Celebrating Michener’s clinical partners
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…
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Michener Student Awards: One student’s journey into health care
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…
Michener named an accredited provider of Continuing Professional Development
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 Blog: #Support4Research – Why Research Matters
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…
Michener Blog: Third-year Chiropody students’ visit to the Rama First Nation annual health fair
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…
Michener valedictorian hoping to inspire future engineering and health care professionals
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…
Big Ideas: How Blockchain will Revolutionize Health Care
If you’ve been paying attention to trends in technology, by now you’ve probably heard of blockchain technology. Blockchain has been making waves as a great disruptor that “could soon give…
Big Ideas: Technology and Compassionate Care
There is a scene in the 2016 film Hidden Figures where – against the backdrop of racism and sexism in civil rights era United States – African-American mathematician Dorothy Vaughan comes across…
Michener Blog: Reflections from one of 150 Nurses for Canada
Canada 150 offers an opportunity for all of us to stop and reflect on the great country we live in and the opportunities that exist for us as Canadians. This…
A little extra effort by Michener student goes a long way for patient
A little extra effort and a close eye from a student sonographer had a big impact on the life of one patient. Now, that patient, Mr. W, who asked that…