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New study from researchers at the University of Ottawa’s Department of Family Medicine found mix of virtual and in-person care provides potential antidote to physician, resource shortages.

2025 saw the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine forging strong new partnerships to support our communities, leading innovative new research, and students thriving across world-class programs.

In a period of profound change, 2025 was a year of acceleration that foreshadows how the University of Ottawa will shape the future of its community, of Canada and the world in the months and years ahead.

This year’s top research stories showcase the power of collaboration. By uniting disciplines and engaging communities and industry, these partnerships deepen our understanding of society’s most pressing challenges and shape solutions that deliver real impact.

From November 21 to 23, 160 uOttawa students spent over 48 hours working in interdisciplinary teams, alongside community partners, in an intensive, fast-paced and credited educational experience finding solutions to one of the city’s biggest social challenges, youth homelessness.

Canadian researchers publish largest prehab trial ever in JAMA Surgery

Once again, the University of Ottawa has confirmed its stellar reputation for research, placing within the top five research-intensive universities in Canada according to Research Infosource Inc.

On December 2, students and faculty members were recognized for their outstanding academic achievements.

As Movember shone a light on men’s prostate cancer, screening guidelines for the disease look widely antiquated as modern testing is shunned amid a reduction in the pace of decline of mortality rates.

As part of a major push to unlock more impactful contributions to spaceflight science, Dr. Guy Trudel and a top team of collaborators will seek to unlock how and why astronauts develop a common blood disorder in microgravity.