Year 2 Report 2023 2022 Year 2 Report Year 2 Report Radical Collaboration for a Healthier World Transforming health sciences education, research, and care is not something a university faculty can do without collaboration. Internally, it requires hard work and decisive action, but it also needs committed, innovative partners. Read full article » Transforming health sciences education, research, and care is not something a university faculty can do without collaboration. Internally, it requires hard work and decisive action, but it also needs committed, innovative partners. Read full article » Our Stories This is a very important initiative for the Weeneebayko Region that will help increase the capacity for culturally-safe healthcare that is directed and delivered by health professionals from our communities - Lynne Innes, President and Chief Executive Officer, Weeneebayko Area Health Authority 24 Feb, 2023 Queen’s Weeneebayko Health Education Program launched with support from the Mastercard Foundation to transform Indigenous healthcare in the region | 24 Feb, 2023 News & Announcements This project will truly drive health transformation – improving regional health outcomes, addressing health equity and access, and building Indigenous representation within healthcare that is situated within community, directed by community, and delivered by health professionals from community - Jane Philpott, Dean, Queen’s Health Sciences and Director, School of Medicine 06 Mar, 2023 Weeneebayko Area Health Authority, Mastercard Foundation and Queen’s partner to transform health sciences education for Indigenous youth | 06 Mar, 2023 Feature Stories Our vision is a more equitable, diverse and inclusive faculty that is contributing in meaningful ways to decolonization, Indigenization, anti-oppression and justice - Dr. Colleen Davison, Associate Dean, Equity and Social Accountability, Queen’s Health Sciences 12 Mar, 2023 A Course for Action: Introducing the QHS EDIIA Action Plan | 12 Mar, 2023 News & Announcements The first years of a child’s life are crucial for setting the stage for ongoing health and well-being into adulthood. With the current crisis in accessing primary care physicians, this clinic will help educate new healthcare providers and offer a critical service to ensure the health of our youngest patients - Dr. Bob Connelly, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics 09 May, 2023 Taking care of newborn health in our community: Introducing the Partnership for Well Baby Care | 09 May, 2023 Feature Stories As Chair, Indigenous Health, Dr. Funnell will develop, conduct, and support scholarship and ways of Indigenous knowing within QHS, and enable interdisciplinary community-oriented knowledge translation, mentorship, and collaboration with Indigenous communities and Queen’s colleagues 15 Jun, 2023 Dr. Sarah Funnell appointed Associate Dean, Indigenous Health and Chair, Indigenous Health | 15 Jun, 2023 News & Announcements We need to give back strength and autonomy to Indigenous peoples, and we need to be careful about presenting ideas of what we think is best for their care. It’s what they think is best. We need to tread carefully and listen. - Dr. Cathie Moran, Queen’s Family Medicine resident 19 Jun, 2023 Weeneebayko-Queen’s historical partnership shaped groundbreaking program | 19 Jun, 2023 Feature Stories We are launching with 20 new medical school seats and demand has been very strong. There's tremendous curiosity. It's a new type of program so that's generated a lot of interest; there's a lot of demand for every seat available. The first set of admissions offers were accepted quickly. We have a full class. - Dr. Richard Van Wylick, Vice-Dean of Health Sciences Education, Queen’s Health Sciences 10 Jul, 2023 A new education model that puts community first | 10 Jul, 2023 Feature Stories Today’s orientation event is a tremendous milestone for Lakeridge Health and our Queen’s University partners - Dr. Joel Kennedy, Chief and Medical Director, Family and Community Medicine, Lakeridge Health 29 Aug, 2023 Student orientation launches Queen’s-Lakeridge Health MD Family Medicine Program | 29 Aug, 2023 Feature Stories Establishing this office and filling this important role are key priorities in our faculty’s strategic plan and will help us further Indigenous health and cultural perspectives throughout all the health sciences - Jane Philpott, Dean, Queen’s Health Sciences and Director, School of Medicine 19 Sep, 2023 A new day for Indigenous health at Queen’s | 19 Sep, 2023 Feature Stories I’ve wanted to be a surgeon since I was in second grade, I just want to help people - Darlene Louttit, student in Queen’s Weeneebayko Health Education Program 27 Sep, 2023 Preparing future health scientists and professionals through summer opportunities | 27 Sep, 2023 Feature Stories This is a model where groups of researchers are lifted up by one another and the faculty as a whole - Dr. Stephen Scott, Vice-Dean Research, Queen’s Health Sciences 04 Oct, 2023 Queen’s Health Sciences creates Research Excellence Clusters | 04 Oct, 2023 News & Announcements The future of discovery is collaboration – Dr. Lynne Postovit, Head of the Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences 25 Oct, 2023 New Discovery Labs spark interdisciplinary student research | 25 Oct, 2023 Feature Stories The Strategic Performance Process allows Queen’s Health Sciences to follow a business model that will ensure that we are supporting informed, strong decisions for both QHS and the university - Megan Sheppard, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, Queen’s Health Sciences 06 Nov, 2023 Queen’s Health Sciences introduces Strategic Performance Process | 06 Nov, 2023 Feature Stories We can't solve today's biggest health problems alone. Teamwork is essential to leading a revolution in the academic health sciences. Jane Philpott, Dean, Queen’s Health Sciences and Director, School of Medicine