Rich Man Poor

Man Dinner and Silent Auction last

fall, raising more than $16,500 for

global health initiatives and local

charities, including: L’Arche Calgary,

the university’s chapter of Helping

Babies Breathe Laos and the university’s

Student-Run Clinic located at Inn

from the Cold and the Alex bus.

Each year the event raises

awareness about issues of global and

local poverty through a unique dining

experience. One person from each

table is randomly selected to receive

a three-course “rich man” meal; the

remaining seven people at the table

receive a modest vegetarian “poor

man” dinner. The concept was

created to reflect how approximately

90 per cent of the world’s population

does not have access to stable

and nutritious food sources.

Above: Medical students shave their heads to raise money for the Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta

Students watch live surgery at TELUS Spark

“ Direct from the Operating

Room is the first program

of its kind in western

Canada.”

— 25



Aboriginal Health Program welcomes Morley Community School In November, a group of junior

high school students were treated to

a behind-the-scenes look inside the

Faculty of Medicine’s MD program.

With instruction provided by

medical student volunteers, about

30 Grade 8 and 9 students from

Morley Community School checked

each other’s reflexes in the physical

exam station, learned about medical

imaging, practiced intubation, met

Harvey—a cardiac patient simulator

mannequin—and learned hands-on

about anatomy and pathology over

the course of the visit.

The group was invited to Foothills

Campus as part of the Aboriginal

Health Program’s Mini Medical School

initiative. The Aboriginal Health

Program was established in 2008

to support the Faculty of Medicine’s

objectives to enhance Aboriginal

student recruitment, admissions

and retention, as well as faculty and

curriculum development in the area

of Aboriginal health.

Medical residents join PARAdime campaign to support the homeless Alberta medical residents took part

in a health care outside the hospital

activity in February when they

organized the fifth annual PARAdime

campaign. Medical residents, doctors

who have graduated from medical

school and are now completing

between two and five years of

on-the-job training, filled backpacks

with clothing and toiletries for

local shelters.

Medical residents from across

Alberta participated in the campaign,

some partnering with local groups such

as Edmonton’s Youth Empowerment

and Support Services, Red Deer’s

Safe Harbour Society, the Rotary Club

in Grande Prairie, Wood’s Homes in

Lethbridge, and the Salvation Army

in Medicine Hat.

Graduate students host stem cell symposium

University of Calgary graduate

students teamed up with StemCellTalks,

a national outreach group affiliated

with the organization Let’s Talk

Science, to give high school students

the opportunity to see and learn

first-hand how stem cells play an

integral role in medical research.

The symposium consisted of a

series of discussions led by University

of Calgary researchers on topics

including the basic biology of stem

cells, retinal stem cells, bioengineering

with stem cells and how they’re

currently being used, as well as

ethical concerns.

“Seeing what’s going on in research

is very different from what you learn

in a textbook,” says Brad Day, an

event volunteer and PhD student

in the Department of Biochemistry

and Molecular Biology. “It never hurts

to expose students to the idea of

research at an early age and to show

them that you don’t have to be a

doctor to contribute to medicine.”

The visiting students were shown how to intubate by medical student Kevin Lanni

McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health

Each year the McCaig Institute hosts the Wood Forum on Hip Osteoarthritis, an inclusive opportunity to hear from experts in the field on improvements to health-care access and to ask questions concerning personal hip and knee health.

mccaiginstitute.com

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New University of Calgary Rural Medicine Recognition Awards Early this year, Distributed

Learning and Rural Initiatives created

an awards portfolio to recognize

outstanding physician preceptors

and peer mentors who dedicate

themselves to the practice of rural

medicine. These awards allow

colleagues, community members, staff

and administrators to acknowledge

their contributions from a unique

perspective. The five award categories

speak to the breadth and depth of

rural medicine at the University of

Calgary. The first round of nominations

are due in November and December

of this year.

• Early Educator Award

• Dr. Hal Irvine Community

Focus Award

• Dr. Ian Bennett Meritorious

Service Award

• Interprofessional Education Award

• Dr. Spencer R. McLean Peer-to-Peer

Teaching Award

Find out more about these awards at

ucalgary.ca/ruralmedicine/awards

Order of Canada recipients celebrated Academic excellence, medical

breakthroughs, artistic vision and

community support within the

University of Calgary and beyond

were acknowledged with one of

Canada’s top honours last year.

Dr. Ewan Affleck was recognized

with the Order of Canada for his

commitment to improving health-

care services in northern communities.

Dr. Morton Doran was awarded the

Order of Canada for his efforts to

raise awareness of Tourette syndrome,

particularly as a surgeon living with

the condition, and for his commitment

to medical education.

Joan C. Snyder, whose support

of the University of Calgary helped

establish several medical research

programs in the Faculty of Medicine,

as well as the Calvin, Phoebe and

Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic

Diseases, was recognized with the

Order of Canada for her contributions

as a generous philanthropist who has

supported sport, education, social

services, the arts and health care

in Alberta.

Dean’s Advisory Board The Dean’s Advisory Board

provides invaluable strategic direction

to strengthen the Faculty’s connection

with our community.

“I believe so strongly in the critical

role the Faculty of Medicine at the

University of Calgary plays in the

delivery of cutting-edge healthcare

to Calgarians and residents of

southern Alberta. This academic

institution is the pipeline feeding the

health-care system with highly trained

researchers, clinician scientists, and

bedside physicians, equipped with

knowledge of the latest discoveries,

complex determinants of disease,

novel treatments, and state-of-the-art

models of health-care delivery.

On behalf of the Dean’s Advisory

Board, I ask you, the community,

for your help in support of this vital

institution creating the future of

health,” Gail O’Brien, Chair, Dean’s

Advisory Board.

Dean’s Advisory Board Members

Ms. Gail O’Brien (Chair)

Mr. William Sembo (Vice-Chair)

Mr. John Dielwart

Dr. Chen Fong

Mr. Al Monaco

Mr. Matt Brister

Mr. Keith MacPhail

Mr. Bob Sartor

Dr. Kabir Jivraj

Ms. Brenda Mackie

Mr. Shawn Abbott

Ms. Maureen Cormier Jackson

Dr. Ewan Affleck (left)and Dr. Morton Doran

— 272013 — 2014 Annual Report

2012/2013 2013/2014 2013/2014

Closing Balance Transfers Additions Closing Balance

Funding Sources (1) Donor Contributions $ 81 ,343 ,421 $ (48 ,77 1) $ 2,805,663 $ 84,100,313

Province of Alberta Matching Grants 20,767,980 300 — 20,768,280

Capitalized Income 26,904,448 (2,302) 5 ,044,118 31 ,946,264

Market Value Adjustment 14 ,940,346 (8,303) 16,514,478 31 ,446,522

Total Endowment Value $ 143,956,195 $ (59,076) $ 24,364,259 $ 168,261,378

Total Faculty of Medicine $ 4,255,700 $ 4,744,700

Expenditure Allocations (2)

Investment InformationFaculty of Medicine endowments are invested in the university's long-term investment pool. Each endowment has units in the pool.

Number of units held by 1 ,296,893 1 ,364,500

the Faculty of Medicine

Market Value of units at March 31 $ 111 .00 $ 123.31

Market Value of Faculty of Medicine $ 143,956,195 $ 168,261,378 at March 31

Add: Market Value for endowment 3 ,847,790 4,247,611

not part of pool (3)

Total Market Value of Faculty $ 147,803,985 $ 172,508,989

of Medicine at March 31

Notes:

1. A total of 133 endowments in the pool for 2013/14 and 132 endowments for 2012/13.

2. 4.0% allocation rate on a four year rolling market average

3. The Buchanan Portfolio is not part of the University’s unitized investment pool

Statement of Endowment Valuation (unaudited)

as of March 31, 2014

28 — Faculty of Medicine University of Calgary

Faculty of Medicine Departments Department of Anaesthesia

Department of Biochemistry and

Molecular Biology

Department of Cardiac Sciences

Department of Cell Biology and

Anatomy

Department of Clinical Neurosciences

Department of Community

Health Sciences

Department of Critical Care Medicine

Department of Emergency Medicine

Department of Family Medicine

Department of Medicine

Department of Medical Genetics

Department of Microbiology,

Immunology and Infectious Diseases

Department of Obstetrics and

Gynaecology

Department of Oncology

Department of Paediatrics

Department of Pathology

and Laboratory Medicine

Department of Physiology and

Pharmacology

Department of Psychiatry

Department of Radiology

Department of Surgery

Faculty Updates Dr. Beverly Adams appointed

Zone Clinical Department Head

and Head, Department of Psychiatry

– effective July 1, 2013

Dr. Janet de Groot re-appointed

Associate Dean, Equity

and Professionalism – effective

August 1, 2013

Ebba Kurz, PhD, appointed

Associate Dean, Undergraduate

Health and Science Education, and

Director, O’Brien Centre for the

Bachelor of Health Sciences

program – effective August 1, 2013

John Reynolds, PhD, Associate

Dean (Basic Research) appointed

Associate Vice-President (Research)

– effective August 15, 2013

Paul Schnetkamp, PhD, appointed

Associate Dean (Research Infrastructure)

– effective August 15, 2013

Ray Turner, PhD, appointed Associate

Dean (Research Grants) – effective

August 15, 2013

Tara Beattie, PhD, appointed Associate

Dean, Graduate Science Education

– effective September 1, 2013

Dr. Jim Kellner re-appointed


and Head, Department of Paediatrics

– effective September 1, 2013

Dr. Charles Leduc appointed

Head, Department of Family Medicine

– effective October 1, 2013

Dr. Gregory Cairncross appointed

Scientific Director of SACRI

– effective October 1, 2013

Dr. Christopher Mody appointed Head,

Department of Microbiology,

Immunology and Infectious Diseases

– effective November 1, 2013

Dr. Chip Doig appointed


and Head, Department of

Critical Care Medicine

– effective November 1, 2013

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228 kg of waste

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749 kg CO2

5,009 km driven

4 GJ

20,696 60W light bulbs for one hour

1 kg NOX

emissions of one truck during 3 days

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