USask Medical & Physical Therapy Alumni

USask medical alumnus (Class of 1978) David Murray, is an international leader in the use of medical simulation and one of the premier investigators in education research in the world. Read on…

http://anest.wustl.edu/about/news/washington_people_david_j_murray

Candidate presentations for Director of USask Physical Therapy for March 5 7

The PEI Government wants to pass a measure requiring all PEI students studying at Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine in St. John’s, Newfoundland to return home to PEI for  at least three years after graduation! And PEI medical students training in other provinces are seeing red over the so called mandatory return of service agreement.

Check it out http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2012/02/24/pei-no-medical-college-and-a-shortage-of-doctors/

William Albritton is the Dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan and joined the discussion from Saskatoon.

Dr. Lou Horlick presents the Lou Horlick Spirit of the College award at Highlights 2011

The University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine Alumni Association announces the opening of the nomination period

for the 2012 Lou Horlick Spirit of the College Award (February 24- May 11 2012)

To complete a nomination form click here Horlick nomination form 2012

All College of Medicine faculty, alumni, residents, students and staff are eligible for nomination.

The Lou Horlick “Spirit of the College of Medicine Award” was established in honor of Dr. Louis Horlick, Professor Emeritus, Department of Medicine College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan. The Lou Horlick Spirit of the College award is given out annually to an individual associated with the College who has contributed over and above the call of duty and shows the spirit, dedication and enthusiasm that Dr. Horlick has exemplified over his career at the College of Medicine.

Past recipients of the Award which began in 2003 include:

H. Jim  Spooner,  Robert A. Hickie,  George R. Armitage,  Lorne Hansen, Robert Card,  Earl DeCoteau,  Ian Holmes and David Keegan

Below 2011 recipient Professor Emeritus David Keegan who is an alumnus of our College (1964) received his award at the Highlights 2011 Reunion banquet

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/university-leaders-want-more-canadians-to-study-abroad/article2325034/

Our College has known this for along time.  Making the Links was designed to do exactly this! Check it out. http://www.medicine.usask.ca/leadership/socialaccountability/initiatives/mtl1/index.html

Look for information about the winners and a sampling of student submissions on our blog and in our next connective_issue alumni magazine (in the mail May of 2012).