Alexandra Mitchell was a natural fit for a career in health care. She was ambitious, confident and a genuine caregiver. As a true Halloween baby born on October 31, Alexandra loved good-humoured mischief. “We called her a trickster and a treater,” says her father, Kent Mitchell. Alexandra graduated from Michener’s Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging…
For the first time this June, The Michener Institute of Education at UHN is running a Situational Awareness and Verbal De-escalation course. The four-hour workshop is designed to empower health care professionals and administrative staff who interact with patients by teaching them to recognize and manage escalating or threatening situations in a way that will…
Colour Your Hair to Conquer Cancer is a bold new fundraising program that invites Canadians to colour their hair and raise funds to support the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre during the month of May. This event served as a celebration for the Medical Laboratory Science, Radiation Therapy and Chiropody programs for reaching their fundraising goals.…
Spring is finally here, and it’s traditionally a busy season for the Alumni Association Board. In late winter, we partnered with Michener’s Student Success Network for the Career Series, which wrapped up with the Career Fair on March 13. The Alumni Association had a table at the entrance of the fair, and we greeted students…
We are excited to announce that André Picard will be the recipient of Michener’s Honorary Diploma in 2019. André Picard is one of Canada’s best-known commentators on public policy. He is the health columnist at The Globe and Mail, where he has been a staff writer since 1987. Mr. Picard has received much acclaim for his…
The Recent Graduate Award from the Ontario Association of Medical Radiation Sciences (OAMRS) recognizes a graduate from an accredited Canadian program who demonstrates outstanding promise and achievement in patient care, leadership, team development, volunteering, promoting the profession or willingness to learn and go out of their comfort zone to advance their practice. Congratulations to Michener…
At the beginning of the year, Chitra Muthupalaniappan, MRI Technologist at Toronto Western Hospital, prevented what could have been a tricky situation for both patient and staff. It was a chilly Tuesday in January, and the MRI department was bustling. A patient came in for a scheduled pre-op MRI when Chitra became aware of something…
In January 2019, the joint Michener/University of Toronto Medical Radiation Sciences (MRS) program underwent a review by Accreditation Canada. We are very proud to share that the program received full accreditation for all three streams i.e. Radiological Technology, Radiation Therapy and Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Technology, meeting every single criterion within each of…
When did you attend The Michener Institute and what did you study? I studied Respiratory Therapy and graduated in 1992, and then I came back and did the Cardiovascular Perfusion program and graduated from that in 2005. What do you remember from your time at Michener? Michener takes all that theoretical knowledge and makes…
We are deeply saddened to share that Dr. Winston Isaac, Michener alumnus and previous faculty member, passed away on February 15, 2019. Dr. Isaac was a key part of the Respiratory Therapy program at The Michener Institute for almost 20 years – first as a student starting in 1971, then as a Clinical Coordinator in…
