Appointments, awards and honours from Canada's 17 faculties of medicine | News and Events | AFMC http://www.afmc.ca/news-announcements-e.php Appointments, awards and honours from Canada's 17 faculties of medicine en-ca Copyright The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:33:36 -0500 University of Western Ontario http://www.afmc.ca/news-announcements-e.php#a390 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Gideon Koren has been reappointed Ivey Chair of Molecular Toxicology for July 1, 2009 to Jun 30, 2014. University of Western Ontario http://www.afmc.ca/news-announcements-e.php#a391 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Charles Trick has been reappointed the Beryl Ivey Chair in Ecosystem Health at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry for the period July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2014. University of Western Ontario http://www.afmc.ca/news-announcements-e.php#a392 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Michael J. Rieder has been reappointed the CIHR-Glaxo Smith Kline Chair in Paediatric Clinical Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry for the period May 1, 2009 - April 30, 2014. University of Toronto http://www.afmc.ca/news-announcements-e.php#a388 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Professor Robert Harrison of the Department of Otolaryngology is this year's recipient of the Noni MacDonald Award of the Canadian Paediatric Society for his article Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Children: A ‘less than silent' environmental danger which appeared in the May-June 2008 issue of Paediatrics & Child Health. The award goes to an author whose article has positively affected pediatric medicine. University of British Columbia http://www.afmc.ca/news-announcements-e.php#a417 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Dr. Gavin Stuart takes on enhanced role at UBC On September 24, on the recommendation of the President, the Board of Governors approved the establishment of a new position of Vice Provost Health. In addition, the Board approved that the new position be assumed by Dr. Gavin Stuart, and that Dr. Stuart's title be changed to Vice Provost Health and Dean, Faculty of Medicine. The Vice Provost Health will represent UBC in interactions with other universities and with the health authorities across the province. The position of Vice Provost Health at UBC will enable a comprehensive representative role when dealing with the key stakeholders in matters affecting the provincial distributed model of medical education, teaching and research. Internal to UBC, the Vice Provost Health will work closely with the Principal of the College of Health Disciplines and the Deans of other health-related Faculties.