Magazine of the University of Manitoba Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Medicine Alumni and FriendsMB MEDICINE

DEAN’S EDITIONBuilding Hope | B.Sc. (Med.) Opens Door | White Coat

ISSUE 13 | WINTER 2014

Faculty of Health Sciences

DEAN’S MESSAGE

The new Faculty of Health Sciences, which brings together the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Rehabilitation Sciences on a dual campus, offers an unprecedented opportunity to build on our strengths and to shape a new road for education, research, community engagement and practice among the health sciences professions.

In September, we held the inaugural Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty Council meeting and approved a new academic governance structure. The Faculty Council Bylaw was then approved by Senate at its November meeting.

As we transition to the new Faculty of Health Sciences, nine subcommittees have been working diligently on reviewing existing processes and policies and proposing integrated and enhanced practices in the identified key areas: Academic Affairs; Communications; Faculty Development; Governance; Human Resources/Finance; Indigenous Services; Inter-professional Education; Research/Graduate Studies; and Students/Student Support Services.

These subcommittees are representative of faculty and support staff from each College, along with other University of Manitoba resources. The subcommittees have been meeting regularly for a year or more and have created action plans for key faculty-wide ‘platforms’ that will foster integrated planning and harness resources around unified strategies.

As our health profession students embark on their careers, they will be expected to function on inter-disciplinary teams where doctors, nurses, physician assistants, dentists, pharmacists and rehab therapists work together to meet the needs of the patient.

Incorporating inter-professional education (IPE) throughout our learners’ studies will better prepare our graduates for a future of collaborative decision making on care, diagnostics and treatments. It will help to enhance communication skills and build respect among the professions that will improve patient care.

IPE, a teaching philosophy to promote collaborative care, will give Faculty of Health Sciences students opportunities to learn about, with and from one another across the continuum of education. It’s not a stand-alone curriculum; IPE opportunities will be developed and integrated in the way we teach at all levels across the Faculty of Health Sciences.

In the research realm, Canada’s major research funding agencies (Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canadian Institute for Health Information and others) are supportive of inter-disciplinary research and increasingly focused on funding networks and other partnerships in a very competitive environment. The new Faculty of Health Sciences will enhance our research competitiveness by promoting team-based approaches in the areas of clinical and biomedical and community health sciences and create new possibilities for inter- and multi-disciplinary, and multi-site research endeavours.

Community engagement, cultural safety for Indigenous students and our patients, and supporting pipeline programs to encourage under-represented populations to consider careers in the health professions are priorities for the Faculty of Health Sciences. A harmonized approach to outreach activities in the new Faculty will range from service/advocacy and engagement in the community to clinical service learning and service delivery opportunities.

In education, research, community service, and practice, we all stand to gain from learning from each other’s strengths and working together with colleagues across the health professions to develop students who are better prepared to work collaboratively in their future careers as health professionals.

Change can be difficult. But we must embrace the changes. They are an important part of making clinical care better.

We as physicians will no longer be what some have seen as the “lone wolves” of a practice setting and the primary decision makers at a hospital bedside, in a clinic or in an operating room. Increasingly we will be both expected to, and will function, as but one member of a health care team.

This is a positive evolution that will ultimately benefit patient care.

Brian Postl [MD/76], Dean of Medicine; Dean & Vice-Provost (Health Sciences), University of Manitoba

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We live in an ever-changing world where health care is not static. As our roles continue to evolve toward multi-disciplinary health care teams, I am proud that the University of Manitoba is an exemplar of this paradigm shift.

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You will also read about a number of positive successes on the accreditation front and our continued engagement with community ranging from the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) Habitat for Humanity build to inner-city bus tours as part of all FHS students’ first-year orientation.

Homecoming was, as usual, a high point of our autumn. This year, 10 College of Medicine reunions took place (Classes of 1954 and 1979 earlier in the summer) and eight class reunions at Homecoming (Classes of 1959, 1964, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1999 and 2004.) Some 240 alumni attended Medicine class reunions in 2014! We welcomed back about 180 alumni to the Dean’s Homecoming Breakfast and graduates from the past six decades were represented at the breakfast! Many alumni came from across North America and a few from the West Indies to reconnect with their alma mater.

A poignant speech by Mary Ann Levy [MD/64] was one of the highlights of the Dean’s breakfast. “What an amazing opportunity to be before you to reminisce about our 50-year medical career not as one of the top students but as a woman from a poor and uneducated family, the first to go to college,” she began.

“So why did I suggest my classmates make a special donation to our medical school this this year?” asked Levy. “For recognizing with me all that we received from this school; for the opportunity to practice medicine in a caring and humane way; for our wonderful teachers and classmates who taught us to be better human beings; for giving us compassion and support; for teaching us to use our brains and think under stress; for preparing us to be doctors and caregivers; for supporting our education when most of us could not pay for it; for giving us the opportunity to practice healing and to relieve suffering; and for supporting a new world, one in which men and women have equal educational opportunities.”

If you will be celebrating a milestone class reunion in 2015 and want to help organize, please contact Alumni Affairs & Events Officer Darcy Routledge at: 204-977-5650 or darcy.routledge@med.umanitoba.ca.

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Ilana Simon ilana.simon@med.umanitoba.ca

EDITOR’S MESSAGE IN THIS ISSUE:

UGME Launches New Curriculum/Academic Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

PGME Readies for CBE/CPD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Indigenous Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Accreditation/Brandon Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Finance Update/Research Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

George Yee’s Lasting Legacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Community Bus Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Donor Relations Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Check Up on Alumni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

This, our annual MB Medicine Dean’s Edition, highlights the College’s achievements over the past fiscal year and provides you with updates from the Deanery and a financial recording of our philanthropic and operational endeavours in the 2013/14 fiscal year .

11 RESEARCHERS IN TRAINING B .Sc . (Med .) Program

10 INAUGURATION DAY Med, PA students Welcomed

13 MY FOREVER HOME Building Hope

15 ALUMNI PROFILE: Samantha Kelleher [MD/96]

17 MEDICINE DONOR HONOUR ROLL

19 FACULTY AWARDS & HONOURS

EDITOR: Ilana Simon Director of Communication & Marketing, Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Manitoba Tel: 204-789-3427 E-Mail: ilana.simon@med.umanitoba.ca

CONTRIBUTORS: Cathy Cook [MD/87], Melni Ghattora, Gary Harding [MD/00], Sara Israels [MD/79], Garrick Kozier, Ed Kroeger [PhD/70], Holly Madden, Charles Penner [MD/88], Brian Postl [MD/76], Ira Ripstein [MD/80], Ilana Simon, Jeff Sisler[MD/85], Marshall Wiebe, Cliff Yaffe [MD/76].

PHOTOGRAPHY: Grajewski Fotograph Inc., Dan Gwozdz, Garrick Kozier, Mike Latschislaw, Andrew Sikorsky

Design: Guppy Graphic Design Cover Photo: Garrick Kozier Printing: The Prolific Group

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This past year was an exciting time in Undergraduate Medical Education at the University of Manitoba.

In May, 109 students received their MD degree; the largest number of degrees ever conferred by the College of Medicine. In addition, we had our first MD/PhD graduate in several decades, Dr. Ju-Yoon Yoon.

Over the summer we have been busy preparing the new Pre-clerkship curriculum. The last renewal of the curriculum occurred in 1997. The goal is to provide an up-to-date curriculum that is integrated throughout all four years; meets the recommendations of the Future of Medical Education in Canada document; and prepares our students for the complexities of practice they will see in the future.

The new curriculum is organized with different sets of courses in the mornings and afternoons. In the mornings, the first four weeks is devoted to the Foundations of Medicine course, designed to bring all students up to speed in basic science. This is followed by Module 1 which includes nine systems: Blood and Immunology, Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Neuroscience, Musculoskeletal, Endocrine, Woman’s Reproductive Health, Urinary Tract, and Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

Between the end of September and the beginning of March, students will learn the anatomy and physiology of these nine systems.

Starting in March each system will then be repeated in Module 2 as well as courses in Infectious Diseases and Oncology. In the afternoon, there is a series of longitudinal courses: Clinical Skills, Clinical Reasoning, Professionalism, Population Heath and Indigenous Health; the latter three courses continue through all four years. The final 10 weeks of Pre- clerkship will be a consolidation block, which will bring together all of the materials learned, so that students can approach complex problems with a focus on areas like Paediatrics, Geriatrics, Pharmacology, Pain Management and Dermatology.

Additionally, more frequent testing in the new curriculum will prevent the tortoise and hare phenomenon that existed in the past. With the scaffolding of the curriculum, it is hoped that the systems will be reinforced and not studied once and then forgotten. There is a new integration committee where leaders of Clerkship and Pre-clerkship meet together to make sure the left hand knows what the right hand is doing.

Finally, the UGME office now has course assistants for all Pre-clerkship courses and is fully staffed, and we have 65 faculty members in leadership positions within the curriculum offering over 4,200 sessions over four years. I want to congratulate the many faculty, residents and students who contribute to this effort, in particular Dr. Keevin Bernstein, the director of curriculum renewal.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK

The College of Medicine launched the new academic performance feedback process in January 2014. The purpose of this initiative is to provide comprehensive, formative feedback in the areas of teaching, scholarship and service that will guide career development. Implementation of the policy is supported by the George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation’s Project Management Office, which has aided the development of policy tools (forms, website) and guided discussion about a long-term data management solution.

Individual departments are now implementing the review process, which is being tracked by the Office of Academic Affairs and the WRHA’s Medical Staff Administrative Services. This approach will dovetail with Manitoba’s Regional Health Authorities that are also developing expectations for performance evaluation and feedback for physicians across Manitoba.

By Sara Israels [MD/79], Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs

By Ira Ripstein [MD/80], Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education

NEW CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS

BANNER YEAR FOR UGME

ACADEMIC PROMOTION

Promotion continues to be the foundation for recognition of academic achievements, and for rewarding innovation and leadership. With the creation of the new Faculty of Health Sciences, bringing together the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Rehabilitation Sciences, a new faculty-wide process for the evaluation of promotion applications is being developed.

The goal is to recognize the achievements of the members of this large faculty in the areas of teaching, scholarship and service. A committee, chaired by Christine Ateah (College of Nursing), has been tasked with the development of a single promotion process and guideline that will recognize the breadth and diversity of academic pursuit and scholarship within the Faculty of Health Sciences.

Accomplishments will continue to be assessed on the basis of academic position descriptions and weightings. For individuals in the College of Medicine, preparation for promotion application will be aided by the new career development and performance feedback process.

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS: PROMOTION & TENURE REWARD INNOVATION

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PGME has had a very productive year highlighted by the development of a comprehensive wellness initiative, upgrades to VENTIS curriculum management system and the expansion of research programs.

The Wellness Centre Committee has been established to attend to and monitor the living and learning environments at the University of Manitoba’s College of Medicine. Loosely based upon an integrated strategy model from Doctors Manitoba, the Wellness

Centre and its standing committee are currently developing their own guidelines and cross-sectional approach to many aspects of physician well-being.

Preliminary discussions have already taken place among the various participants, including MD Care, UGME, PGME and Doctors Manitoba. Dean Brian Postl has committed support for the hiring of a wellness coordinator as a major step forward toward our goal of a comprehensive wellness program for our learners.

Further upgrades to VENTIS, our curriculum management system, also continue to take shape. They will help to consolidate virtually all of the educational activities pertaining to our residency programs. The registration and scheduling modules have been successfully launched and continue to receive glowing praise.

We would also like to extend our warmest thanks to all program directors and administrators for their invaluable and steadfast assistance with this process.

Competency-based Medical Education (CBE) is an exciting concept that will fundamentally impact the ways in which residents are trained and assessed.

In order to be successful, CBE must be implemented within the next several years. To this goal, PGME has established a Competency-based Medical Education Steering Committee which will oversee its implementation and monitor its progress as it grows.

Family Medicine has already initiated a Competency-based model – premised on the Red Book – for family medicine training. The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada has developed Competence by Design (CBD) as well as the CanMEDS 2015 Competencies.

The first two Royal College programs to utilize the Competency-based model are Otolaryngology-Head & Neck and Medical Oncology. Other programs such as Anesthesiology will be on board with Competency -based Medical Education in the next iteration.

Moving forward, PGME will continue to support all programs and departments, assist with accreditation, maintain the highest of standards and a conciliatory stance toward all new developments. Join us in making the College of Medicine the very best in 2015.

“Data-Driven” CPD is the idea that our Rounds, conference schedules and simulation lab sessions should increasingly be reflective of what we need to learn that may not be so apparent to us as clinicians in day-to-day practice. In other words, what does the “data” say about what we need to do better, and how do we present that in our education sessions? How does our use of physical restraints in psychiatry units compare with benchmarks? What percentage of post-MI patients are receiving all recommended drugs in a primary care clinic? What are the most common reasons for litigation in delayed breast cancer diagnosis? These questions identify what may be “unperceived” learning needs that a group of doctors may not readily suggest when they sit down together to plan Rounds.

The Royal College and College of Family Physicians of Canada, as well as Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (the national CPD accrediting body) are placing an increasing emphasis on the consideration of these externally identified learning needs in their program certification/accreditation processes. As a socially accountable institution and profession, we have a duty to respond in an educational way when our practice is found to fall short.

Who are the stewards of these kinds of “external” data? Standards committees, quality and patient safety leaders in our health regions and programs, the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, our regulatory Colleges, patient experiences captured by advisory boards or patient representatives, the Canadian Medical Protective Association, the chart audits that we and our residents and fellows perform, morbidity & mortality committees ... and others. And many of us are already including such topics from time-to-time in our schedules.

But will people show up for these sessions? These topics may be “good for you,” but are they going to draw the same crowd as a session on a new surgical technique? “Perceived needs” of our learners and planners will always dominate our Rounds, and the goal will be simply to increase the number of sessions that reflect “external” data in some way. We also need to support Rounds planners in identifying these data and presenting them in interesting and compelling ways. The usual PowerPoint may not do!

The Division of CPD is turning its mind to supporting “data driven CPD” in our College and Faculty. After a successful roundtable on this topic in April, the CPD Advisory Committee now features representatives from several “stewards” of external data. We’ll be working closely with department CPD leaders and WRHA quality leaders in advancing this effort in a practical way over the coming year. Let’s work together to align our Rounds and other educational programming more closely with what we as health professionals need to learn, as well as what we want to learn, and let’s make it so engaging for our audience that we leave them wanting more.

PGME ADVANCES IN WELLNESS, VENTIS AND COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS: PROMOTION & TENURE REWARD INNOVATION

By Cliff Yaffe [MD/76], Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education By Jeff Sisler [MD/85], Associate Dean, Continuing Professional Development

DATA DRIVEN CPD: Rethinking Rounds

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This has been a busy and progressive year for the division of First Nations, Métis and Inuit Health (FNMIH). We continue to deliver opportunities for knowledge translation and awareness of key issues for First Nations, Métis and Inuit people through our activities on Bannatyne Campus. We have also been engaged in significant efforts to better integrate our existing resources and opportunities across all programs at the University of Manitoba through our participation in activities with the Office for Indigenous Achievement.

Indigenous faculty and staff from all faculties and colleges in the University have participated in the development of a Strategic Action Framework. The process was led by the Office of Indigenous Achievement and will support activities at every level.

A series of events focused on raising awareness of critical issues in Indigenous health were held this year. The Lecture Series in Indigenous Health profiled impacts of colonization and the need for reconciliation to move forward. In collaboration with the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, the Manitoba Métis Federation and the Manitoba Inuit Association, faculty within the College of Medicine completed a companion document – ‘Framework for Research Engagement with First Nations, Métis and Inuit’ – to the Research Strategic Action Plan that highlights fundamental principles for research engagement with First Nation, Métis and Inuit communities.

National Aboriginal Day events at the Bannatyne Campus were co-hosted and co-sponsored with the Health Sciences Centre, WRHA. Sharing of dance and music from our First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities and a feast to commemorate the day followed the breaking of ground for our Medicine Wheel Garden of Indigenous Learning on campus. Phase one in the development of the Garden has been completed, and our first harvest of traditional medicines by our Elder in Residence, Margaret Lavallee, was conducted this fall. The Medicine Wheel Garden has already been a site for teaching and reflection and will continue to grow as a foundational element of the FNMIH cultural safety context for the Bannatyne Campus.

A community–university partnership between the College of Medicine - Network Environments for Aboriginal Health Research (NEAHR) program and the Manitoba Métis Federation welcomed an international audience to Winnipeg for the Conference of the International Network in Indigenous Health Knowledge Development (INIHKD). The international conference was successful in bringing together Indigenous health researchers and researchers engaged in Indigenous health from Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Canada to share knowledge relevant for Indigenous communities. With more than 400 participants, the spread of knowledge in this area was significant.

The Indigenous curriculum development continues to progress with a focus on a factual, historical and self-reflective approach that supports a culturally-safe environment for our students and ultimately our patients. We are confident that these revised approaches, in addition to new and upcoming opportunities for education and training will provide support for faculty and medical learners in providing health care delivery to our Indigenous populations.

Finally, opportunities for learning and elective exchange opportunities with our international Indigenous populations are being explored and will produce opportunities for a global understanding of the health and well-being of Indigenous populations, and in recognizing those strategies that must be in place to reverse the current trends of health and social inequities and disparities. An improved global understanding of Indigenous health will ultimately lead to an improvement in equitable access to culturally safe primary health care and education and the development of robust and authentic research relationships and successful projects locally.

First Nations, Métis and Inuit Health: Focus on Building Our Academic Networks and Community PartnershipsBy Catherine Cook [MD/87], Associate Dean, First Nations, Métis and Inuit Health

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Our year started on a great footing with a very successful February on-site accreditation of our Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) Residency and Fellowship Programs with visits from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) and the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC). This success would never have been possible without the earnest dedication of PGME Associate Dean Cliff Yaffe [MD/76] and his fastidious team.

On the Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) accreditation front, we have continued to build upon the cultural infrastructure created regarding quality and standards of educational excellence. We strive to ensure consistent monitoring and transparency in our educational environment. We seek to maintain our full compliance with the standards set out by our accrediting bodies, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) and the Committee for the Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS). In early 2015 we will update CACMS/LCME with our progress in continually monitoring standards, working hard to continually monitor and improve.

CACMS/LCME recently published the results of their long and consultative effort regarding the evolution of their accreditation standards. The previous 135 standards have been collapsed into 12 broad, guiding standards and principles. There is a further subdivision into 95 distinct guiding accreditation elements. Our next large effort in UGME accreditation is preparation for our interim accreditation review. This nine month process culminates in a formative site visit and “mock” accreditation.

Our next full accreditation is 2017/18 and we want a solid head start. We, therefore, sought and were granted permission from CACMS/LCME to conduct our interim accreditation process using the new standards and elements. We will be the first university in North America to hold a mandated review in this new format. We hope to both contribute to the validity of the new standards but also use this formative experience to our advantage.

All faculty and colleges must ensure that accreditation, and what it entails, is always on our radar. It is not a snapshot in time. Accreditation is a process. It represents how a program lives and breathes on a day-to-day basis. It represents and contributes to a culture of quality assurance, safety, and excellence among learners and physicians.

Karen Howell, project lead for accreditation in the College of Medicine, will be retiring at the end of this year. Karen has worked tirelessly and seemingly non-stop for years ensuring that our university is accountable in producing the best future practicing physicians in our country. On behalf of so many, we thank Karen for her dedication and many contributions, and wish her all the best in retirement.

This last year has seen a number of substantial developments in the Brandon Satellite Program. The first resident has completed a family medicine residency with 22/24 blocks of education completed in Brandon. This physician is now working in the community. The past year has also seen the intake of residents increase to four per year. We now have 10 family medicine residents on site. The health care community has embraced this development enthusiastically and has been enriched.   The family medicine program is being led by Joanne Maier [MD/84]. 

There have been advances in the development of other programs as well.  A Canadian College of Family Physicians-Emergency Medicine stream is being developed with residents to begin in Brandon starting in July 2015.  The positions have been advertised in the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) and significant interest has been demonstrated through the number of people applying for the new positions. Work is proceeding in getting ready for this intake. Stacey Kitz [MD/05] is the site lead for this program. 

Progress has also been made is in the development of a Brandon stream of a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons program. The Brandon stream of the University of Manitoba Anesthesia Royal College program is being developed and has been advertised in CaRMS for a July 2015 entry. The stream will not be a separate program but will be integrated into the existing program. The plan is for the resident to complete approximately two years of the five-year program in Brandon. Dr. Lennard Skead is the site lead for this program. 

One of the major priorities for the College of Medicine Brandon Satellite Program is faculty development. Two faculty development events, hosted in May and September 2014, have been well received. These sessions will be continued approximately twice per year. There also will be a number of specialized training events for the Canadian College of Family Physicians-Emergency Medicine faculty.

The Brandon satellite has also been building partnerships with Assiniboine Community College and Brandon University.  A joint initiative in inter-professional education is still in its infancy, but quite exciting.  We are also exploring the possibility of working together to develop a simulation lab in Brandon.  This partnership includes Prairie Mountain Health and offers exciting simulation learning and teaching opportunities to round out our postgrad educational pursuits.

ACCREDITATION: Maintaining a Culture of Educational Excellence

By Gary Harding [MD/00], Associate Dean, Accreditation

MORE RESIDENCY TRAINING OPPORTUNTIES

BRANDON BOOM:By Charles Penner [MD/88], Associate Dean, Brandon Satellite Program

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The transition to the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) began at the outset of the 2013/14 fiscal year. The FHS Finance & Human Resource Subcommittee, with representatives from all Colleges, started meeting on a bi-weekly basis in February 2014 and created an inventory of 60+ processes that required review. The subcommittee completed a prioritization list for all of the processes and prepared an implementation plan for the FHS Council of Deans for July 1, 2014.

In the fall of 2013 we began the Strategic Resource Planning (SRP) process for 2014/15 looking for a five per cent budget reduction that equated to $2.3 million. The final SRP submission included targeted academic and administrative reductions ($1 million), a GFT freeze for one year ($570K), elimination of over-time budgets ($31K), vacancy management ($500K) and reductions in food, travel and discretionary budgets ($285K).

The College of Medicine established a standardized payment model for all Undergraduate and Postgraduate Program Directors (PD) which was based on the respective Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) of the position. The FTE for the Postgraduate PD positions was determined by the number of residents within the respective program and will be reviewed on an annual basis. This project is ongoing and we are currently in the process of centralizing the budgets for the Postgraduate PD positions within the Associate Dean’s PGME office.

In 2013/14, the College of Medicine’s revenue increased by $10.8 million over 2012/13 due to new Research Grants from the Canadian International Development Agency, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The year-over-year changes are shown in the bar graph below. Slight decreases in the trust and capital allocations were more than offset by increases in research, operating and internally restricted funds. Despite an operating budget reduction that took effect April 1, 2013 the overall operating budget experienced a slight increase due to cost of living and step increases funded by the University.

As we become part of the FHS we will continue to work hard to meet the financial needs of all the Colleges and we look forward to building new relationships and partnerships along the way.

The Canadian Student Health Research Forum (CSHRF), hosted by the University of Manitoba, College of Medicine was held in June. The Forum provides Canada’s top health research trainees with the opportunity to present and showcase their research, network with one another and be recognized for the excellence of their scientific discovery. A record number of participants attended, with 155 from Manitoba and another 120 ‘top five per cent’ doctoral students from other institutions across Canada and internationally.

The CSHRF, now in its 27th year, included poster days, tours and social events as well as a symposium on “Diabetes – Nature and Nurture,” featuring internationally-recognized speakers. New features this year included a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Career Development Workshop and the selection of a nominee (Rushita Bagchi, department of physiology and pathophysiology, U of M) for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

in Lindau, Germany, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet for a week with 35-40 Nobel Laureates in the health sciences and 600 other top students internationally.

The recent attainment of the CSHRF as an Academic Partner with the Lindau Noble Laureate Meetings opens up a new avenue for top-tier networking of our students and we look forward to the presentation of annual Lindau Lectures by previous attendees, beginning in 2015. These lectures, reporting on the research that won their nomination and the Lindau experience itself will close the loop, allowing all of the CSHRF participants to engage vicariously in this extraordinary experience.

Through participating in the CSHRF, our students gain visibility, valuable experience and exposure to international experts and the chance to network across the spectrum of health sciences.

Managing the Transition to Faculty of Health Sciences By Holly Madden, Director of Finance

By Ed Kroeger, Assistant Dean, Graduate Studies

2014 CANADIAN STUDENT HEALTH RESEARCH FORUM

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ISSUE 13 | WINTER 20147 FACULTY NEWS

The University of Manitoba, Faculty of Health Sciences received a $500,000 boost to support its new Anatomical Sciences Laboratory, thanks to a generous donation from the late pathologist and philanthropist George Yee [MD/60].

This builds on a remarkable history of giving by one of the College of Medicine’s most dedicated donors. In 2008, Yee and his wife Fay donated $2.5 million to establish the George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation and the George & Fay Yee Fellowship in Health Service Design and Quality Improvement. In total, the Yees have contributed more than $3.3 million to the University of Manitoba illustrating a commitment to Yee’s alma mater, medical education and medical student support.

“We were deeply saddened to learn of George Yee’s passing. His lifelong contributions to the University of Manitoba as a way of “giving back” to the institution that nurtured his education and career path was truly extraordinary and we are extremely grateful for his remarkable and unwavering generosity,” said Brian Postl [MD/76], Vice-Provost (Health Sciences) and Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences.

“This latest gift will provide our medical students with a new, state-of-the-art anatomy lab and position the College of Medicine as a leader in anatomical sciences in our province and our country.”

Yee grew up in one of Winnipeg’s poorest neighbourhoods and despite his family’s financial challenges his parents supported and encouraged his pursuit of a university education.

“I was born a galaxy away from academia,” he noted in his address at the U of M College of Medicine convocation in 2012 at which he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Sciences.

In 1960, Yee graduated from the College of Medicine. During medical school, Yee received a bursary to continue his studies. Grateful for this support, he vowed that if he were ever fortunate enough to do so, he would give back to the University of Manitoba.

He has more than kept his word impacting students and their pursuit of a medical education through numerous avenues including establishing the Charles and Pauline Yee Bursary in Medicine (in honour of his parents), and contributing to the Medicine Class of 1960 Bursary and Entrance Scholarship funds to assist medical students.

The George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation is a hugely successful enterprise that has experts and leaders in the areas of Knowledge Synthesis, Knowledge Translation, Project Management, Data Science, Health System Performance, Evaluation and Real-World Clinical Trials working to develop projects that will challenge, innovate and transform patient care and the health-care system.

On a similar innovative path, the new anatomy lab will feature demonstration areas with elevated viewing platforms and state-of-the-art technology to enhance learning and touchscreen computers at each dissection table to allow students access to course material and online resources. It will facilitate collaborations with clinical departments and the Clinical Learning and Simulation Facility to connect the study of anatomy with clinical practice and will also create a platform for distance education.

Throughout his career Dr. Yee has worked in various hospitals, often as their chief pathologist, and since 1966 has served as the CEO and Laboratory Director of Medical Laboratories of Windsor, Ontario, the busiest laboratory in Canada.

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That’s the prevailing theme behind the Faculty of Health Sciences bus tour, an annual event where faculty and staff lead first-year medicine, nursing, dental hygiene, pharmacy and rehabilitation sciences students on a guided excursion throughout Winnipeg’s North End and inner city to familiarize them with key locations and communities surrounding the University of Manitoba’s Bannatyne Campus.

The Bannatyne Campus is located just south of the CPR Railway, the unofficial border into North End Winnipeg. The area, described by Dr. Bruce Martin, then Associate Dean, Students, College of Medicine, is rich in history and social resources, but is also a community dealing with significant socio-economic strife.

Gaining an understanding of this dichotomy – especially one just a proverbial stone’s throw from the gleaming classrooms and state-of-the-art facilities in which most of the students will be honing their respective skills – is what makes these tours a vital learning exercise.

“This very neighborhood is where many of these students will be learning how to be heath care providers, learning the importance of the social determinants of health and developing a respect for the organizations tasked with finding solutions for societal needs,” says Martin, now Director of Admissions, shortly after hearing a presentation from Community Education Development Association (CEDA) which houses the Winnipeg chapter of Pathways to Education. Pathways to Education, located at Stella

Avenue and Salter Street, helps youth in low-income communities graduate from high school and successfully transition into post-secondary education and/or employment.

Martin led a group of approximately 100 learners on the tour through Lord Selkirk and Point Douglas. He encouraged students to look out the windows of the bus and to scan the area for things they normally wouldn’t see in their own neighbourhoods.

“Ask yourself, ‘Why are the windows of that elementary school boarded up? Why are there no grocery stores or pharmacies nearby?’” asked Martin of the students.

The tour, during orientation week, brought 637 students to such locations as Siloam Mission, Winnipeg Harvest, WISH Clinic and the North Point Douglas Women’s Centre. Between stops, students also learned about the many U of M affiliated cultural and social agencies that operate in these neighborhoods.

Lauren Casey, a Master of Occupational Therapy student in her first year of studies, says the experience was “eye-opening,” adding it has set the tone for what she expects to learn over the next two years. “It’s clear that no two patients can be treated the same way, and that learning about integrative therapies and methods is important,” says Casey as the tour concluded. “It’s also great to know we have many resources we can refer clients and people to.”

Inner-City Winnipeg Bus Tour Opens Students’ Eyes

By Garrick Kozier

It’s nice to know your neighbour

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ISSUE 13 | WINTER 20149 FACULTY NEWS

Faculty of Health Sciences welcomes the first round of future health professionals By Melni Ghattora

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This past fall the College of Medicine inaugurated the first two groups of physician assistant studies and medical students into the newly integrated Faculty of Health Sciences.

Up first was the annual “white coat” ceremony, which then Health Minister Erin Selby compared to the world’s foremost sports competition. Looking at the room filled with 110 future docs and their loved ones, she said: “Your family has also worked hard to get you here. As a mother of three teenagers I have to say that having your child begin med school to me seems like the Olympic medal of parenting, so congratulations.”

The Medicine Class of 2018 is comprised of: eight self-declared Aboriginal students; four French-speaking Bilingual students; and 36 students with rural connections which include rural roots, rural work experience or rural volunteer experience.

Though each med student has undoubtedly earned his or her spot, Brian Postl [MD/76], Dean of Medicine and Dean & Vice-Provost (Health Sciences) wanted to be sure they remain grounded. “There’s nothing special about being a medical student or a physician. It’s learning about compassion, empathy, caring for others that will decide if you’ve truly become special.”

Dr. Daniel Klass – a leader in medical education, quality improvement and assessment – was invited to give the keynote address. Klass recalled giving his first inaugural speech in 1980; and was pleased to know that the quote from Sir William Osler who declared: “The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease” is just as relevant today as it was for the Class of 1984.

“I really like the idea, and what the speakers really pressed, is that medicine is a collaborative approach. With any profession, and I came from a teaching background, it’s important to learn early on that you want to collaborate with colleagues and be able to rely on each other,” shared Med I Matthew Paschak, a former high school teacher.

The “golden nuggets” of guidance (as Dr. Klass referred to them) also served as reminder for one med student who’s getting ready to graduate in May. Ashley Bhullar was at the ceremony to watch younger brother Matthew Bhullar take first steps towards his medical training.

The Med IV student admitted she doesn’t recall a lot of her own Inaugural Day experience, “going through it again today reminded me of the amount of hard work it takes to get in and the things you’re supposed to do as a doctor.”

Two weeks later – and what Dean Postl referred to as – “a remarkable eclectic mix” of 12 students were welcomed into the Master of Physician Assistant Studies program.

“You are part of a team. We’re bringing all of the health-care professions into more of a team structure in the Faculty of Health Sciences; you will be part of the College of Medicine but the whole intent is to improve how we deliver services to the patients and people in this province,” said Postl.

Physician assistants work as part of an inter-professional health-care team under the supervision and delegation of a physician and will support improved access for Manitoban patients. They can perform a wide range of procedures including conducting patient exams, ordering and interpreting diagnostic and therapeutic tests, and prescribing medications and treatments.

But before they reach the hospital wards or patient rooms, this dozen has a tough road ahead.

“The next two years, I am told, will be very grueling but at the same time a wonderful experience,” said Dr. Anna Ziomek, Assistant Registrar, College of Physicians & Surgeons of Manitoba. “You’re entering a great profession; you will have the privilege of helping patients and making a difference in their lives.”

Mélanie Beauchemin appreciates the outpouring of advice. The new PA student – along with her classmates – had the opportunity to spend an afternoon with two recent PA grads.

“I’m excited. To know we’ll have a positive effect on people’s lives and to see how important the profession is, it really puts things into perspective,” she said.

She added: “We have an idea of what PAs do but I’ve learned we do so much more and we’ll discover that once we’re in the work force.”

The MPAS program received over 180 applications for the Fall 2014 intake year (with a minimum of one applicant from each province).

Since first launching in September 2008 the program has graduated 57 students; 20 per cent are working in rural communities across Canada; and 89 per cent of graduates are currently working in Manitoba. The province has successfully retained 100 per cent of the last two graduating classes.

MB MEDICINE | WINTER 2014 10COLLEGE NEWS

When Tom Mutter [MD/01, B.Sc. (Med.)/01, M.Sc./12] started his medical training he had minimal research exposure – a few hours a week in a lab for a science undergrad course or two – and he wanted to get better acquainted with the pursuit of research.

He got the opportunity through the University of Manitoba College of Medicine B.Sc. (Med.) program. The program is designed to help students develop research skills in: experimental design; hypothesis testing; the critical evaluation of data; and the effective communication of results. The 13-week program runs throughout the summer break after years one and two of med school.

The process is straight forward, prospective B.Sc. (Med.) students review all approved abstracts through an online catalogue, then contact the respective supervisor of project (or projects) of interest to them. Once matched, the student/faculty research team submits a proposal to the approval committees.

Mutter was the successful applicant for a project supervised by Grant Hatch [PhD/89], a professor in the departments of pharmacology and therapeutics & biochemistry and medical genetics.

“It was a good experience because you do get to do a research project and you’re hands-on, right in there in the lab and seeing that project through,” recalls Mutter, an assistant professor in the department of anesthesia and perioperative medicine. “I ultimately found that bench research isn’t what I‘m most interested in; but if I hadn’t completed the program I wouldn’t have known.”

His work with Hatch, Tier I Canada Research Chair in Molecular Cardiolipin Metabolism, resulted in two publications and according to Mutter likely supported his CaRMS application. The father of two laughs as he shares perhaps his biggest finding that summer was his future wife, whom he met in Hatch’s lab (Raena Buksak [MD/02]).

Mutter’s realization that lab-based research wasn’t for him wasn’t the end of his medical research, in fact it guided him down another path.

During a mandatory six month research block during residency training the department of anesthesia resident saw a different side to research. “As it got later into my residency I saw an opportunity for anesthesiologists to play a bigger role in the emerging field of perioperative medicine (a field that optimizes care for patients before, during and after surgery).

There was a need for our specialty’s perspective on both the interpretation and design of new research in this area,” says the 38-year-old.

He notes bench knowledge is needed to drive major improvements when it comes to patient safety but a lot of clinical decisions and guidelines are made based on clinical-research outcomes; he wanted to better understand how those guidelines were established and play a more significant role in that area.

During his research block he organized a clinical trial; while it didn’t produce publishable results it left Mutter convinced he would need further training to be a successful researcher. He went on to earn a Master of Science degree in community health sciences (after his residency). With the support of the head of the anesthesia department, he completed his studies part-time, focusing on research method and statistical analysis.

Recently, Mutter was principal investigator on a study published in the prestigious Anesthesiology – the official medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

The University of Manitoba-led research found – for the first time – the risk of serious postoperative cardiovascular complications after surgery could be reduced by more than half if patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) were prescribed treatment with a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device, before their operation.

In light of these findings, appropriate testing for OSA and treatment with a CPAP device, should be considered before patients at risk for OSA undergo surgery. Additionally, Mutter’s team found that serious respiratory and cardiovascular complications were increased about two-fold in OSA patients compared to patients without OSA. Increased severity of OSA as well as age, type of surgery and other chronic diseases were also important risk factors in complications.

Looking back at the progression of his research career, which in a small but significant way was propelled by the B.Sc. (Med.) program, “it was an achievement to participate in research [as a medical student]; my work, my results and my hands were all over it. I felt proud of what I learned,” he says.

Today he sees the program through a different lens as he’s currently supervising a student through the Med II Summer Research Program.

OPENING DOORS: B.Sc. (MED.) PROGRAMBy Melni Ghattora

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• Total grads (1926-2014): 1,296

• All students receive stipendiary support: $5,000/term

• Success rate: 99 per cent grads each year

• Total number of Med I & II students enrolled each year: 80

An evaluation of the careers of B.Sc. (Med.) grads between 1950–1975:

• 49% vs. 21% chose an academic career;

• 83% vs. 65% achieved specialty certification;

• 51% vs. 18% obtained grants;

• 37% vs. 18% received personal awards.

Source: Gerrard, Jon M., et al. Evaluation of the careers of graduates of the University of Manitoba’s B.Sc. (Medicine) program. Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 139, 1988, pp. 1063-1068 (print).

TRANSFORMATIVEMutter is just one example of the great things early research exposure can lead to. Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum [M.Sc./88, PhD/92], professor in the College of Medicine, has witnessed varied successes; he has mentored seven med students enrolled in the program.

His most recent student Dan Bellan (Med IV) received a number of local awards for his project: Differential Effects of Statin Treatment on Autophagy and Cardiac Cell Death. He went on to represent the University at this year’s National Student Research Forum in Galveston, Texas, where he was awarded Best Oral Presentation in Internal Medicine.

“For the course of their careers, this sets the students up,” says Kirshenbaum. “They can get a publication, win some awards and when it comes down to doing a fellowship and residency training, they’re now more competitive than their classmates.”

Kirshenbaum thinks if it was financially feasible, the program should be rolled into the undergraduate curriculum. “Every medical student should be exposed to a B.Sc. (Med.) project,” shares the Tier I Canada Research Chair in Molecular Cardiology. “I’ve had people who came in and didn’t know which direction they wanted to go in and after taking the program they see the world much differently … it’s so transformative, you can’t put into words what they gain.”

The process is equally rewarding for Kirshenbaum who recognizes the value in training the next generation of clinician-scientists or clinicians in his lab at St-Boniface Hospital Research. “My small contribution to society is to train these people who are then going to go on to train and mentor others, the cycle continues.”

IT TAKES A VILLAGEThe B.Sc. (Med.) program started in 1926 and helped many trainees fulfill their goal of understanding the concepts of basic and clinical research as well as having served as the platform for others to proceed to careers as clinician investigators. It was formally introduced in 1948 under the direction of one of Canada’s most distinguished medical educators, Dr. Joe Doupe – a former College of Medicine professor and Head of the physiology department (1948-1966).

Today more than 90 per cent of the College research community is involved with the program in some capacity, whether a supervisor, co-supervisor, examiner or awards committee member.

When Dr. John Embil talks about the program, you can hear the passion in his voice. Granted he’s the program director but in his defense – and what can lend itself to position him as unbiased – Embil did not take the program, nor was a similar program offered at the institution where he earned his MD.

“This program deserves highlights,” he says. “At Dalhousie, where I did my training, there were no formal research programs at that time. What’s unique at the U of M is the Dean’s office has made a commitment to allow undergraduate medical research to flourish.”

In 2012 Embil established a $30,000 endowment fund at the University of Manitoba. The purpose of the prize is to encourage and acknowledge timely completion and publication of data arising from B.Sc. (Med.) projects; the first prize will be offered in the 2014-2015 academic year.

The newly established Joe Doupe Endowment Fund will assist B.Sc. (Med.) students by creating a reliable and constant source of funding. The University’s goal is to raise $2 million to establish the fund, which will generate an estimated annual interest rate of between $80,000 and $90,000.

“Regardless if you plan to be a career scientist or a pure clinician, it gives you a window into another aspect of medicine that may turn you on to research or may serve as something that helps propel you into the next phase of your career,” says Embil, “the B.Sc. (Med.) is one more piece of material that goes into their file. The more fuel you have in your tank, the farther you will go; this is just more fuel in your tank.”

MB MEDICINE | WINTER 2014 12STUDENT NEWS

One family is about to experience the most memorable holiday season of their lives. On December 4, Michelle and her three kids were presented a key to their new home.

“We won’t have all the furniture but it’s still going to be exciting to put up a Christmas tree in a home that we own,” says Michelle.

Until now the young family has lived in rented housing but after the birth of her third child, Michelle was experiencing financial difficulty. “It got hard to afford rent on my own. We moved in with my mom but then she lost her place because she couldn’t have all of us staying with her.”

Michelle learned their lives were going to change when she was accepted as a partner family by Habitat for Humanity Manitoba. Last year the U of M’s medical faculty partnered with Habitat, making it the first Canadian med school to sponsor a build with the not-for-profit organization. The experience was well received and more than 125 volunteers signed up for the 10-day build.

With the recent transition towards the new Faculty of Health Sciences, College Deans unanimously agreed to participate this year; turning the Bannatyne Campus staff parking lot into a construction site for a second time.

Staff, students, instructors and faculty members from the Colleges of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Rehabilitation Sciences helped put up the framing and most of the exterior work on the 864 square foot bungalow.

Brian Postl [MD/76], Vice-Provost (Health Sciences) and Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, was happy one of the first joint projects encouraged team-building and was centered on health and healthy living.

Students training in health professions learn about the social determinants and social inequities in health at various stages of their training. The Dean points to World Health Organization research that shows secure housing can have a positive impact on learning; an educated child is more likely to avoid disease, gain employment and will have more options in life.

“We know for certain the Faculty of Health Sciences’ efforts will make an impact. The stats presented by Habitat are astonishing,” says Dean Postl, referring to a survey conducted by the Manitoba chapter. Since 2000 a reported 70 per cent of homebuyers saw improved health and 31 per cent indicated less frequent visits to their family physician.

By Melni Ghattora

“ MY FOREVER HOME”

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Jonathan Wong is a doctor who grew up thinking he’d have a career as professional musician. When he was a high school student in St. Catherines, Ont., (where he was born and raised) the classically trained pianist decided he wanted to do something impactful with his musical talents, so he self-produced and released his first solo album which features the works by Chopin, Debussy and Schubert. Dreams raised $11,000 in two months, which Wong donated 100 per cent of to the St. Catharines General Hospital Foundation.

The soon-to-be first-time-father remembers feeling surprised by the amount of support and attributes its successes to what propelled his future philanthropic endeavors. As an undergrad, Wong tried to put his musical aspirations on hold to pursue a Bachelor of Health Sciences at McMaster University, ‘tried’ being the operative word.

“I recorded an EP (an extended play musical recording) with a band I was playing with at the time and we ended up raising just over $4,000 for McMaster Children’s Hospital,” recalls Wong.

After graduating with his MD (also at McMaster) he moved to Winnipeg and completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in palliative medicine at the University of Manitoba.

It was a random “catching up” conversation with his barber that resulted in a partnership with Habitat for Humanity Manitoba. “The guy who does my hair volunteers for a mobile soup kitchen and he tells me toward the end of day, on one of these volunteer shifts, he sees a mom and three kids walking the streets in 40-below weather,” he recalls.

The barber gave the mom and kids soup and asked where they lived, turns out their home was 12 blocks away and that’s where they were headed on that snow-stormy day. “He ended up giving the mom and three kids a ride home, but my kneejerk reaction – without thinking very hard – was at least they have a home; which doesn’t take into account all of the people who don’t have a home.”

That sparked an internal dialogue for Wong. He fully grasped the growing issue of homelessness in Winnipeg and realized a solution won’t be found overnight. Still, he wanted to help.

His partnership with the Faculty of Health Sciences and Habitat Manitoba has been a huge success and an initiative Wong has pioneered with very little help. He approached McNally Robinson Booksellers (in Winnipeg) who gladly agreed to stock the 15-track album and signed on a number of local businesses to sponsor the CD, including: Auto Gallery of Winnipeg, Winnipeg’s Classic 107, Quest Musique, and Linden Ridge Eye Care.

Wong was invited by the College of Medicine to perform at this year’s med students’ annual art show and hosted two highly-successful fundraising events for Keys to Home at the “Fly and Camel Cafe”, a coffee house style show series at St. Mary’s Road United Church (where he’s a musical director).

“This is what I do. It’s an outlet for me to be creative and do my thing and get my music out there … if I can do that and help people at the same time, then why not?”

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Michelle says she can’t wait to get her children settled in. “My kids [were] actually counting down the days and I [would] drive by all the time,” she confesses. “I can’t wait, it’s going to give me peace of mind.”

Their new home has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a fully developed basement. “This is life changing. I can’t even put into words how much this means to me and how much I appreciate it. They’ll always be in my heart,” says Michelle, referring to the build crew she worked alongside.

Faculty members, the habitat construction team and members from The Tachane Foundation first met Michelle at the build kick-off in June, where she stood at the podium struggling to hold back the tears as she shared her story. “My mom’s here with me and I can see her crying so it’s making me cry,” she joked with a faint crackle in her voice.

The Tachane Foundation was a major financial contributor to the build. The foundation – set up by the Sutherland family in 2008 – focuses its charitable giving on Canadian Aboriginals and youth development.

Ian Sutherland, who now resides in Ontario, recalled a decision he and his wife made back in the late ‘80s when the family was living in Winnipeg, “We feel gratitude towards the North because in 1987 Judy and I made a modest investment in the North-West Company…it grew and grew and grew and is the basis of forming this foundation to give back to the community.”

Tachane is a long-standing partner with Habitat Canada’s Aboriginal Housing program and has contributed towards 28 homes built for Aboriginal partner families across Canada.

Another strong supporter is Dr. Jonathan Wong. The physician consultant (with the WRHA’s Palliative Care Program) and an instructor in the College of Medicine raised over $14,000 through the sales of his Chopin CD Keys to Home.

Michelle is glad she had the opportunity to meet the people who are helping pave the way to a brighter future for her young kids; she’s especially thankful her employer was equally supportive of this new chapter in their lives. “I’m grateful my work gave me the time off so I can help. If I wasn’t here, helping along with volunteers, I wouldn’t be able to see all the sweat and handwork that went into it.”

Michelle was on-site for most of the 10-day build, missing only a day to care for her sick infant. Though she put in over 350 hours of sweat-equity, Michelle still finds it hard to believe the willingness of volunteers who gave their time. “I’ll remember this forever. I’ll never have another home or one that means as much as this. This is my forever home.”

“ I’ll remember this forever. I’ll never have another home or one that means as much as this. This is my forever home.”

MB MEDICINE | WINTER 2014 14FACULTY NEWS

It’s been said life is merely a collection of paths and choices. Samantha Kelleher sure knows about those.

From a young age it seemed as if Kelleher, born in Portage la Prairie, MB and raised in Winnipeg, was destined toward a career in health care. It seemed like a logical choice. One might say it runs in her blood. Her father was a veterinarian and her mother completed a degree in medicine but never practiced. Still, her mind was undecided.

“After high school, I went right into university, thinking I’d take the prerequisites for veterinarian school. For as long as I could remember I thought I wanted to be a vet like my dad,” Kelleher recalls. “I realized quickly, however, a career as a veterinarian wasn’t for me.”

Then something happened. Her father had a cardiac episode that saw him spend time in Grace Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit. Although saddened by the event, Kelleher took solace in the exceptional care her father received. In fact, she was inspired by it.

“My dad received great care there. I was really impressed by it all – especially the nurses,” recalls Kelleher. “They worked with complicated looking pieces of equipment and monitors, yet were able to manage all of that and still connect with me and my mom to help us understand and to quell our fears. I remember looking down the unit’s hallways and up and down the walls and thinking to myself, ‘this would be an interesting place to work’.”

Shortly after, Kelleher was accepted into Grace Hospital’s two-year Registered Nursing program. Following its completion, she requested to work in the same ICU where her father was treated; the same one that inspired her to a career in health care, to help those who need it the most.

Kelleher spent two years as a nurse before coming to another proverbial fork in the road. Professionally, she yearned to learn more, to challenge herself. She thought a career as a physician was the answer. Turns out she was right.

Kelleher completed the necessary prerequisites and was accepted into U of M’s College of Medicine. She speaks fondly of the educators, teachers, and role models she had during her time in medical school.

“I remember being so impressed when I first learned how well accomplished and humble so many of them were,” says Kelleher. “I would hear about the amazing work done by Dr. Fred Aoki and Dr. Allan Ronald and their reputations around the world and the influence they’ve had – whether you’ve worked with them one-on-one or have heard them lecture – and being so happy to know they’re working from Winnipeg.”

After residency, she completed training in eating disorders and physician mental health at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia.  She stayed on the west coast, working in a variety of clinical settings between 2001-2011. 

Kelleher returned to Winnipeg in 2013 to join the Department of Psychiatry, serving in clinical, administrative and teaching roles. She is currently the Medical Director for the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit and the Centralized Psychiatric Consultation Service for Adults. 

In March 2014 she joined the College of Medicine, Office of Professionalism and Diversity as Director and will assume the role of Associate Dean, Professionalism and Diversity, in January 2015.

Prior to returning to Winnipeg, she served as Deputy Registrar with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia; under her portfolio, she was responsible for the review of complaints dealing with serious misconduct, including breaches of professionalism and professional boundary violations, as well as the monitoring of registrants as required by the College.

No matter what role or what part of the country she has worked and lived in, Kelleher says that if there is one thing everyone knows about her, it’s how fiercely proud she is to be a graduate of the U of M.

“I remember doing a welcome talk for the first-year residents when I was in B.C. and one of the first things I told the students was that I was a graduate of the University of Manitoba,” she recalls. “A few people cheered and raised their hands and I loved it. If there’s one thing people know about me, it’s that I love the University of Manitoba.”

“ IF THERE’S ONE THING PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT ME, IT’S THAT I LOVE THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA.”

SAMANTHA KELLEHER [MD/96]

DESTINED TO A CAREER IN HEALTH CAREBy Garrick Kozier

ISSUE 13 | WINTER 201415 DONOR NEWSALUMNI PROFILE

Homecoming is always an outstanding week at the University of Manitoba and this year was no exception. Homecoming 2014 gave College of Medicine alumni an opportunity to reconnect and reminisce about their alma mater. Several medicine classes resolved to commemorate their milestone reunion years by starting a class campaign.

Class campaigns are vital to the success of the College of Medicine by bringing the resources of an entire class together to make a huge impact. Past class campaigns have created stipends for students pursuing a B.Sc. (Med.), one of the oldest formal undergraduate medical research programs in Canada; established new entrance scholarships and bursaries, providing access and opportunities for our outstanding students; and supported significant capital projects like the Clinical Learning and Simulation Facility, where several rooms were made possible through class support.

In this issue, you will find the donor honour roll and legacy donor listing. These alumni and friends have generously given over $10,000 in support of the College of Medicine and recognized the faculty in their legacy planning. On behalf of everyone at the College, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of these donors, and those who choose to remain anonymous. Through your gifts, you are helping to create a collaborative learning environment on campus and putting the achievements of our outstanding students and researchers front and centre.

As always, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us if you have questions or want to know what’s new on campus at: jennifer.dacquay@umanitoba.ca or call 204-789-3884.

MESSAGE�FROM�DONOR�RELATIONS��By Jennifer Dacquay, Donor Relations Lead, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba

DONATIONS TO THE FACULTY OF MEDICINETOTAL $11,045,895

CORPORATION 9% ($1,043,969.56)

FOUNDATION 56% ($6,148,578.44)

FRIEND 1% ($88,263.64)

GRADUATE 6% ($662,810.66 )

ORGANIZATION/GROUP 27% ($3,017,014.43)

STAFF 1% ($83,059.10)

STUDENTS >1% ($2,199.41)

DONATIONS BY TYPE OF GIFT Includes gifts from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013

TOTAL $11,045,895

CAPITAL FUNDS >1% ($20,778.61)

CHAIRS, PROFESSORSHIPS AND RESEARCH 67% ($7,384,139.92)

FACULTY/DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/ COLLEGE SUPPORT 24% ($2,652,761.20)

LECTURESHIPS >1% ($4,670)

LIBRARIES/GALLERIES/MUSEUMS >1% ($2,700)

STUDENT SUPPORT 9% ($980,845.51)

Miss Joyce AitkenDr. Judith A. BarefootDr. Jaroslaw & Mrs. Mary BarwinskyMrs. Robert E. BeamishDr. Norman J. BellLorne BellanMr. Edward J. Bennett*Ms. Annie W. Beynon*Dr. Ivan M.* & Mrs. L. Magda Bihler*Dr. David S. BloomDr. E. H. Botterell, O.C.*Dr. David M. BowmanMr. James W. BreakeyMrs. Marion Brodie*Ms. Dora M. Brown*Dr. Jennifer BurtonMr. Robert W. Cameron*Dr. W. Gordon* & Agnes* ChipperfieldDr. William B. ChodirkerMr. Victor Colcleugh*Dr. Robert L.* & Dr. Ruth E. Cooke*Dr. Juliette CooperCaroline A. Cope*Mr. Steve Dawyduk*Ms. Mary A. Dobush*

Dr. John A. DowneyMr. Edward L. Drewry*Dr. Donald R. DyckMrs. Lois Y. Erickson*Mr. William F. FalkDr. Marion H. Ferguson*Dr. Rhinehart F. Friesen*Dr. John L. Fumerton*Dr. Paul A. Galbraith FamilySandra* & David GoodwinMrs. Isabelle M.* & Dr. Clair W. Hall*Dr. Theodore A. Harris*Dr. James B. Hartman*Mr. Gerald C. & Dr. Pamela G. HawranikMr. Donald W. Hurd*Ms. Margaret L. Hutton*Dr. Janice IngimundsonMrs. Isabella Jack*Mrs. Gerda T. Jacobsen*Miss Hilda E. James*Dr. M. Harry & Mrs. Martha JanzenMr. Valdemar Jensen*Ms. Marguerit C. G. Jerome*Dr. Miriam KatzMr. George Keates*

Dr. Neil KippenDr. Alan A. Klass*Dr. Daniel J. KlassDr. Allan KleinDr. Wilhelm J. KreyesMr. Leonard Krueger*Dr. Richard E. LarsonMrs. Georgia M.* & Dr. George W. Leroux*Dr. Patricia L. LingMr. Donald J. Little*Dr. William Locke*Mrs. Kathleen Lovelace*Dr. John A.* & Dr. Josefina Asa MacDonellMs. Beatrice ManginDr. Jacque G.* & Mrs. Pamela MarMrs. Renee* & Dr. I. J. Matas*Dr. Phyllis J. McAlpine*Dr. C. Jean McFarlane*Mr. Clarence W. McLean*Dr. H. Keith MerrickDr. William G. MerrickDr. Harold A. Mooney*Ms. Palma E. Nagy*Dr. Hiro NishiokaDr. Colleen J. NorthcottDr. Carolyn D. O’HaraMs. Florence E. Paget*Dr. Ella L. Peters*Dr. Bill Pope/Dr. Elizabeth Tippett-PopeMr. Walter A. R. Prince*Alex Pue M.D.

Dr. Eva N. Rado Balazs*Ms. Rosaleen P. Reader*Ms. Alice L. Robertson*Dr. Kenneth E. RobinsonGregory W. Rose, MD, M.Sc (Epi), FRCPCDr. R. T. RossDr. Winifred M. Ross*Mr. Alfred Saler*Dr. Kenneth L. SchellenbergDr. Charles Schom*Dr. Henry E. Sellers*Ms. Donna M. Shaw*Mrs. Phoeme Simkin*Dr. Abraham S. Sinclair*Miss Marjorie B. Spence*Prof. Josephine Stack-Haydon*Ms. Geraldine A. Stevens*Dr. H. K. StinsonMr. John M. Stoddart*Miss Bjorg P. Thompson*Dr. T. Kenneth & Mrs. Lorna Thorlakson*Dr. Wilfred H. Thorleifson*Dr. Craig Troop & Mrs. Rozlyn TroopDr. James A. TurnerDr. Phillip UngerMr. Ulysses S. Wagner*Mrs. Maurine C. Wester*Ms. Anna Widiner*Ms. Lynda WolfDr. Pearl Yaffe*Mr. Charles E. Zink*

LEAVING A LEGACYThe College of Medicine gratefully acknowledges the following Medicine graduates and friends, who have generously remembered the University of Manitoba and/or the College of Medicine in their estate plans.

We make every effort to ensure that donors are properly recognized. Please contact the Donor Relations Bannatyne Campus office at 204 .977 .5615 or Ext_Rel_Bannatyne@umanitoba .ca regarding any errors or omissions.

*indicates donor has passed away

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$1-MILLION+AstraZeneca Canada Inc.Bayer Inc.Dr. Ivan & Lenka BihlerBill & Melinda Gates FoundationDr. John Bingham Marjorie & Morley BlanksteinMarion Brodie Robert Cameron Department of Internal MedicineDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section of Clinical PharmacologyDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive SciencesDepartment of Pediatrics & Child HealthDepartment of Surgery, University of ManitobaDouglas & Allyson FlynnGlaxoSmithKline Inc.Great-West Life, London Life and Canada LifeHeart and Stroke Foundation of CanadaHusky Energy Inc.Li Ka Shing FoundationManitoba Medical Service FoundationMerckMindel & Thomas OlenickFlora RossThe Winnipeg FoundationDr. George & Fay Yee

$500,000 - $999,999Bassett/Falk Cancer Research FoundationDr. James BurnsDiabetes Foundation of ManitobaInge & Frederic GaspardThe Lupina FoundationManitoba Paraplegia Foundation Inc.R. Samuel McLaughlin FoundationRBC Foundation Searle Canada Inc.Dr. Margaret SellersThe Tolkien TrustThe Winnipeg RH Institute Foundation Inc.

$100,000 - $499,999AAOW Anaesthesia Medical CorporationAnda Toporeck Medical Research FoundationArcher Daniels Midland FoundationThe Arthritis SocietyLeonard & Susan AsperAstellas Pharma CanadaAxcan Pharma Inc.Edward Bennett Dr. Jennifer BurtonCanadian Imperial Bank of CommerceCMA/MMA/MD ManagementVictor ColcleughJames & Mary ConnacherCaroline CopeDonner Canadian FoundationDr. Alfred E. Deacon Medical Research Foundation Inc.The Dr. Paul H.T.Thorlakson FoundationLois EricksonDr. Marion FergusonGlobe General AgenciesRae Lilian GrantEmil & Lynette HainDr. James HartmanHealth Sciences Centre - Department of NephrologyHealth Sciences Centre FoundationHealth Sciences CentreHoffmann-La Roche LimitedDr. C. Stuart & Mary HoustonImasco Ltd.Institute of Cardiovascular SciencesInvestors GroupThe Jewish Foundation of ManitobaThe Kidney Foundation of CanadaDr. Arni LaxdalDr. George & Georgia LerouxManitoba Medical College FoundationH. H. McCainThe Murphy Foundation Inc.Mr. D. R. MussallemDr. Hiro NishiokaNycomed Canada Inc.The Pash FamilyThe Paterson FoundationEvans & Margaret PremachukDr. Angus & Margaret ReidDr. Winifred Ross

Dr. Evelyn ShapiroDr. Hugh & Dr. Aynsley SmithJohn StoddartSun Life FinancialDawn SwartzVale Canada LimitedThe Vidda FoundationWawanesa InsuranceMartin & Michelle WeinbergMaurine Wester

$50,000 - $99,999Abbott Laboratories Ltd.Bert & Lee Friesen FoundationDr. Diane BiehlBMO Financial GroupBoehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd.H. G. BohnetDr. E. H. & Margaret BotterellGloria BrownMary DobushDr. John EmbilThelma FastFlynn Canada Ltd.Dr. James & Marian HaworthDr. Brian & Margaret HennenHudson’s Bay Company / HBC FoundationDr. John Hunkin & Susan CrockerFrank & Margaret HuttonMarguerit JeromeDr. Ellen JuddDr. William LockeManulife FinancialDr. I J. & Renee MatasDavid McGoeyJohn McGoeyMcLean Budden LimitedRobert McRaeDr. Keith MeloffMoffat Communications LimitedJames MordenBetty Nicks Procter & Gamble Inc. (Canada)Rick Hansen InstituteDr. Arnold & Erica RogersJohn RossDr. Charles SchomScotiabank - TorontoThe Shankarow FamilyBarry & Rena ShenkarowThe Tallman Foundation Inc.TD Bank Financial GroupRuth Thomas

Dr. Kenneth & Elizabeth WaltonAnna WidinerDr. Young Woo

$25,000 - $49,999AMI Partners Inc.Frances Anderson Dr. Gail Asper & Dr. Michael PatersonAssociated Medical Services Inc.Astra Canada Inc.Dr. Robert & Mary BeamishLynne & Dr. Allan BeckerDr. Marcel Blanchaer & Audrey KerrDr. David & Rosalind BloomDr. Frances BoothBristol-Myers Squibb Canada Inc.Dr. Kenneth & Marcia BrooklerDr. Martin & Farron BrotmanPhyllis BrownDr. David Charlesworth & Dr. Sybil HenteleffDr. John & Janis DowneyF. K. Morrow FoundationDr. Gordon FahrniDr. John FoersterThomas Frohlinger & Heather PullanGerry GrayDr. Monty & Marilyn HallPeggy IverachJ.R. Senecal & AssociatesGeorge KeatesKnight Bain Seath & Holbrook Capital ManagementDr. Robert KrauseDr. Randall Law & Dr. Gisele Bourgeois-LawDonald MacDiarmidManitoba Institute of Child Health, Inc.Dr. Phyllis McAlpineMcDonald’s Restaurants of Canada LimitedClarence McLeanMDS Capital CorporationDr. Murray & Susanne MillerDr. Bill Pope & Dr. Elizabeth Tippett-PopeGretna PurvisThe Rockefeller FoundationWilliam Rollins Dr. Leslie & Dr. Noralou RoosDr. James & Joyce RossSchwartz Family FoundationDonna Shaw

DONOR HONOUR ROLLThe College of Medicine acknowledges the generosity and

support of alumni, faculty, staff, corporate partners and friends

who have generously given $10,000 or more to the College of

Medicine during their lifetime as of March 31, 2014.

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Norman & Joanna SherPhoeme SimkinDr. Daniel & Maureen SitarHelen SmithSpeyer Family Foundation, Inc.St. Boniface General HospitalTembec Paper Group-Pine Falls OperationsDr. G. Les E. UllyotUnicity Laboratory ServicesVancouver FoundationUlysses Wagner Dr. Sybella WahlDr. Michael & Lydia WestWilliam & Marlene WestWinnipeg Free PressDr. Clifford Yaffe & Dr. Heather Levin

$10,000 - $24,999Dr. John AgostinoP. Joyce AitkenRobert & Joy AntenbringDr. Fred & Grace AokiDr. Richard & Dr. Dawna ArmstrongMr. Earl & Cheryl BarishDr. Gary & Elizabeth BeazleyDr. James & Doreen BecksteadDr. Dean Bell & Dr. Sandra MarlesBen Moss JewellersDr. Lionel & Dr. Anne BercovitchAnnie BeynonBingo PalaceBMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.Border Chemical Company LimitedMary BoreskieDr. Gordon Boroditsky Dr. Paul & Lois BowmanDr. Robert B. BrackenAnne & James BrownCatherine Brown Dora BrownHelen BruceDaniel Bubis & Jennifer BlumenthalDr. Robert & Claire BurnsCanadian Association of Clinical Surgeons WestDr. William CarrHenry ChengMark ChipmanDr. Gordon ChipperfieldDr. Douglas & Carole CraigMr. Kenneth & Joan CrowshawCryoLife Inc.Steve Dawyduk

Gilda De BonisDepartment of Psychiatry, Health Sciences CentreDon Mazankowski Scholarship FoundationEdward DrewryDr. Donald Dunlop The Dutkevich Memorial TrustDr. Douglas DuValDr. Richard Edwards Dr. Carl EisenerEli Lilly Canada Inc.Dr. Alvin & Phyllis ElliottDr. Christopher EngelDr. Margaret FastFederated Insurance Companies of CanadaFriesen Tokar ArchitectsDr. Frank FriesenFriesens CorporationDr. Alison FroeseDr. Ian GilmourDr. Clair & Isabelle HallHealth Sciences StaffDonna & Dr. Kenneth HodginsDr. Grant Hoe Dr. Walter & Viola HoeppnerDr. Robert & M. HoeschenDr. Charles HollenbergDr. William HowdenDr. Farrukh HussainThe ILLAHIE FoundationIndustrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services Inc.Dr. Vincent IpDr. Esther IsraelsDr. Michael JanuszDr. Thomas JoasDr. Alfred & Susan JonesDr. Kwan Chi KaoDr. Shirley KatzDr. Chris & Janice KehlerJames & Gloria KeleherDr. Wayne & Leslie KepronKhartum Ladies AuxiliaryDr. Bryan KirkDr. Alan KlassSerena KraayeveldDr. Franklin LabadieDr. Robert LangdonFrank LavittDr. Leonard & Pamela LeBoldusDr. Albert LecotDr. David & Linda LeeDr. Trevor Lee

Dr. Philippe & Dea L’HeureuxLupus Society of Manitoba Inc.Dr. Edward & Harriet LyonsDr. Campbell & Leah MacArthurDr. Andrew MacDiarmid & Dr. Leanne DockingDr. Brendan MacDougallDr. Alan & Penny MacklemCatherine MacleanDr. Neil Maclean Manitoba HealthThe Manitoba Public Insurance CorporationManitoba X-Ray Clinic Medical CorporationDr. Jacque & Pamela Mar Dr. Neil & Elaine MargolisMason Steele PartnershipDr. Jean McFarlane Muriel McKentyAlan & Erica McLaughlinDr. Donald McLeanJoan McNeelyDr. James & Winifred McPheeMDS Inc.Dr. Fred MensinkDr. Robert MenziesDr. H. Keith & Jean MerrickDr. Kunal MinhasDr. Michael & Sharon MoffattDr. Doreen MoggeyMonarch Industries LimitedDr. Patrick & Jo Anne MontgomeryDr. Philip & Lynda MurrayPalma Nagy National Trust Co.Dr. Colleen NorthcottMichael Nozick & Cheryl AshleyOrganon Canada Ltd.The Oshawa Group LimitedDr. Brian OstrowDr. David & Pat OstrowDr. Richard & Patricia PalahniukMurray Palay & Ivy KopsteinDr. Peter PangDr. R. Wayne & Linda PaquinDr. Yashesh PatelDr. Janet & Dr. Ed PavlinDr. Erwin & Anna PennerPfizer Global PharmaceuticalsDr. Roger PhilippThe Pollard Family FoundationDr. Brian & Dr. Sharon PostlDr. John & Marilyn PotoskiDr. Alexander Pue

Dr. Ton Quong Dr. Robert & Dr. Norma RamsayRBC Dominion Securities Inc.Marnie ReynoldsDr. George & Dr. Tannis RichardsonDr. Claudio Rigatto & Dr. Lisa BryskiAlice Robertson Dr. Allan & Myrna RonaldThe Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of CanadaSanofi-Aventis Canada Inc.Dr. Michael & Elsie SasynuikDr. R. Brenda & Dr. E. Kenneth SchmidtDr. Marlis SchroederDr. Stanley SeahDr. Satyendra SharmaCharles ShoreRobert SilverHilda Simmons Dr. Estelle & Dr. Keith SimonsDr. Robert & Leslie SmithSobeys Inc.Elaine & Alex SommerDr. John & Eva SutherlandDr. Peter TaylorTerry Gray Agencies Ltd.Dr. Kenneth & Lorna ThorlaksonDr. Wilfred ThorleifsonUnited Molgen Limited Dr. Helmut UnruhDr. Daniel VouriotDoris WaiteWalker Wood FoundationWalter and Duncan Gordon FoundationDr. Peter & F. P. Warren Dr. Reginald Whetter Dr. Cornelius & Betty WiensWinnipeg Regional Health AuthorityDr. John & Janet WrightDr. Klaus & Dorit WrogemannDr. Gerald Yu

The University of Manitoba makes every effort to ensure that donors are properly recognized. Please contact the Donor Relations – Bannatyne Campus office at 204 977-5615 or Ext_Rel_Bannatyne@umanitoba.ca regarding any errors or omissions.

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Dr. Ben Albensi, associate professor (pharmacology & therapeutics) and Principal Investigator, Synaptic Plasticity and Cellular Memory Dysfunction, Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders (St-Boniface Hospital Research) has been appointed as Associate Editor for Brain Injury, the official journal for the International Brain Injury Association (IBIA), based at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA, USA.

Tracie Afifi [PhD/09], associate professor (community health sciences), was the 2013 Recipient of the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children, Children’s Rights Support Award. This award is presented to an individual or group who has demonstrated exemplary efforts to respect the rights of children as described in the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Afifi was also awarded the 2013 Recipient of a Merit Award in the Research, Scholarly Work, and Creative Activities Category from the University of Manitoba and University of Manitoba Faculty Association.

Marissa Becker [MD/99], assistant professor (internal medicine), received a CIHR New Investigator Award for project entitled: “Understanding and Responding to HIV vulnerability among disadvantaged populations in Canada and globally: a Program Science Research Agenda.”

Harvey Max Chochinov [MD/83, PhD/98], Distinguished Professor (psychiatry), Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care, was made an officer of the Order of Canada, recognizing a lifetime of achievement and merit of a high degree, especially to Canada or to humanity at large.

Donna Collins [M.Sc. (Med.)/02], head, associate professor (occupational therapy), received a Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) Award of Merit which is a prestigious service award given to acknowledge significant contributions to the profession of occupational therapy. In addition, Collins received a CAOT Certificate of Appreciation to recognize her volunteer service to the Association.

Marc Del Bigio [MD/82, B.Sc. (Med.)/82, PhD/87], professor (pathology), Canada Research Chair in Developmental Neuropathology, was the recipient of the Royal College 2014 Mentor of the Year Award for Region 2.

Dr. Sanjiv Dhingra, assistant professor (physiology) and principal investigator, Cardiac Regeneration and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Director (St-Boniface Hospital Research), Canada Italy Tissue Engineering Laboratory (CITEL), received a research operating grant of $20,000 from the Manitoba Medical Service Foundation.

Dr. John Embil, professor (internal medicine), has been named the 2014 CPD Educator of the Year for the College of Medicine. Dr. Embil is a much sought-after speaker on infectious diseases and for 18 years has been the driving force of Bug Day, the largest health education event in Manitoba. 

Dr. Evelyn Forget, professor (community health sciences), received the Mike McCracken Award for Economic Statistics from the Canadian Economics Association in June 2014 for her work on Guaranteed Annual Income.

Fredrick Goeke [MD/90, CCFP-EM/03], director of the Inter-professional Training Program (emergency medicine), has been selected by the faculty and students of the University of Manitoba Master Physician Assistant Studies as winner of the Manitoba PA Educator of the Year Award for 2014.  In leadership, scholarships and

teaching roles, Dr. Goeke is recognized and praised by the many students he has shared his expertise with in his seven years supporting their education. 

Dr. Tom Hack, professor (nursing), CBCF Chair in Psychosocial and Supportive Care Oncology Research and Director, Psychosocial Oncology and Cancer Nursing Research, was the recipient of the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology’s 2014 Award for Research Excellence.

Dr. Julie Ho, assistant professor (internal medicine), received the Manitoba Medical Service Foundation (MMSF) Dr. F. W. Du Val Clinical Research Professorship Award. It is valued at $170,000, over a three-year period. The MMSF will contribute $50,000 per year (toward the recipient’s salary).

Ian Jones, assistant professor and program director (Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program), was awarded the Tom Ashman Physician Assistant of the Year Award at the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants (CAPA) annual conference.

FACULTY AWARDS & HONOURSCompiled by Garrick Kozier

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Dr. Tomislav Jelic [PGY-5] (emergency medicine) is the recipient of the 2014 R. Samuel McLaughlin/MMSF Research & Education Fellowship Award in Medicine.Valued at $70,000, this award is to pursue research in conjunction with an Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Alan Katz [M.Sc. (Med.)/95], Director, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, professor (family medicine) professor (family medicine), was presented with a President’s Award at the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) 2014 Annual Meeting. The award was presented for Dr. Katz’s service to NAPCRG, outstanding leadership at the NAPCRG Board, with an especially strong

contribution to NAPCRG’s new strategic plan. Dr. Katz has led a highly effective, far-reaching strategic planning process at the College of Family Physicians of Canada’s Section of Researchers which resulted in the Blueprint for Family Medicine Research Success. A team lead by Dr. Alan Katz [M.Sc. (Med.)/95], professor (family medicine), was awarded a SPOR Network in Primary and Integrated Health Care Innovations Development Grant worth $150,000 to develop the research network in Manitoba.

Salah Mahmud [PhD/09], associate professor (pharmacy), was the recipient of the Aubie Angel Young Investigator Award in Clinical Research, University of Manitoba.

Patricia J. Martens [M.Sc./94, PhD/99] was inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Martens received the Emmet Hall Memorial Lectureship for the Canadian Association of Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) conference. The lecturer is nominated on the basis of outstanding contributions to the health

ideals articulated by Justice Hall: equity, fairness, justice and efficiency.

Peter Nickerson [MD/86, B.Sc. (Med.)/86], professor (internal medicine and immunology); College of Medicine associate dean (research), was appointed Medical Director, Transplant Manitoba.

Dr. Raymond Perry, professor (psychology), was the recipient of the Konrad Adenauer Research Award. The award, co-sponsored by the Humboldt Foundation and the Royal Society of Canada, is awarded annually to a researcher whose accomplishments in the humanities or social sciences have earned international recognition.

Grant Pierce [PhD/83], professor (physiology) and executive director of research (St-Boniface Hospital Research), received the he Plaque of Merit from the Slovak Medical University and the Institute for Heart Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences in Recognition of Research Excellence and Support of Slovak Young Scientists Education; the Medal of the Serbian

Physiological Society for Lifetime Achievements and Contributions in Physiology; and the Bohuslav Ostadal Award (IACS European Section Meeting) for Excellence in Cardiovascular Sciences.

Dr Pawan Singal, professor (physiology) and director of the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences (St-Boniface Hospital Research), has been inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) for his achievements in cell pathophysiology. Membership is considered one of the highest honours for the Canadian health sciences community. The objective of the CAHS is to provide advice on key issues relevant to the health of Canadians.

Dr. Audrey Swift, research associate (community health sciences), was bestowed with the Excellence in Teaching Award from the Manitoba Association of Home Economists.

Dr. James Tam, Head, (cardiology), received the 2014 Annual Achievement Award from the Canadian Society of Echocardiography/Canadian Cardiovascular Society.

John Wade [MD/60], Professor Emeritus (anesthesia), was awarded the Manitoba Institute for Patient Safety (MIPS) Lifetime Achievement Award for his internationally- recognized pioneering work in patient safety.

FACULTY AWARDS & HONOURS

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CHECK UP ON ALUMNI Compiled by Angela Peloquin

Ihor I. Mayba [MD/57] co-wrote a short history entitled The First “Old Country Clinic in Canada, highlighting the life and times of a 1912-built clinic located in Winnipeg’s North End at 377 Selkirk Ave. Dr. Mayba also received the William B. Spaulding Certificate of Merit from the Board of Directors of Medical Services Incorporated for recognition of his many and varied contributions to the study and development of the history of medicine in Canada.

Victor Chernick [MD/59] (1) was the Editor-in-Chief of Pediatric Pulmonology from 2002-2013 and has been involved with the editing of the Kendig’s Disorders of the Respiratory Tract in Children, the most prominent textbook in pediatric respiratory medicine.

Dawna Duncan Armstrong [MD/61] FRCP( C ), FAANP was honoured by the American Association of Neuropathologists with the presentation of their “Lifetime Achievement Award: 2013” for her contributions to neuropathology.

She trained in Neuropathology at the University of Toronto (1969-1973) and subsequently was the neuropathologist at Toronto Sick Childrens’ Hospital. In 1977 she moved to Houston, TX, and established the program in Neuropathology at Baylor College of Medicine.

She became Professor of Pathology and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, and as a full-time member at the Texas Childrens’ Hospital Department of Pathology she devoted herself to developing the program in Pediatric Neuropathology. She has trained numerous residents neuropathology, neurology, neurosurgery) and fellows from abroad.

She has contributed to many collaborative efforts with colleagues in North America and many countries abroad. The study of Retts Syndrome, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and Epilepsy were special concerns and her work in these areas was important in defining the pathogenesis of these conditions.

Allan Ronald [MD/61, B.Sc. (Med.)/61] (2) was recognized during the Canadian Student Health Research Forum in June 2014 with the “Outstanding Contribution to Research Award” for a long record of being a role model, mentor and supporter of excellence in health research.

Nancy Krywonis [MD/84] (3) is living in Denver, Colo. and has a solo dermatology practice.

Dr. David Peters [MD/86], Chair, Department of International Health, John Hopkins University, was publicly praised and acknowledged by U.S. President Barack Obama for his Ebola-related work in Liberia.

Chuck Lortie [MD/89] (4), practiced Family Medicine from 1991-2009 and is now associate director of the Alberta Laser & Dermatology Centre in Edmonton, Alta.

Tito Daodu [MD/13, B.Sc. (Med.)/13] is featured prominently in the University of Manitoba’s Trailblazer marketing campaign, displayed in advertisements across North America.

Ashleigh Sprange [MD/14] was the only Manitoban on Team Canada Diabetes to complete the 2014 Athens Classic Marathon.

Class of 1972 Arnold Naimark Lecture in Medicine and Society

International Palliative Care Initiative Medical Director Dr. Kathleen Foley presented a thought-provoking public lecture entitled “Physician-Assisted Suicide: My Choice or Society’s?” at the annual Class of 1972 Arnold Naimark Lecture in Medicine and Society held during Homecoming. This year’s theme pays homage to classmate Donald Low [MD/72], whom advocated for legalized physician-assisted suicide before dying from a brain tumor in September 2013.

L-R: David Goldenberg [MD/72], Harvey Lee [MD/72], Edward Bernstein [MD/72],Dr. Kathleen Foley, Arnold Naimark [MD/57], Sharon Macdonald [MD/72], Jamie Boyd [MD/72], Fran Booth [MD/72].

Diane Biehl [MD/69, B.Sc. (Med.)/69] was conferred as Professor Emerita by the University of Manitoba in 2014.

Dr. Biehl has a long standing history in the University of Manitoba, College of Medicine, and its Department of Anesthesia with more than 40 years of involvement

at all levels of the University, as a student, postgraduate trainee, faculty member, researcher, educator, administrator, and University senator.

Having graduated from the University of Manitoba with her B.Sc. in 1963 and MD and B.Sc. (Med.) in 1969, she rose through the ranks from a postgraduate student to full professor and in doing so, touched the lives of many at the University, both student and faculty alike.

From her early days as junior faculty, in what was at that time still a very young Department of Anesthesia, she began her career as a practicing clinical anesthetist at St. Boniface Hospital and developed a lifelong interest in obstetrical anesthesia.

Dr. Biehl served as the Section Head of Obstetrical Anesthesia, Site Chief at St. Boniface Hospital, as well as Interim Head of the Department. In addition, she subsequently transitioned to administrative roles at the school serving as the Associate Dean for Postgraduate Medical Education.

Her research career lead to numerous peer-reviewed publications and textbook chapters that brought her to many Universities throughout North America and Europe; both as a lecturer, and, subsequently, as a Royal College Accreditor.

Despite retiring in 2006, she has remained active in the College of Medicine, chairing the Faculty Appeals Committee.

Apart from a brief time away from Manitoba during her fellowship training, she has dedicated her entire career to the care of patients in this province, and in doing so, has epitomized the multi-modal role of the academic-clinician that all faculty members strive to attain.

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OBITUARIESCompiled by Angela Peloquin

We extend our condolences to all family and friends of our University of Manitoba College of Medicine Alumni and Colleagues who have recently passed away .

AUDREY KERR [Professor Emerita/96, Librarian Emerita/95]

Audrey Kerr passed away on June 23, 2014. Audrey joined the University of Manitoba as Head Medical Librarian in 1963 and was appointed Professor in the Faculty of Medicine in 1982. In 1991, she became Acting Head of the Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library and was instrumental in its planning.

Audrey played a major role in many innovative library developments.  She founded the Faculty of Medicine Archives in 1973; developed the Medical Library Extension Service for rural Manitoba physicians in 1979; initiated several resource sharing initiatives among health libraries in Winnipeg in the 1970s and 1980s; played a primary role in obtaining funding for the first St. Boniface Hospital / University of Manitoba joint library automation project in the early 1990s; promoted innovations in information technologies and databases and developed the Ross Microcomputer Learning Resources Centre at the Medical Library.

Audrey was also an active participant in health sciences libraries associations.  She was also a founding member of the Manitoba History of Medicine Society. She retired in 1995.

THOMAS (TED) CUDDY [MD/54]

Dr. Thomas (Ted) Cuddy passed away peacefully at home on November 4, 2014. He is survived by his wife Margaret, two sons, two daughters, and three grandchildren Jessica, Declan and Campbell Rose. Born in Winnipeg on June 10, 1930, and raised in Sanford, Manitoba, he completed his medical degree at the University of Manitoba in 1954.

He went on to hold long-term faculty positions at the U of M as Professor of Medicine and Head of the Section of Cardiology. At the Health Sciences Centre he was Head of Cardiology for over 20 years and also served as Director of the Electrocardiography Department and the Holter Laboratory. He became Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar at the University of Manitoba in 2000.

Ted helped establish Manitoba’s reputation as a leader in cardiovascular research and was involved in many of the first clinical trials of permanent pacemaker insertion. He was also Director of the Manitoba Follow-up Study, one of the world’s largest and longest-running investigations of cardiovascular disease. He was named Director Emeritus in 2001.

GEORGE YEE [MD/60]

A celebrated physician and philanthropist, Dr. George Yee, passed away peacefully on November 11, 2014 in the loving arms of his wife, at age 79. He is survived by his wife of 56 years Fay, four children and seven grandchildren, his brother William Yee (late Lise Yee) and his sister Margaret Wong (late Horne Wong.)

Through his dedication and perseverance, George excelled at many endeavours; from sports, to medicine, to business. He was an All-Canadian, and was inducted in to the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 1996 as part of the Winnipeg Rods football team.

In his later years George played squash, ran marathons and was an avid skier. George was honoured to be a member of the Medical profession and worked tirelessly to serve his patients. His vision and dedication to service led him to become CEO and Laboratory Director of Medical Laboratories of Windsor. He proudly received numerous awards and accolades on behalf of MLW and its employees for Community Service.

George shared his success with his community through charitable initiatives and donations; the University of Manitoba Medical School, the Windsor Regional Cancer Centre, the Art Gallery of Windsor, the Windsor Symphony, and the Ontario Medical Association student bursary fund as the founder and lead contributor.

For his volunteer activities he was awarded the Queen’s Jubilee medal. Though George’s shoes may never be filled, his legacy of kindness, humility and the devotion he exhibited in everyday life is a beacon for family and friends. George’s last wish for friends and family: “No tears please. I’ve had an unbelievably fantastic life.”

Karen Marguerite Berg MD/82 | May 20, 2014 at Salt Spring Island, BC

Dr. Agnes Bishop | May 18, 2014 at Winnipeg, MB

Morris Broder MD/52 | October 12, 2014 at Winnipeg, MB

Dr. Thomas John Devlin | August 9, 2014 at Winnipeg, MB

Yvonne Elizabeth Dundee MD/54 | October 3, 2014 at West Vancouver, BC

Dr. Charles Ferguson | August 19, 2014 at Winnipeg, MB

Warren George Froese MD/86 | October 17, 2014 at Winnipeg, MB

Dr. James Chilton Haworth | July 16, 2014 at Winnipeg, MB

Jean Hay B.Sc (Hons.)/58, M.Sc./1960 | January 2, 2013 at Scotland

Lois Hokanson MD/52 | March 27, 2014 at Chicago, Il

Amedee Isabey MD/61 | June 6, 2014 at Winnipeg, MB

David A. Israel MD/77 | January 23, 2014 at Newton, MA

Jonas Gudmundur Leonard Johnson MD/48 | October 13, 2014 at Gimli, MB

Clement Kar Hung Lang MD/87, M.Sc./82, PhD/82 | June 18, 2014 at Winnipeg, MB

Lindy M. Lee MD/75 | November 10, 2014 at Winnipeg, MB

Willis G. McMillan MD/62 | September 9, 2014 at Naples, FL

Dr. Edward Nathaniel | September 26, 2014 at Winnipeg, MB

Gerald W. Rempel MD/67 | August 5, 2014 at Vancouver, BC

Frank Jamieson Sellers MD/55 | May 31, 2014 at Winnipeg, MB

Carl R. Singh MD/59 | July 8, 2014 at Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago

Fran Steinberg MD/84 | November 8, 2014 at Winnipeg, MB

William Thomas Walker MD/52 | May 13, 2014 at Calgary, AB

Douglas Peter Walmsley MD/51 | September 4, 2014 at Oakville, ON

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The University of Manitoba Homecoming weekend and Medicine Class Reunions are a special time to come back to campus and reconnect with old friends, see how your medical school has changed and hear what is happening at your alma mater. Many College of Medicine milestone class reunions will take place over the University of Manitoba Homecoming weekend October 2-4, 2015.

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2015 UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA HOMECOMING

Class of 2004: Dr. Olga Ziouzina, Dr. Nancy Porhownik, Dr. Hang Trinh, Dr. Heather Barske, Dr. Carol Ott, Dr. Chris Sikora, Kristina Sikora

Class of 1954: Back row: Drs. Stefan Carter, William Doughty, Allan Downs, Ross Campbell, Monte Kowall, Don Beasant, Sheldon Sheps, Jack Downy Middle Row: Drs. Morris Loffman, Gladys Murphy, Brenda Schmidt, Evelyn Ashley, Gerald Winkler, Ed Brachman Front Row: Dr. Martin Weidman

Class of 1964: Josephine Chamely, Dr. Edmund Chamely, Ida Theodore, Dr. Gene Theodore, Dr. John Konkal, Bonnie Konkal, Dr. George Dyck

Class of 1989: Drs. Gerry Jaworski, Winnie Wong, Carla Chrusch, Alexandra Heber, Mariana Herskovitz, Joy Albuqurque, Chuck Lortie Back Row: Drs. Michael Raabe, Greg Bryson, Shayne Taback

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