July 20, 2021
By Heidi Singer DLSPH researchers have found that the world is undervaluing a cheap and potentially significant way to save many more lives from car accidents, overdoses, cardiac arrest and common worldwide diseases like malaria: basic first aid. A research… Read more about The undervalued potential of good Samaritans
July 15, 2021
By Alisa Kim Five PhD candidates at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) have been awarded Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships—one of the country’s top academic honours for… Read more about Spotlighting academic excellence and leadership: IHPME doctoral students named 2021 Vanier Scholars
July 7, 2021
By Alisa Kim When Malcolm Moffat, a graduate of the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), was offered the chance to provide aid to graduate students training at the Institute, he jumped at the chance. Having completed the… Read more about Paying it forward: IHPME alum creates scholarship to support future health system leaders
June 24, 2021
By Alisa Kim In early 2020, as SARS-CoV-2 spread like wildfire across the globe, Canada, like many other countries, found itself in dire shortage of personal… Read more about Interdisciplinary project aims to strengthen Canada’s pandemic response products ecosystem
June 22, 2021
By Heidi Singer Prof. Vivek Goel – his career, and academic evolution — is deeply entwined with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and its emergence as Canada’s top public health… Read more about Vivek Goel’s public health vision
June 7, 2021
By Alisa Kim From teaching science to high school students, to becoming one of Canada’s leading researchers in health informatics, Dr. Aviv Shachak’s career has taken him through different twists and turns. Now, Shachak, an Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator… Read more about Dr. Aviv Shachak elected fellow of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics
June 4, 2021
By Alisa Kim Dr. Fiona Miller, a professor at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), has been awarded $6 million from Environment and Climate Change Canada… Read more about Dr. Fiona Miller awarded $6 million to lead a collaborative project to bolster the transition to a high-quality, low-carbon health system in Canada
June 1, 2021
Dear Colleagues, As the academic year comes to a close, there is much to commemorate. June is Pride Month—a time to celebrate with our LGBTQ2S+ faculty, students and… Read more about Commemorating Pride Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day
May 28, 2021
By Alisa Kim Dr. Kieran Quinn was wrapping up a busy day of clinical service on the general medicine ward at Mount Sinai Hospital when his phone rang. On the other end was Dr. Chaim Bell, his PhD supervisor at… Read more about A rare honour: doctoral candidate wins Governor General’s Gold Medal for academic excellence
May 10, 2021
By Alisa Kim Seven graduate students at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation were awarded Vector Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence (AI).… Read more about Masters students awarded Vector Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence