Imagine a future where parents can control the genetic traits of their children. They could carefully select their most desirable qualities, such as hair or eye colour, or an aptitude for swimming or running. Diseases and hereditary conditions like certain cancers and heart conditions, or even colour blindness and male pattern baldness could become virtually…
Welcome back! As Michener officially kicks off 2018, we’re taking a look back at some of our top stories from 2017. From the ways Michener’s students have had a profound impact on patient care, to how they’re adapting and transforming their careers with the emergence of disruptive technologies, these stories showcase the amazing dedication our…
Radiation therapy may not be where many go for artistic inspiration, but when the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists put out the call for cover art for a special issue of the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences (JMIRS), Eugene Leung had to look no further than the treatment planning suite. A third-year…
If you asked a group of monks back in the 13th Century if they thought they would one day be replaced by a machine, I’m sure they would have said, “Are you kidding me? No one has as beautiful penmanship as I do, you can’t replace that with a machine!” Today, when you ask a…
Clinical Recognition Awards thank the clinical coordinators and educators who go the extra mile for Michener’s students For many of the full-time students at The Michener Institute of Education at UHN, clinical placements are the first opportunity they have to put the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom, labs and simulation exercises into practice.…
In his mid-thirties and already in the midst of an established career with the Red Door Family Shelter in Toronto, Sam Gennidakis’ foray into health care was an unanticipated result of a family tragedy. But even before Sam became a student at The Michener Institute of Education at UHN, he knew he was meant for…
It is perhaps the best evidence to date that integrating Michener within UHN was meant to be: last week, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada granted the Michener Institute of Education at UHN status as an accredited continuing professional development (CPD) provider. This means that physicians will be able to earn Continuing…
At University Health Network (UHN), we’re proudly home to countless innovations and dozens of world-first breakthroughs that have transformed health care. The research behind these advances has gone on to inform everyday medical treatments and tests that have had a global impact on health care delivery. Continued investment in health research is therefore critical to…
Health promotion and prevention is one of the main competencies required in the last year of the Chiropody program at The Michener Institute. Whether it’s an educational seminar or participating in a health event, it’s important for us to demonstrate our clinical education to fellow health care practitioners and the public by promoting and advancing…
When Judy Tran thinks back to her time in high school, she recalls being a timid student interested in science and engineering, starting to think about what her future might look like. Now a medical laboratory technologist at Toronto General Hospital and The Michener Institute of Education at UHN’s 2017 valedictorian, Judy is helping students…
