Faculty of Health Sciences 2023: Milestones and Successes
A year in review at the Faculty of Health Sciences.
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
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