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Together for Better Health
The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences has a long and deep commitment to humanism. This is at the heart of our mission and the inspiration behind our strategic plan, Together for better health:
News from our community

July 8, 2026
Relève étoile Jacques-Genest award for experimental medicine student
Doctoral student Wajih Jawhar received the Fonds de recherche du Québec award in June in recognition of excellence in bone cancer research.

July 14, 2026
ISoN-led project receives FMHS Education Impact Award
Project addresses the need for a structured, evidence-based approach to improving primary care nurse practitioner clinical education.
200 Years, 200 Stories
MORE NEWS
Study offers new insights into why ex-smokers remain at elevated risk of lung disease
Published: 22 Jul 2026McGill researchers receive $14 million in SSHRC funding for 62 projects focusing on societal challenges
Published: 21 Jul 2026Reducing vehicle emissions could prevent thousands of deaths in Canada
Published: 8 Jul 2026122 McGill research projects awarded $30 million in NSERC Discovery Grants funding
Published: 7 Jul 2026
EVENTS
- 1 Oct
Pharmacology & Therapeutics Theodore L. Sourkes Lecture in Neuropharmacology: Michael Heneka, Ph.D “Innate Immunity in Alzheimer disease"
- 6 Oct
KAC Elliot Lecture: Metabolic Vulnerabilities and Opportunities in Brain Function
- 14 Oct
Wilder Penfield Lecture: Information as a Determinant of Health: The role of video based information and AI in improving health information
- 15 Oct
Hughlings Jackson Lecture 2026: Behaviour, Brain Computation, and Evolution

