Faculty of Health Sciences 2023: Milestones and Successes

This past year brought many successes and milestones to the Faculty of Health Sciences, from the creation of programs to celebrating those well-established and groundbreaking discoveries to new collaborations within and beyond the university. This video showcases a selection of highlights and achievements from 2023.

To learn more about the stories featured within the year in review video, please refer to the list below.

Cultivating a culture of excellence and innovation in education

• New Master of Biomedical Innovation program (Sept. 2023) joins our list of 22 master’s and doctoral programs
• New BHSc in Integrated Rehabilitation and Humanities (Sept. 2023) launched by the Faculties of Humanities and Health Sciences
• Celebrating 30 years of midwifery education at McMaster and in Ontario
• McMaster ranks 33rd in the world in Times Higher Education Impact Rankings
• McMaster’s Faculty of Health Sciences ranks among the best in the world

Redefining what’s possible through exploration and discovery

• Persistently high rates of severe maternal trauma during forceps, vacuum births warrant national response, analysis shows
• Omicron infection may leave seniors more susceptible to future COVID infections, say McMaster researchers
• McMaster researchers receive $61 million from CIHR to advance health research
• Canadian researchers find radiation not necessary for patients with low-risk breast cancer
• Scientists use AI to find promising new antibiotic to fight evasive hospital superbug

Inspiring excellence by fostering belonging

• 7 actionable ways to promote gender equity
• 10 tips to help make health care inclusive for people with disabilities
• Empowering tomorrow’s Black nurses
• Reaffirming our commitment to inclusion
• ‘Our intrinsic bond’: Indigenous mural unveiled at the Integrated Applied Health Sciences building

Achieving greater heights through collaboration

• Research hub for vision health receives prestigious Brockhouse Canada Prize
• International conference focuses on the future of vaccine design, manufacturing and access
• Health innovation accelerator launches at McMaster’s Waterloo Regional Campus
• Hamilton collaboration transforms the future of medical imaging
• Faculty of Health Sciences teams up with YouTube Health to battle misinformation

Celebrating awards and achievements

• McMaster welcomes three new Banting Postdoctoral Fellows
• Distinguished McMaster professor named to the Order of Canada
• Health Sciences assistant professor wins Gairdner Early Career Investigator Award
• Family medicine professor wins National Researcher of the Year Award
• Four McMaster University professors named to Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
• Three McMaster Health Sciences professors named to Royal Society of Canada