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
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