{"id":12325,"date":"2026-09-09T10:11:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T14:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afmc.ca\/?p=12325"},"modified":"2026-09-09T10:14:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T14:14:15","slug":"afmc-welcomes-nancy-baxter-as-vice-president-and-dean-faculty-of-health-sciences-at-mcmaster-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afmc.ca\/fr\/afmc-welcomes-nancy-baxter-as-vice-president-and-dean-faculty-of-health-sciences-at-mcmaster-university\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u2019AFMC accueille Nancy Baxter, vice-pr\u00e9sidente et doyenne de la Facult\u00e9 des sciences de la sant\u00e9 de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 McMaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8 septembre 2026,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L'Association des facult\u00e9s de m\u00e9decine du Canada (AFMC) f\u00e9licite Nancy Baxter pour son entr\u00e9e en fonction en tant que vice-pr\u00e9sidente et doyenne de la Facult\u00e9 des sciences de la sant\u00e9 de l'Universit\u00e9 McMaster, \u00e0 compter du 31 ao\u00fbt 2026.<br><br>La Dre Baxter poss\u00e8de une vaste exp\u00e9rience \u00e0 la t\u00eate de milieux universitaires complexes dans le domaine de la sant\u00e9 au Canada et en Australie. Plus r\u00e9cemment, elle a occup\u00e9 le poste de vice-doyenne ex\u00e9cutive responsable des centres de recherche \u00e0 la Facult\u00e9 de m\u00e9decine et de sant\u00e9 de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Sydney et, en 2025, celui de doyenne ex\u00e9cutive par int\u00e9rim, dirigeant la plus grande facult\u00e9 de sant\u00e9 d\u2019Australie. Auparavant, elle \u00e9tait directrice de la Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, o\u00f9 elle a contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 la cr\u00e9ation d\u2019Onemda, un centre de sant\u00e9 publique autochtone.<br><br>\u00ab Revenir \u00e0 McMaster \u00e0 titre de vice-pr\u00e9sidente et doyenne de la Facult\u00e9 des sciences de la sant\u00e9 repr\u00e9sente pour moi un v\u00e9ritable retour aux sources \u00bb, affirme la Dre Baxter. \u00ab McMaster poss\u00e8de une histoire remarquable d\u2019innovation dans la formation des professionnels de la sant\u00e9. Je suis honor\u00e9e de me joindre \u00e0 la Facult\u00e9 et j\u2019ai h\u00e2te de collaborer avec notre communaut\u00e9 afin de poursuivre sur cette lanc\u00e9e et de contribuer \u00e0 fa\u00e7onner l\u2019avenir de la recherche et des soins. \u00bb<br><br>Chirurgienne colorectale et chercheuse de renomm\u00e9e internationale dans le domaine des services de sant\u00e9, la Dre Baxter conjugue l\u2019excellence en recherche \u00e0 un engagement de longue date envers l\u2019enseignement et le mentorat. Elle a occup\u00e9 le poste de doyenne associ\u00e9e \u00e0 la Dalla Lana School of Public Health et a re\u00e7u le prix Eugenie Stuart de la meilleure \u00e9ducatrice de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de Toronto ainsi que le prix de mentorat de Bryce Taylor. Elle est l\u2019auteure de plus de 500 publications \u00e9valu\u00e9es par les pairs et est membre de l\u2019Acad\u00e9mie canadienne des sciences de la sant\u00e9.<br><br>La Dre Baxter succ\u00e8de \u00e0 Paul O\u2019Byrne, qui a termin\u00e9 un mandat de dix ans le 30 juin 2026. L\u2019AFMC tient \u00e0 exprimer sa sinc\u00e8re reconnaissance au Dr O\u2019Byrne pour son leadership et sa contribution \u00e0 l\u2019avancement de l\u2019\u00e9ducation m\u00e9dicale et de l\u2019innovation en soins de sant\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 McMaster.<br><br>L\u2019AFMC se r\u00e9jouit de collaborer avec la Dre Baxter, en sa qualit\u00e9 de membre du conseil d\u2019administration de l\u2019AFMC, afin de faire progresser nos priorit\u00e9s communes en mati\u00e8re d\u2019\u00e9ducation m\u00e9dicale, de recherche et de soins de sant\u00e9 partout au Canada.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Septembre 8, 2026 The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) congratulates Nancy Baxter on the beginning of her term as Vice-President and Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University, effective August 31, 2026. Dr. Baxter brings extensive experience leading complex academic health environments in Canada and Australia. 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