Medicine and Health Sciences
About the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Recognized as one of the top medical schools in North America, McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences has a long tradition of excellence. Founded in 1829, it was McGill’s first faculty and the first medical faculty in Canada. As Canada's leading medical research university, McGill has been at the vanguard of breakthroughs in areas such as biomedical science, epigenetics, neuroscience, stem cells, and regenerative medicine. Through its numerous departments, institutes, and units housed within its six schools—Biomedical Sciences, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Medicine, Nursing, Physical and Occupational Therapy, and Population and Global Health—the Faculty fosters an environment where collaboration and technology provide fertile ground for the best and brightest.
Mission and Values
The mission of the McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is to educate future and current healthcare professionals and scientists based on our commitment to excellence, social accountability, and lifelong learning, together with the pursuit of novel research and clinical innovation, to improve the health of individuals and populations worldwide. It provides training in undergraduate medicine, postgraduate medicine, nursing, physical and occupational therapy, and communication sciences and disorders, as well as in population and global health and the biomedical sciences. The Faculty is guided by the principle of professionalism, which includes: compassion, integrity and honesty; respect and collaboration; openness; connectedness to its communities; and altruism.
Education
More than 8,000 students, residents, and fellows are distributed throughout the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences' schools, as well as its numerous institutes and centres. They are supported by over 4,000 academics and over 800 support staff who are committed to the Faculty's tripartite mission of education, research, and service to society. Faculty programs are rooted in a scholarship of education. These programs ensure the Faculty's students are: oriented to preserving health, technically competent, adept at solving problems, and capable of functioning as part of a multidisciplinary team committed to life-long learning, both for themselves and, in the case of health professions learners, for their patients. Cutting-edge facilities use sophisticated environments and tools to expose students to the most advanced methodologies in experiential learning for research and for the delivery of the best possible and safest care.
Research
The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is home to close to 4,000 investigators, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows, and accounts for more than 60% of all research across McGill University. It encourages and supports outstanding research trainees and research training programs that contribute to the understanding of the basic mechanisms of health and disease. An emphasis is placed on collaboration between basic and clinical sciences, to accelerate the translation of research into better treatments and care, as well as between members of the Faculty and researchers in other disciplines. The Faculty's research encompasses the scholarship of discovery and integration.
Service
The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is committed to contributing to the development of healthier societies locally, nationally, and internationally through education, research, clinical care, and collaboration. Members and trainees of the Faculty provide exemplary, scientifically-based health support and services to the McGill target populations and participate actively in national and international professional organizations. The Faculty promotes a scholarship of application that aims to ensure that the latest available knowledge is used to improve the care and well-being of society.
Administrative Officers in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lesley Fellows | Vice-President (Health Affairs) and Dean (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) |
| Jean-Pierre Farmer | Associate Vice-President and Vice-Dean (Health Affairs) |
| Demetra Kafantaris | Executive Director (Administration and Operations) |
| Leah Moss | Senior Advisor to Vice-President (Health Affairs) and Dean (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) |
| Christian Pineau | Vice-Dean (Academic Affairs) |
| Marc Pell | Assistant Dean (Academic Affairs) |
| TBA | Assistant Dean (Academic Career Development) |
| Shari R. Baum | Vice-Dean (Research) |
| Sylvain Baillet | Associate Dean (Research) |
| Beth-Ann Cummings | Vice-Dean (Education and Community Engagement) |
| Gerald Fried | Associate Dean (Education Technology and Innovation) and Director (Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning) |
| Mélanie Mondou | Associate Dean (Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME)) |
| Sabrina Fallavollita | Assistant Dean (UGME) |
| Simon Bergman | Assistant Dean (Accreditation, UGME) |
| Nathalie Saad | Assistant Dean (Student Affairs, UGME) |
| Joshua Chinks | Assistant Dean (MDCM Admissions) |
| Leon Tourian | Associate Dean (Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) and Professional Affairs) |
| Gabriela Ghitulescu | Assistant Dean (Accreditation, PGME) |
| Patrick Willemot | Assistant Dean (Admissions, Equity, and Enrollment, PGME) |
| Elizabeth M. Hazel | Assistant Dean (Competency-Based Medical Education, PGME) |
| Joanne Alfieri | Assistant Dean (Curricula, PGME) |
| TBA | Assistant Dean (Fellowships, PGME) |
| Anali Maneshi | Assistant Dean (Resident Affairs) |
| Danyèle Lacombe | Vice-Dean and Director (Campus Outaouais) |
| Céline Aguer | Assistant Dean, Faculty Development (Campus Outaouais) |
| Aimee Ryan | Associate Dean (Biomedical B.Sc., Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs) |
| Eduardo Franco | Interim Associate Dean and Director (School of Population and Global Health) |
| Lynne McVey | Associate Dean and Director (Ingram School of Nursing) |
| Laurie Snider | Associate Dean and Director (School of Physical and Occupational Therapy) |
| Elin Thordardottir | Associate Dean and Director (School of Communication Sciences and Disorders) |
| Keith Murai | Associate Dean and Director (School of Biomedical Sciences) |
| Terence Hébert | Assistant Dean (Biomedical Science Education) |
| Mary Lattas | Assistant Dean (Health Professions Education) |
| Heather Abrahams | Associate Dean (Continuing Professional Development) |
| Francesca Luconi | Assistant Dean (Continuing Professional Development) |
| Sophie Vaillancourt | Associate Dean (Faculty Development) |
| Mark Daly | Assistant Dean (Faculty Development) |
| Sender Liberman | Assistant Dean (International Affairs) |
| Svetlana Kochkina | Interim Head Librarian (Osler Library of the History of Medicine) |
| Francesca Frati | Head Librarian (Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering) |
Medical Societies
McGill Medical Students' Society Inc.
Lady Meredith Annex
3706 Peel Street
Montreal QC H3A 1W9
Email: president.mss@mail.mcgill.ca; vice-president.mss@mail.mcgill.ca; vpinternal.mss@mail.mcgill.ca
The Society is an association of all registered medical students. Acting through its elected council and various Faculty committees, the Society performs a number of functions:
- represents medical students' needs, concerns, and ideas to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, the rest of the McGill community, the government, and the public at large;
- promotes interaction among medical students through both the Fédération médicale étudiante du Québec (FMEQ) and the Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS);
- attempts the advancement of new forms of learning in response to the desires of the students;
- promotes student sporting and social events within the Faculty and with other faculties;
- supports its clubs, interest groups, and standing committees in advancing the student life and educational experience of its members;
- publishes a weekly newsletter, The Murmur, for all medical students;
- attempts to provide the resources and personnel to meet student needs and wishes as they arise;
- supports and facilitates the creation and consolidation of student-led academic and community outreach initiatives;
- consults its members with the goal of improving student representation and services, including through hosting at least one general assembly per academic year;
- acts as a positive leader in the McGill University community and the community at large.
The MSS has members on many Faculty committees, including the M.D.,C.M. Program Committee and the Admissions Committee. The Society strives to provide opportunities and events that will meet all students’ needs.
L'Association des étudiant(e)s en médecine
L'Association des étudiant(e)s en médecine est une association de tous les étudiants inscrits en médecine. Représentée par son conseil élu et par les divers comités de la faculté, l'Association accomplit les fonctions suivantes :
- représente les idées des étudiants, leurs soucis et leurs problèmes à la Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, à la communauté de McGill, au gouvernement et au public en général;
- facilite la communication des étudiants en médecine par le biais de la Fédération médicale étudiante du Québec (FMEQ) et de la Fédération des étudiants et des étudiantes en médecine du Canada (FEMC);
- essaie de développer des nouveaux cours qui répondront aux désirs des étudiants;
- s'occupe des activités sportives et sociales des étudiants en médecine et avec autres facultés;
- soutient ses clubs, ses groupes d'intérêt et ses comités permanents pour faire avancer la vie étudiante et l'expérience éducative de ses membres;
- publie un hebdomadaire, The Murmur, pour tous les étudiants en médecine;
- essaie de fournir les ressources et le personnel afin de rencontrer les besoins et les désirs des étudiants qui se font ressentir;
- soutient et facilite la création et la consolidation de projets étudiants axés sur les volets académique et communautaire;
- consulte ses membres afin d'améliorer la représentation étudiante et les services aux étudiants, y compris en organisant au moins une assemblée générale par année universitaire;
- agit comme leader positif au sein de la communauté universitaire de l'Université McGill et dans la communauté en général.
L'Association des étudiants en médecine a des membres sur plusieurs comités de la faculté y compris le « M.D.,C.M. Program Committee » et « Admissions Committee ». L'Association s'efforce de fournir des occasions et des évènements qui répondront à tous les besoins des étudiants.
Osler Society
The Osler Society was founded in 1921 to perpetuate the memory and teaching of Sir William Osler, the most illustrious graduate and professor of the McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. In the spirit of Osler, the object of the society is to enrich our medical education through the attendance of lectures given by distinguished guest speakers, and through the presentation and discussion of papers concerning the Humanities and Social Sciences in Medicine. In addition, the club has put a focus on developing philanthropy among medical students and in exploring various areas in which the experience may be enriched to develop students into more well-rounded physicians.
Meetings and activities are held throughout the academic year. In the Fall, the Osler Lecture is given by a distinguished guest. It is followed by the Osler Banquet, a formal dinner in the grand tradition of the Society. For more information, you can visit the Osler Society Facebook page.
McGill Journal of Medicine
The McGill Journal of Medicine (MJM) is a scholarly scientific journal providing an international forum for university students to publish original research, case reports, reviews, and expository essays in any field of medicine. Established in May 1994, the MJM is published biannually and produced entirely by students in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and in Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at McGill. The MJM is peer-reviewed, available online, and open-access. It seeks to advance scientific knowledge by publishing the results of scientific research as well as commentaries about relevant issues pertaining to science and medicine.
Based on the principles of student excellence and education, the MJM is unique among existing medical journals as the only student-run scientific journal devoted to publishing the original research of students exclusively, on an international scale. The MJM has established a national and international base of authors. Please see reviews of the MJM in the New England Journal of Medicine (336:885;1997) and JAMA (278:1461-2;1997).
Other Medical Societies and Clubs
A list of MSS' societies and clubs can be found on the McGill Journal of Medicine site.
Location
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Administrative Offices
3605 de la Montagne Street
Montreal QC H3G 2M1
Canada
Telephone: 514-398-3515
Website: mcgill.ca/medhealthsci
Educational Services
680 Sherbrooke Street West, 17th floor
Montreal QC H3A 2M7
Canada
Telephone: 514-398-1768
McIntyre Medical Sciences Building
3655 Promenade Sir-William-Osler
Montreal QC H3G 1Y6
Canada
Office of Admissions
1010 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 1230 (Entrance to building is via Metcalfe Street)
Montreal QC H3A 2R7
Canada
Telephone: 514-398-3517