We are delighted to announce two key new appointments at Michener’s School of Applied Health Sciences. Dr. Melanie Spence-Ariemma will be Michener’s new Dean of Student Affairs. Melanie has an impressive history and considerable experience in applied healthcare and in post-secondary education and administration. She has been a faculty member in Michener’s joint Radiation Therapy…

To mark International Women’s Day on March 8th, we shine a light on some of the amazing work that Michener’s female alumni are doing for Canadian patients and their families. Naturally, we’re starting with Michener’s founder, Dr. Diana Schatz. Dr. Schatz’s work has supported the healthcare of millions of Canadians and set the standard for…

When Judith John was in her late 40s, a biopsy revealed that she had a basal cell carcinoma in her mouth – a type of skin cancer that rarely occurs in someone who doesn’t smoke. Luckily, it was caught early and quickly removed at Mount Sinai Hospital. The procedure went smoothly and afterward, the surgeon…

Last year, MyHealth established the Award for an Outstanding Black Student. This new award is given to a Black individual enrolled in a Michener full-time program who demonstrates a commitment to Black community involvement and a desire to enhance Black lives through their education and career choices. The first recipient of the award in 2020…

The Michener Institute of Education at UHN is creating a new full-time program to meet the needs of the healthcare system for digitally-literate health professionals. The new Digital Health and Data Analytics Program is designed to be pragmatic, practical and job oriented – anticipating the needs of the workplace of the future and using the…

Jake Tran, Michener alumni and now President and CEO of Toronto Grace Hospital, always knew his future would lie with health sciences. After researching the work Respiratory Therapists (RTs) in ICU and emergency departments do with patients, Jake set his sights on Respiratory Therapy. Between his time at Michener and now, Jake has been part…

When Genetics Technology student Scott Whitehouse went home to Newfoundland for the holiday break, he had no idea he would find himself self-isolating upon returning to school. While in Newfoundland, Covid-19 regulations changed in December to require those entering Ontario from other provinces in Canada to isolate for 14 days. “About two weeks before my…

On December 14, 2020, University Health Network (UHN) gave the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario. Anita Quidangen, a personal support worker from the Rekai Centres, was the first to receive the vaccine at The Michener Institute of Education at UHN’s St. Patrick Campus, which was selected as the pilot site to give vaccines to…

Toronto, Ontario (February 4, 2021) – In Canada, 30 to 50 per cent of all health care involves a wound. With the pandemic, older, comorbid patients at the highest risk for wounds are also at the greatest risk of COVID-19 complications. While public health measures have helped to limit the spread of the virus, many…

The Michener Institute of Education at UHN is creating new programs in digital health and data analytics to meet Canada’s need for digitally-literate professionals in the healthcare system and beyond. The new full-time Digital Health and Data Analytics Program is designed to be pragmatic, practical and job oriented. The program will be offered online, with…