By Ramiro Bustamante Torres, January 10 2022—
At the end of October, the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases at the University of Calgary — in collaboration with the University of Colorado — published their findings on important factors that lead … Read the rest
By Salma Zein, December 29 2021—
The Re-imagining Medical Education (RIME) initiative through the Cumming School of Medicine, founded in 2018, aims to update the delivery of the undergraduate medical curriculum with the goal of creating more socially-aware physicians to … Read the rest
By Salma Zein, November 4 2021—
The Cumming School of Medicine’s Indigenous, Local and Global Health Office held a virtual event on Oct. 15 outlining the Indigenous Health Education Pathways to Healing initiative.
Pathways to Healing is an initiative that … Read the rest
By Cristina Paolozzi October 10 2021—
The Students’ Union (SU) is holding a by-election for several different positions, one of which is the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) representative.
Emily Macphail — the lone candidate for this position — is … Read the rest
Along with the responsibilities outlined for all SLC members, faculty representatives are accountable for responsibilities particular to their role including: Reporting to students of their faculty the policies, positions and programs of the SU, reporting to their faculty itself (e.g., … Read the rest
By Sergio Sharif, November 14 2020—
Researchers at the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) have found that the immune system can be used to stop the growth of a highly fatal brain cancer called glioblastoma.
The immune system has been … Read the rest
By Nikayla Goddard, May 20 2020 —
Thanks to work by a University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine Research team, accessible handheld testing devices for COVID-19 and other similar viruses may be developed by January 2021 and able to provide … Read the rest
By Sophia Lopez, April 19 2020—
A recent research study done by the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) at the University of Calgary has proven that the use of niacin, also known as Vitamin B3, can help fight against the … Read the rest
By Erin Novakowski, March 23 2020— with files from Nikayla Goddard
Thanks to the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine (CSM), big strides are being made in the treatment of stroke survivors and doctors’ ability to preserve patients’ brain … Read the rest
Aria Ahadzadeh Ardebili has many ideas for what he’d accomplish in the role of medicine representative, but most of them seem to rely on his many “connections” to others.
One of Ahadzadeh Ardebili’s better ideas was to … Read the rest
