Dr. Diana Schatz Scholar charts different path to success
Four years ago, Debashish Chowdhury and his wife decided to leave their home country of Bangladesh to immigrate to Toronto. Back home, Debashish had been working as a physician after…
Author: Alexandra Gilliss
President’s Scholar enhances the community by contributing to student life
Richa Shah’s list of accomplishments is nothing short of impressive. At 26 years old, she’s a newly registered Respiratory Therapist (RT), self-taught dancer and the recipient of the 2018 President’s…
Big Ideas: Compassion, care and collaboration in Medical Assistance in Dying
Thank you to the Big Ideas: Lecture Series team at The Michener Institute of Education at UHN for inviting us to speak about Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). Our presentation provided a…
Chiropody students participate in the Rama Health Fair
On September 27, 2018, the Rama Health Fair took place at the Mnjikaning Arena Sports Ki (MASK) in Rama, Ontario. This annual event, hosted by the Chippewas of Rama First Nations,…
The Centre for Interprofessional Education’s Global Reach
As an Associate Professor in the School of Pharmacy at Queensland University in Australia, Dr. Neil Cottrell is always looking for opportunities to prepare his students to work with different,…
Behind the Scenes with Michener’s Convocation Team
There’s a feeling of excitement, anticipation and pride in the air at the TELUS Centre for the Performing Arts as graduates and their guests arrive for Michener’s 2018 Convocation. Among…
Annual Working with Seniors Day empowers future health care professionals
On May 10, 2018, Michener hosted its fifth annual Working with Seniors simulation day. Following its introduction in 2014, the school has now incorporated the program into its curriculum so…
Meet Michener’s Valedictorian for the Class of 2018
Sam Gennidakis always knew he was built to help others. Even before becoming a respiratory therapy student at The Michener Institute of Education at UHN, he had already completed three…
Big Ideas: Privacy controls must be placed back into the hands of the individual
This article originally appeared as an opinion piece in the Globe & Mail. It can be accessed online by clicking here. How is it that our personal information is so vulnerable…
Big Ideas: If you are unique, numbers are not your friends
Humans have been counting since before recorded history. Apparently, even some animals use rudimentary counting. With the ascendance of “Big Data” and the spread of connected digital sensors and monitors, we…
