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Finland’s pioneering “one-stop shop” health data sharing model could fast-track AI innovation and enhance patient care. However, for many emerging economies, overcoming regulatory, structural, and trust barriers remains a significant challenge.

A recent student-run blood drive has raised awareness of how a diversity in supply helps more Canadians receive life-saving care.

It's been five years since the planet went into a near total shutdown. When the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020, schools were closed across the globe, with some remaining so for in-person learning for much of the following year.

For the past eight years, Dr. Bernard Jasmin has served as the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, leading with passion, vision, and an unwavering commitment to excellence. Now, as he steps down from this role, he leaves behind a legacy of strategic growth, financial stability, and a strengthened sense of community within the faculty.

In November 2024, several of our Master of Anatomical Sciences Education students were honoured at the Faculty of Medicine Awards in Education Ceremony.

HIV, diabetes, breast cancer, high blood pressure and uterine fibroids are some key health issues affecting Black women in Canada. But these conditions’ impacts on Black women have received less attention — in terms of both research and health interventions — than those for some other Canadian groups.

A passion for learning about child development led Béatrice de Montigny to a career as a schoolteacher. Now, after a decade in elementary classrooms, she’s a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education researching how to prepare future educators to talk about sexuality and consent with their students. Teaching youth how to think critically about consent, says De Montigny, is an essential aspect of c...

March is Nutrition Month at uOttawa! Magalie Fournier, peer wellness leader for the Nutritional and Physical Health team with the Student Health, Wellness and Support section, offers advice on how to eat well. Her tips will help you fuel your body and mind — without breaking the bank.

The weekly phone calls with her grandmother were no longer enough. After six years in Florida, Nina Kucheran felt that French was sorely missing from her life. So, at the age of 24, she chose the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine as a springboard for a new adventure following her successful career as a university swimmer.

The Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (OVPRI) is proud to announce a significant new chapter in its partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Ottawa, formalizing over three decades of collaboration with a new strategic agreement.