FACULTY OF MEDICINE
2013—2014
Annual Report
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2013 — 2014 Annual Report — 1
OUR VISION
Creating the future of health OUR MISSION
An innovative medical school commited to excellence and leadership in education, research and service to society.
Contents 2 — Message from the Dean 3 — Research 1 5 — Education 2 3 — Connecting with the Community 27 — Statement of Endowment 28 — Faculty Updates
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University of Calgary Jon Meddings, MD Dean, Faculty of Medicine University of Calgary
Message from the Dean As part of the continued evolution of the Faculty of Medicine, we have spent the last year working to define our new strategic vision.
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hat vision not only includes big ideas for our education and training programs, and big plans for our research enterprise, but it explores new ways to embrace exciting opportunities to connect with the community. After last year’s Alberta floods, I’m sure many of us have a new appreciation for just what makes a community. Our students, trainees, faculty members and staff are the cornerstone of our internal community – but they’re certainly not a sedentary bunch. Each year they travel, teach, host, collaborate, discover, volunteer, organize, learn, treat and make an impact by connecting with one another and people around the world. Last year, they were keynote speakers at public science cafes and lectures; hosted a heart health booth at the Calgary Marathon; provided patient care throughout the city, the province and globally; helped raise
public awareness during annual events like Diabetes Day; opened their labs, classrooms and minds to young people; were recognized with prestigious Orders of Canada and Rhodes Scholarships, and even performed live televised surgery to teach high school students about anatomy. Our donors, supporters, government and industry partners, patients and members of the public make up our broader community. These relationships
“We are very fortunate as a Faculty to partner with an active and engaged Dean’s Advisory Board.” are productive and challenging; emotional and inspiring, and over the past year have helped to expand our capacity for innovative and progressive research, patient care and scholarship alike. Of course it’s the combination of both communities that helped us graduate double the number of family doctors since 2008 last year, and underpin our efforts to be a national leader in brain and mental health, inflammation and cardiac disease research. As we put the polish on our new strategic plan after another tremendous
year, I’d like to acknowledge a particularly important community relationship you may not be aware of. We are very fortunate as a Faculty to partner with an active and engaged Dean’s Advisory Board. Drawn from our broad and diverse community, membership consists of a collection of dedicated and experienced local leaders. The board serves as an advocate for our programs and as a strategic advisor to ensure that the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary is meeting the needs of our community. This crucial perspective contributes to helping us realize the Faculty’s potential and achieve at the very highest standards. I hope you enjoy this retrospective snapshot of the 2013/14 academic year here at the Faculty of Medicine. Thank you for being a part of our incredible community and for embracing us as part of yours. Sincerely, Jon Meddings, MD Dean, Faculty of Medicine University of Calgary
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YEAR IN REVIEW
Research
Eyes High The University of Calgary’s Eyes High strategic vision to become one of Canada’s top five research universities by 2016 means we need to focus on key research themes including brain and mental health, and infections, inflammation and chronic diseases in the changing environment.
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University of Calgary
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A team of researchers including cardiologists and nephrologists were able to use unique data sources, including the APPROACH (Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart disease) and AKDN (Alberta Kidney Disease Network) databases, to do a large observational study of more than 10,000 people to evaluate the risks and benefits of heart procedures in patients who had measures of kidney function.
Cancer scientist appointed to direct national research initiative Stephen Robbins, PhD, cancer researcher and former director of the university’s Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute, was appointed scientific director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Cancer Research (CIHR-ICR). Robbins is responsible for the promotion of innovative research across the cancer care continuum, from prevention to treatment to survivorship.
Left: Stephen Robbins, PhD Below: Dr. Matthew James (left) with William Backs
“Approximately one in 10 Canadians have kidney disease.”
Benefits of heart procedures may extend to people with kidney disease People with kidney disease who have a heart attack are 40 per cent less likely to receive life-saving heart procedures such as angioplasty or bypass surgery because of fears the procedure could worsen their kidney disease. But a University of Calgary research study led by the Libin Institute and Institute for Public Health published in July 2013 suggests that the benefits may outweigh the risks.
The results showed that the benefits of angioplasty and bypass surgery following a heart attack, including improved survival, may extend to people with kidney disease. While the procedures were associated with a modest increase in the risk that kidney function could get worse, there was no increase in the risk of requiring dialysis or progressing to kidney failure. This knowledge will help patients with kidney disease and their doctors decide on the best treatment options following a heart attack. Approximately one in 10 Canadians have kidney disease, which is among the strongest risk factors for heart disease. Heart disease remains a number one killer in Canada. It is estimated over 400,000 adults in Alberta have kidney disease, and as many as 28,000 of them will suffer a heart attack over the next 10 years. Dr. Matthew James is supported by Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions.
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2013 — 2014 Annual Report — 5 Left: V. Wee Yong, PhD, (left) and Susobhan Sarkar, PhD
Below: Gordon Skimore with Dr. Derek Exner (right)
Boosting the immune system to treat brain cancer Researchers at the University of Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute have made a discovery that could lead to better treatment for patients suffering from brain cancer. The research team, led by Canada Research Chair in Neuroimmunology V. Wee Yong, PhD, and research associate Susobhan Sarkar, PhD, and including scientists from the Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute, looked at human brain tumour samples and discovered that specialized immune cells in brain tumour patients are compromised. The researchers took this discovery and, in an animal model, identified a drug that is able to re-activate those immune cells and reduce brain tumour growth, increasing the lifespan of mice two to three times. The team is hopeful the discovery will lead to clinical trials and ultimately to a new standard of care for brain tumour patients. Funding was provided by Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions/Alberta Cancer Foundation.
Heart research study is refining the use of life-saving technology Sudden death from heart rhythm abnormalities is still far too common. Calgary-based research aimed at saving the lives of more cardiac patients has expanded to include three additional Alberta sites, as well as other locations in Canada and internationally. The study, led by the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, aims to enhance the guidelines used to determine who should receive an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, or ICD. Roughly the size of a small cellular phone, an ICD is a device implanted under the skin that monitors heart rhythm and automatically corrects life-threatening heart rhythm abnormalities.
With the expansion, there are now 19 recruiting sites in Canada, 11 in the U.S. and one in Europe. Plans are in place to expand the sites further, with the overall goal being to include 1,400 patients from 150 sites worldwide over the next three years. Dr. Derek Exner is supported by Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions.
Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta Throughout 2014 Libin is celebrating its 10-year anniversary. Over the last decade, the integration of the University of Calgary’s cardiovascular research enterprise with the region’s care delivery mechanisms has contributed to Calgary having the highest 30-day post-heart attack survival rate in the country. libin.ucalgary.ca
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University of Calgary
W21C Innovation Academy brings western Canadian innovators to global stage
Grand Challenges Canada funds innovative global health projects The Grand Challenges Canada Stars in Global Health program supports breakthrough and affordable innovations that could transform the way disease is treated in the developing world. Several projects within the Faculty of Medicine received funding in 2013:
Heat shock drugs for malaria: reversing resistance Malaria is a tropical infection caused by the bite of an infected mosquito. The infection kills about 655,000 people annually. Malaria is not contagious and only those visiting or living in affected regions are at risk. Drug resistance to the best antimalarials is a major obstacle to eradicating this disease and new ideas on drugs are needed. Dr. Dylan Pillai, a member of the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, and his research team, will use their funding to try to reverse the resistance to once-effective drugs like chloroquine.
Above: Dr. Dylan Pillai Above Right: Karl Riabowol, PhD
Alpaca Antibodies for HIV Neutralization The United Nations AIDS task force reports that 34 million people are infected with HIV; 24 million of that number live in sub-Saharan Africa where treatment is both challenging and limited. Karl Riabowol, PhD, a member of both the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute and the Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute, along with his research team, are leading a project using alpacas to produce neutralizing antibodies against antigenic regions of HIV recently identified in rare cases of natural resistance. Alpacas are ideally suited because of their properties of simplicity, specificity, size and stability. Digital African Health Library Access to medical libraries or internet services is often limited for primary care providers in developing countries. The cost and bandwidth problems of computer and web-based solutions make access to relevant information a distant promise in most rural African health facilities. Led by Dr. Rodney Crutcher, a member of the Institute for Public Health, and Dr. Bruce Dahlman, the Digital African Health Library is an integrated, smartphone-based, point-of-care support resource that provides evidence-based, locally relevant health information.
In November 2013 the University of Calgary’s Ward of the 21st Century (W21C) hosted the inaugural W21C Innovation Academy. The event was part of an international collaboration with Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the University of Geneva, Switzerland, and the University of Pretoria in South Africa to seek out the best health-care innovations with the potential to stimulate significant change to healthcare and health systems delivery. Participants from across Alberta and British Columbia took part in the business pitch style competition, which was judged by experts in marketing, academia, business, finance, innovation and commercialization. SnapDx, a Calgary-based mobile health startup from Startup Calgary’s co-founder and chairman, Hisham Al-Shurafa, and University of Calgary resident physicians Drs. Rahul Mehta and Aravind Ganesh, took first prize. SnapDx provides interactive, visual mobile applications that help patients and practitioners to quickly access medical knowledge. Second prize went to Calgary based Orpyx Medical Technologies led by CEO and president, Dr. Breanne Everett, also a UCalgary resident physician. Orpyx has developed sensor-based technologies and sensory substitution systems to monitor foot pressure and provide feedback to diabetic patients.
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2013 — 2014 Annual Report — 7 Far Left: Aaron Goodarzi, PhD Left: Radon test kit
Below: Paul Kubes, PhD
Cancer researchers test their homes for radon Over 40 cancer researchers and physicians signed up to test their houses for radon gas in January to bring awareness to the cancercausing agent that could be lurking in the homes of Canadians.
“Between 1,000 and 4,000 new Canadian lung cancer cases each year are thought to be due to radon.” Although smoking remains the primary cause of lung cancer, between 1,000 and 4,000 new Canadian lung cancer cases each year are thought to be due to radon, a naturally occurring colourless and odourless radioactive gas. Aaron Goodarzi, PhD, the newly appointed Canada Research Chair in Genome Damage and Instability Disease and also a member of the Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute, is exploring several initiatives to help understand and eradicate radon-induced cancer in Alberta, and brainstormed the idea to have Calgary cancer doctors and researchers test their homes for radon gas levels. Because long-term exposure kits provide the most accurate readings, the testing took about a month. High radon gas levels in the home can be corrected through mitigation.
University names research champion: Paul Kubes The University of Calgary has appointed a new champion in the fight against life-threatening infections and chronic diseases. Paul Kubes, PhD, director of the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases and Canada Research Chair in Leukocyte Recruitment in Inflammatory Disease, will spearhead a cross-faculty research initiative to discover new methods to understand, treat and prevent these major illnesses. Through his new role as leader of the Infections, Inflammation and Chronic Diseases in a Changing Environment research theme, Kubes will help take the world-class research already underway at the University of Calgary to the next level.
One of Kubes’ main goals as research theme lead is to bring together experts from a variety of fields—including microbiologists, ecologists and immunologists— to see how collaboration across the scientific spectrum will yield new insights into how these illnesses originate and evolve.
Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases Last year, the Snyder Institute partnered with TELUS Spark to host a free educational panel as part of World Sepsis Day. Stop Sepsis Save Lives! An Evening of Science invited members of the public to join front line ICU doctors and researchers to learn more about the disease. snyder.ucalgary.ca
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University of Calgary
Landmark research study tracked 3.5 million Canadians with high blood pressure Anyone who lives with untreated high blood pressure faces increased risks from heart attack, heart failure and stroke. But after tracking millions of participants from across the country for up to 12 years, researchers at the Libin Institute have pinpointed the specific segments of the population at the greatest risk of developing those health outcomes: men, the elderly and people living in low-income or rural areas.
“At least one in five Canadians has high blood pressure.” The study used the health records of participants from across six provinces in order to provide an accurate portrait of Canadians with hypertension. Researchers believe the findings will enable them to determine in the future whether prevention and treatment approaches are having an impact.
“A generation ago it was the people who worked on farms who would be the healthiest. But now, with increased mechanization and poorer diets, they’re among the unhealthiest,” says Dr. Norman Campbell, co-author of the study. “Although treatment and control of hypertension in Canada has improved over the last decade, at least one in five Canadians has high blood pressure. Globally, almost one in three has hypertension and it’s the leading cause of disability worldwide.” The study was published May 2013 in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Dr. Hude Quan is supported by Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions. Above: Dr. Hude Quan (left) and Dr. Norman Campbell
Study shows meditation, yoga helpful for breast cancer patients Meditation and gentle yoga have been proven to be more effective than group therapy in helping breast cancer survivors cope with the stress and anxiety that often follows treatment, according to a study from cancer researchers in Alberta and British Columbia. The largest trial of its kind, the study followed 271 breast cancer survivors from both provinces. Findings show that participants who used mindfulness-based therapy, which includes meditation and yoga, were more likely than group therapy participants to develop positive coping strategies, such as acceptance, and less likely to use unhelpful strategies, such as worry and avoidance. Linda Carlson, PhD, the study’s lead author, is supported by Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions
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2013 — 2014 Annual Report — 9 Left: Bruce Pike, PhD
Below: S.R. Wayne Chen, PhD
Researchers discover how heart arrhythmia occurs The underlying mechanism of calcium-triggered heart arrhythmias has been a mystery for decades. Arrhythmias cause the heart to beat irregularly, resulting in symptoms such as dizziness and fainting, or in severe cases, sudden arrhythmic death. While many factors contribute to the development of arrhythmias, scientists know that a common mechanism of cardiac arrhythmias is calcium overload in the heart. Researchers at the Libin Institute have discovered the fundamental biology of calcium waves in relation to heart arrhythmias. The findings, published in the Jan. 19, 2014 edition of Nature Medicine, outline the discovery of this fundamental physiological process that researchers hope will one day help design molecularly tailored medications that correct the pathophysiology. S.R. Wayne Chen, PhD, is supported by Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions.
New Campus Alberta Innovation Program Chair in Healthy Brain Aging: Bruce Pike Bruce Pike, PhD, was recruited to the University of Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute as part of the Campus Alberta Innovation Program. Pike’s primary research focus is applying quantitative methods to medical imaging. Pike’s pioneering contributions to quantitative functional MRI have implications for studying normal brain development, as well as for diagnosis and evaluating treatments for conditions such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia and Parkinson’s disease.
Enhancing healthy brain aging is a priority under the Brain and Mental Health strategic research theme, which is one of six research themes guiding the University of Calgary towards its Eyes High goals. More than 200 researchers from nine faculties across campus are working together within this theme to find innovative strategies for improved brain and mental health.
Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) As part of Brain Awareness Week, HBI hosted its annual Brain Bee for aspiring neuroscientists in the spring. Open to students in Grades 9 through 12, the event is a live quiz competition that tests participants’ knowledge of the brain and neuroscience. hbi.ucalgary.ca
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University of Calgary Far Left: Dr. John Pereira (right) Left: Dr. Michael Hill (left) and Dr. Brent Mitchell
New Canadian guidelines for fibromyalgia In May 2013, physicians from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and the University of Calgary published a review article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal to help family doctors diagnose and treat fibromyalgia. The article represents the first time researchers have published Canadian guidelines to help manage the condition. Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that affects the central nervous system causing pain throughout the body. It affects mostly women and is often accompanied by fatigue, depression and sleep problems. The multiple symptom nature of the condition means it can persist for years without a proper diagnosis and treatment. Fibromyalgia is usually diagnosed by rheumatologists, but due to the high prevalence of the disease many patients are not able to seek advice from a specialist. Therefore, the 2012 Canadian Fibromyalgia Guidelines recommend that primary care physicians are best positioned to take on this role. In the review, the authors, who include Dr. John Pereira, a physician at the Calgary Chronic Pain Centre, provide evidence-based tools for primary care physicians to make the diagnosis and manage the condition long-term.
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Dr. Michael Hill and Dr. Brent Mitchell were among the 54 Fellows inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) in 2013.
Concussion research at university gets federal government funding boost In November, Canadian Minister of Health Rona Ambrose announced funding for new national research on concussions, with a focus on improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of these injuries in children and youth. The announcement means funding for 19 new research projects across the country—including a major
The CAHS recognizes individuals of great accomplishment and achievement in the academic health sciences in Canada.
project at the University of Calgary on sport-related concussion in youth hockey. Three projects at the University of Calgary, led by researchers Carolyn Emery, PhD, Dr. Karen Barlow and Dr. Garnette Sutherland, received a total of almost $2.5 million. Above: Federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose and former NHL player Jamie Macoun at funding announcement
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2013 — 2014 Annual Report — 11 Left: Dr. Francois Bernier with eight-year-old Hannah Richardson
$5.5-million gift expands university’s genetic research capabilities The University of Calgary has purchased three next-generation genome sequencers, thanks to a $5.5-million community gift from the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation. This technology will allow researchers at the university and Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI) to identify new genes that contribute to the development of diseases and to move genomic testing into mainstream clinical care.
“Genetic disorders can affect anyone—it’s a roll of the dice.” To run a genome test, the DNA is extracted from a blood sample, sequenced on the machine and the results are analyzed by a bioinformatician. “Genetic disorders can affect anyone—it’s a roll of the dice. Millions of Canadians live with these disorders,” says Dr. Francois Bernier, head of the Department of Medical Genetics.
“We have hundreds of unique cases in Alberta where patients are suffering from genetic diseases that we don’t know much about; we can’t name it, we don’t know how to treat it, and we don’t know how it’s inherited.” Bernier and his colleagues will use a combination of the genome sequencers and complex computer analysis to conduct their research.
Paying it forward in support of dementia research Supporting dementia research at the University of Calgary was an acutely personal matter to Louise Berlin and Donald Burns. Burns’ grandfather and Berlin’s father battled the degenerative brain disorder. Diagnosed with the condition himself in 2007, Burns wanted to contribute something to those studying its causes and potential therapies. Before Burns passed away in October, a $1-million gift from the
philanthropists to the University of Calgary in support of dementia research was made to offer hope to future generations, creating an opportunity for the Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) at the Faculty of Medicine to train postdoctoral fellows, graduate students and undergraduate summer students, as well as inject critical funds into dementia studies in a space called the Healthy Brain Aging Laboratories. “We’ve been fighting this disease for a long while,” said Berlin. “Donald wanted to support research, and while it’s too late for him, this may help others.” The Healthy Brain Aging Laboratories will feature chairs and professorships from multiple fields such as psychiatry, neurology, radiology and MRI research, all collaborating to improve the lives of those dealing with brain disorders. Investing in the University of Calgary was also important to Berlin, an alumna, and Burns, because of their strong connection to the institution. All three of their daughters attended, as well as two sons-in-law and a grandson. Great work in the field is already underway and the gift will facilitate even more strides at a crucial time with an aging population at risk. “With the progress made in the last 15 years identifying genes that increase the risk of dementia, vaccines that prevent Alzheimer’s in mice and biomarkers for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease in humans, I’m optimistic we can make real strides toward prevention in the next five years,” said Keith Sharkey, PhD, deputy director of the HBI.
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University of Calgary Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine
Faculty member supports sleep research program
Royal Society of Canada Walter Herzog, PhD, and Dr. Peter Stys have been named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada, the highest honour achievable by scholars, artists and scientists in Canada. The focus of Stys’ work is on the nerve fiber connections within the brain and spinal cord. Herzog’s research is focused on the neuro-biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system, and his primary impact has been in the area of the molecular mechanisms of muscle contraction. Above: Walter Herzog, PhD (left), Dr. Peter Stys
Many philanthropists who give to the University of Calgary choose causes that are very personal. As a faculty member as well as a donor, Dr. Jeffrey Mellor feels fortunate to have the opportunity to support others working to further the Faculty of Medicine’s impact on the community.
“Sleep disorders play a significant role in a broad range of health issues such as stroke and congestive heart failure.” “I have had a good career in the Department of Medicine and the Respiratory Division, which has been challenging and stimulating but never boring. Now I am reaching the end of my career and have been looking to do something a little different,” says Dr. Mellor, who has donated generously to the Foothills Medical Centre’s (FMC) Sleep Research Program. “I approached Dr. Pat Hanly with the idea of providing support for research activities in the area of sleep medicine. He picked up the idea, made a plan and, as they say, the rest is history.” Sleep disorders play a significant role in a broad range of health issues such as stroke and congestive heart failure. Dr. Hanly is also exploring the potential risk factor sleep apnea carries for chronic kidney disease. The sleep disorder research program
is evaluating the impact of sleep apnea on major health-care outcomes and looking to create new and innovative ways to diagnose and treat the disorder. With support from Dr. Mellor, the capacity for advancement is growing. “This fund has provided FMC Sleep Centre with the opportunity to grow academically in ways that would otherwise not have been possible,” says Dr. Hanly. “In particular, the support it has provided students and new faculty has been invaluable.”
Paying people to be kidney donors could be cost-effective There’s a shortage of kidneys available to those in need of a transplant, and donation rates from both living and deceased donors have remained relatively unchanged over the last decade. According to a study published October 2013, a strategy where living kidney donors are paid $10,000, with the assumption that this would increase the number of transplants performed by five per cent or more, would be less costly and more effective than the current organ donation system. There is considerable debate around the use of financial incentives in living kidney donation regarding legal, ethical, and moral issues. By estimating the likely costs and consequences of paying donors, experts can determine whether a strategy of paying donors is worth pursuing with the goal of clarifying these remaining issues. The study was co-authored by the University of Calgary’s Lianne Barnieh, PhD, and Dr. Braden Manns, a member of both the Institute for Public Health and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute. Lianne Barnieh, PhD, and Dr. Braden Manns are supported by Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions
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2013 — 2014 Annual Report — 13 Bev Longstaff (left) and Mavis Clark
Faculty of Medicine Clinical Research Unit open for business Originally established in 2007 at the university’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute, the now faculty-wide Clinical Research Unit (CRU) officially opened its doors in summer 2013. Capable of supporting data management for a large variety of health research endeavours, the CRU aims to streamline clinical research within the Faculty of Medicine and is already providing research support services to over 400 clinical researchers. With a focus largely on data management, statistical and methodological support and big data and analytics, the CRU is a custodian for a variety of large and complex data resources, from highly confidential patient information to generic anonymized health information. In addition to facilitating data access and analytics, the CRU supports researchers by providing sophisticated data management platforms. These include customized web-based tools for complex data needs, and iDataFax which is a U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Health Canada approved tool for managing the critical data collected in phase 3 clinical trials—the last phase before new therapies are approved.
Lung Cancer Translational Research Initiative Mavis Clark lost her husband— a non-smoker—to lung cancer at age 57. She and Bev Longstaff also watched as the disease later took their mutual friend Peggy Valentine. It’s the cancer that kills the most Canadians; and while smokers have a higher risk of developing the disease, more than 15 percent of those who battle lung cancer have never smoked a day in their lives. It’s also a percentage that continues to grow. “Bev and I made a commitment prior to Peggy’s death that we would make something happen,” Clark says of their dedication to changing the landscape of lung cancer in the community. Together with Peggy’s husband Peter Valentine and Faculty of Medicine clinician researchers Dr. Don Morris and Dr. Gwyn Bebb, they’ve helped turn their vision of improving patient outcomes into a reality with the Lung Cancer Translational Research Initiative at the University of Calgary. The initiative is striving to become a leading voice in lung cancer research by following a roadmap similar to the highly successful Calgary Stroke
Program. Using a large team from various backgrounds and expertise— basic scientists, researchers, epidemiologists and clinician scientists —the Lung Cancer Translational Research Initiative is on its way to making the same kind of impact. Focusing on prevention, treatment, and even policy, the many involved in the initiative have accomplished a great deal in a relatively short period of time, but feel they’ve barely scratched the surface of what is possible. “We need to be looking at prevention strategies,” says Morris. “There are 15 percent of patients that have never smoked or are remote smokers. What’s the biology behind it?”
Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute (SACRI) Researchers at SACRI are leading the Cancer BRIDGES survivorship team, helping those living with and beyond cancer province-wide. sacri.ucalgary.ca
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University of Calgary
Research Revenue (unaudited) by Sources of Revenue for Fiscal Year ending March 31, 2014
Federal Government Tri-Council (CIHR, NSERC , SSHRC) $ 23, 295,67 1 Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) 5,343,056 Canada Research Chair 3 , 6 3 5 ,01 1 Other Federal Government 1 ,697,63 8 Total Amount 33 , 97 1 , 376 Provincial, Regional or Municipal Governments Alberta Innovates $ Alberta Advanced Education Alberta Health & Wellness Alberta Health Services (includes Cancer Board) Other Alberta Provincial Government Other Canadian Provincial Governments Total Amount
32, 384,773 1 , 2 70 , 2 1 1 5 ,0 67, 8 13 7, 2 1 9, 5 6 3 4, 941 , 825 2, 314,499 53 ,19 8 ,6 8 4
Other Canadian Sources Business $ National Not-for-Profit Organizations Provincial Not-for-Profit Organizations Universities and Hospitals Endowments, Local Not-for-Profit and Internal Sources Total Amount
1 3 , 5 32 , 01 3 9,797, 2 17 20, 307,785 9 97,78 5 1 8 , 29 4 , 3 14
Foreign Sources (Public and Private) U.S.A. Sources $ Other Foreign Sources
6 , 691 , 8 14 1,785,939
Total Amount
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62 , 929,114
8 , 477,753
$ 158 , 576, 927
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Education Medicine menagerie: Animals on campus The University of Calgary’s Faculty of Medicine began formally naming its MD classes after animals in 1975 when a professor became frustrated with his class and called them “a bunch of turkeys”. The name stuck and so did the tradition, with each medical class naming the class behind them.
Hellbender – Class of 2014
Cow – Class of 2015
Narwhal – Class of 2016
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University of Calgary
Nicholas Weilinger is a trainee in the REALISE program
Faculty of Medicine Alumnus of Distinction Award for Collaboration Dr. Roxanne Goldade, MD ’90, a Panda, was recognized as the 2013 Alumna of Distinction for Collaboration. Goldade has been practicing community paediatrics in Calgary since 1995. Her practice focuses on developmental, behavioural, psychiatric and social paediatrics. She is also the physician lead for P-KIC (Pediatrics for Kids in Care) and the new Social Paediatrics Unit. Each year, Faculty of Medicine Alumni Affairs presents the Alumnus of Distinction Award to a graduate who demonstrates excellence in a variety of personal and/or professional capacities. The 2013 award was dedicated to collaboration, in recognition of an outstanding commitment to collaboration in the pursuit of excellence in health outcomes. Above: Dr. Roxanne Goldade
Hotchkiss Brain Institute REALISE project Not all neuroscience trainees are destined for a career in academia. Some original thinking on the part of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI), with the support of dedicated donors Bill and Toshimi Sembo and the Calgary business community, has led to the creation of a unique program that is preparing trainees to apply their brain and mental health skills across the broader community.
“Our groundbreaking program is providing talented and engaged trainees with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed as leaders.” The concept of the HBI’s Research, Education And Leadership In neuroSciencE (REALISE) program is that trainees must not only become highly knowledgeable neuroscientists, they must also acquire the skills necessary to bring their knowledge of the brain out of the lab and clinic into the health policy, education, non-profit and private sector arenas.
“Our groundbreaking program is providing talented and engaged trainees with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed as leaders in the brain health workforce,” says Cam Teskey, PhD, education director for the HBI. Tailored to the individual needs of each trainee, REALISE offers three areas—Modules (classes), Mentorship and Internships—preparing trainees with hands-on opportunities in six defined competencies: neuroscience knowledge, technical skills, teaching skills, knowledge translation, professional skills and career opportunities. With the help of community champions, REALISE is also engaging the Calgary community in order to properly train individuals for successful academic and non-academic careers. Volunteers in the community provide one-on-one mentoring. Internships take place with private sector companies, as well as government and non-government organizations, ultimately increasing the number of highly qualified individuals able to promote healthy brain function and aging while becoming future leaders in Calgary and beyond.
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KidSIM Pediatric Simulation Program The new, larger KidSIM Pediatric Simulation Program officially opened in January and now boasts a 4,000 square foot simulation centre. The program delivers high quality interprofessional pediatric simulation education to over 3,500 learners per year—from undergraduate students to practicing health-care professionals, both at the Alberta Children’s Hospital site, as well as via mobile education to the broader Calgary community, and regional and rural southern Alberta and southeastern British Columbia. The program is led by Dr. Vince Grant. Learners interact with high-fidelity mannequins in a teaching space that mimics various clinical settings. The goal is for learners to work as individuals and in teams to learn more about the assessment and management of cases while experiencing the pressure and stressors that go along with them. Through on-going support from the Department of Paediatrics and the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation, the program now boasts more than 80 trained simulation education facilitators, 10 high-fidelity mannequins spanning infancy to adolescence and five simulation laboratories.
University of Calgary claims two 2013 Rhodes Scholars The Rhodes Scholarship is widely considered the world’s most prestigious scholarship. The 2013 round of awards honoured 83 international recipients, with the University of Calgary’s Yan Yu and Dr. Aravind Ganesh among the 11 Canadians named as Rhodes Scholars. The scholars will travel to Oxford this fall where Yu, a medical student, will study for an MBA and a master’s degree in public policy, and Ganesh, a resident physician, will pursue a clinical research fellowship in stroke and dementia through the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences.
Dr. Aravind Ganesh (left) and Yan Yu
Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI) Junior high school students regularly combine their passion for art and science by creating artwork capturing ACHRI’s research themes. The students behind the best pieces are awarded an institute lab tour and the artwork is featured in ACHRI’s magazine. research4kids.ucalgary.ca
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University of Calgary
Dr. David Keegan and University of Calgary medical student JoAnna Fay
Graduate students initiate provincial conference on health
University producing more family doctors Almost half of all University of Calgary medical graduates in 2014 will start their careers in family medicine, more than doubling the number of family doctors produced by the Faculty of Medicine in 2008. This trend towards family medicine reflects the Faculty of Medicine’s focus over the last four years to increase the number of family doctors locally. Each year, medical students in their final year of study apply for residencies through the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) program. When medical students across the country were matched to their residency programs at the beginning of the year, 45.4 per cent of University of Calgary students were matched to family medicine in the first round. That number is up from 38.8 per cent in 2013 and has more than doubled since 2008.
When graduate student leaders in the Department of Community Health Sciences started thinking back to what was missing from their own new student orientation experience, the answer had a lot to do with making connections.
“CASCH was designed to engage graduate students from across the province in an interdisciplinary discussion about current trends and future directions in health promotion, care, research and practice in Alberta.” The group put their heads together and brainstormed an opportunity for new graduate students to meet, network with faculty members, plan their research paths and see how those paths might fit together to solve real world problems. After forming a core organizing committee with students from the universities of Alberta and Lethbridge, the result
was the research-focused Campus Alberta Student Conference on Health (CASCH), which took place Sept. 6 and 7 at The Banff Centre. CASCH was designed to engage graduate students from across the province in an interdisciplinary discussion about current trends and future directions in health promotion, care, research and practice in Alberta. It was 100 per cent student run, the students raised all of the supporting funds, and the event welcomed students in specializations as varied as veterinary medicine, cardiovascular sciences, kinesiology, nursing, biostatistics and the undergraduate Bachelor of Health Sciences program. Above: Campus Alberta Student Conference on Health (CASCH) group
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2013 — 2014 Annual Report — 19 Left: Dr. Jacques Bourchard, Co-Director of the ATSSL Below: Jeffrey Martin
There’s a first time for every experience When it comes to health care, that first time should happen in a risk-free environment. The initial phase of the state-ofthe-art Advanced Technical Skills Simulation Laboratory (ATSSL) is now complete. Jointly operated by the Alberta Health Services eSIM Provincial Simulation Program and the Faculty of Medicine (and additionally funded by the Calgary Health Trust), ATSSL is designed to allow students, residents and health care professionals to train to the point of expertise before ever setting hands on an actual patient. Southern Alberta’s medical community officially gained access to the new surgical and procedural simulation lab this spring. Phase one of the ATSSL project goes beyond simulating a surgical procedure, it allows students and trainees to work in a simulated environment, honing their surgical skills yes, but also training to be part of a life-saving team. Capable of accommodating training on demand in disciplines as varied as orthopaedics to cardiology, the new lab is a truly transformative teaching and learning environment.
Jeffrey Martin Memorial Award As the Faculty of Medicine’s MD Class of 2006, the Fulmars, prepares to celebrate their 10-year reunion, they remember the premature deaths of three classmates: Jeffrey Martin, Dr. Cameron Raffard and Dr. Michelle Tan.
“Making a donation to Jeff’s bursary is a way to ensure that his legacy lives on.” After Jeffrey Martin’s climbing accident on Mount Athabasca in 2004, his family and friends established the Jeffrey Martin Memorial Award. Now, 10 years later, a Fulmars movement to honour these three fallen classmates has been set in motion in the hopes of adding $25,000 to the bursary.
“Our class has been forced to deal with more than our fair share of tragedy,” says class representative Dr. James Huffman. “Making a donation to Jeff’s bursary is a way to ensure that his legacy lives on in an award that exemplifies many of his outstanding attributes. Donations to this endowment may be made in memory Jeff, Cam or Michelle. We were a close class and this would honour all three Fulmars. Cam and Michelle felt the loss of Jeff and this would be a tribute to them as well.” Jeffrey is remembered by his friends and family as an avid outdoorsman who lived life to its fullest. Up to three second-year medical students are annually selected to receive $5,000 based on their enthusiasm, high personal goals and life balance— characteristics embodied by the medical student himself. Every $25,000 added to the endowment translates to another $1,000 that can be awarded annually, in perpetuity, either as an increase to the current award or for an additional recipient.
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Left: LINDSAY Virtual Human app Above: Heather Jamniczky, PhD, and Christian Jacob, PhD, demonstrate the new app for the LINDSAY Virtual Human project
Virtual human? There’s an app for that
The technology was created by a spinoff company from the University of Calgary’s LINDSAY Virtual Human Project and the app is available free to all university students and faculty.
Medical students and the rest of the world can now touch, move and even ‘dissect’ the human body on an Apple iPad, iPhone or iPod touch, thanks to University of Calgary scientists.
“This is the first app for mobile devices that does ‘dissection.’” Computer scientists and medical experts have developed interactive computer software that enables users to learn about anatomy by manipulating onscreen a virtual 3D human with more than 3,000 searchable body parts. “This is the first app for mobile devices that does ‘dissection.’ You can pick a plane and ‘cut’ the body part you’ve selected in a particular way, rotate it and zoom in for more detail,” says Christian Jacob, PhD, professor of computer science in the Faculty of Science and professor of biochemistry and molecular biology in the Faculty of Medicine.
First Leader in Health Sciences scholars selected The Leader in Health Sciences Scholarship in the Bachelor of Health Sciences program supports future physician scientists—medical doctors committed to advancing research. In the first year, the scholarship received 148 applicants. Twelve were chosen to take part in an interview process and two recipients were selected. The first Leaders in Health Sciences scholars will begin their studies in September 2014.
From iGem standout to startup venture An interdisciplinary group of University of Calgary students that developed a sensor to monitor toxins in oil sands tailings ponds won a fourth consecutive entrepreneurship contest in March 2014. FREDsense Technologies—a young startup that focuses on designing portable devices that can detect toxins in water samples extremely quickly—added another award to its collection by winning the national finals of the annual Nicol Entrepreneurial Award in Ottawa. The students’ winning streak started with the iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) contest where undergraduate teams from all over the world design and build biological systems and operate them in living cells. The sensor advanced to the finals in 2012 and FREDsense’s business plan won the entrepreneurial division in 2013.
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2013 — 2014 Annual Report — 21 CalWHO secretariat
Humanities in Health Care Symposium
Students simulate WHO for weekend of debate on the future of water The inaugural Calgary World Health Organization Simulation (CalWHO) took place in November at Foothills Campus. Modelled after the MonWHO conference in Montreal, participants represented a country in a WHO debate on the future of water, framed around environmental health. The event was designed to bring post-secondary students together to collaborate, immerse themselves in a weekend of mock policymaking and develop potential solutions to critical global health issues, with an aim to encourage a community of future health-care leaders in western Canada.
Cabin Fever 2014 Cabin Fever is an annual event hosted by Distributed Learning and Rural Initiatives. This workshop weekend is designed to engage the medical community of rural Alberta in faculty development to enhance physician teaching skills through topics such as the practical uses of mobile technology in medicine, new preceptor tips and tricks, physician advocacy and the art of teaching. Attendees represent a variety of specialties and come from all of the major regional centres in Alberta, including Grande Prairie, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge and 18 smaller towns. This year’s event featured a special presentation by two resident physicians on their experience in High River during last year’s flood.
Medicine is easily associated with science: chemistry, biology, physiology; but many medical professionals say that the liberal arts and humanities also have a vital role in medicine and medical education. Now in its second year, the annual Humanities in Health Care Symposium is two days of presentations, panels and theatre on topics that intersect the arts and health care. “The idea is if medical students and physicians are exposed to the liberal arts, they may be able to better understand the experience of illness rather than just the experience of disease,” says Dr. Ian Mitchell, co-chair of the symposium and a member of the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute and the Institute for Public Health.
Institute for Public Health (IPH) This spring, IPH partnered with the Faculty of Environmental Design, City of Calgary and Urban Alliance for MakeCalgary: Healthy an event dedicated to establishing strategies to sustain and improve human and environmental well-being in Calgary to ultimately create a healthier and more productive city. iph.ucalgary.ca
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FACULTY OF MEDICINE ALUMNI (AS OF 2013) MSc (1160) PhD (731)
BCR (284) TOTAL 5975
BHSc (412) MD (3388)
Alumni featured in this report are: Matthew James (PhD ’11), Rodney Crutcher (MD ’77), Brent Mitchell (MD ’75), Lianne Barnieh (PhD ’10), Roxanne Goldade (MD ’90), Vince Grant (MD ’96), James Huffman (MD ’06), Jim Kellner (MD ’84)
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY 2013/14 RESIDENCY POSITIONS BY PROGRAM Family Medicine (67)
Internal Medicine (22)
Paediatrics (10)
Other (176)
For a complete list of Faculty of Medicine residency programs, visit: medicine.ucalgary.ca/pgme/programs
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YEAR IN REVIEW
Connecting with the Community
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University of Calgary Students watch live surgery at TELUS Spark
High school students watch live knee surgeries Orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Jason Werle doesn’t always operate surrounded by cameras and microphones, but it’s becoming a more regular occurrence. Since teaming up with Alberta Health Services and TELUS Spark last fall, he has broadcast one knee replacement surgery a month to audiences of 150 high school students. Direct from the Operating Room is the first program of its kind in western Canada. The program offered by TELUS Spark provides insight into what occurs in the operating room during surgery.
“Direct from the Operating Room is the first program of its kind in western Canada.” Werle, a clinical associate professor in the Department of Surgery and a member of the McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, wears a microphone while a camera focuses on the surgery site allowing students to watch his every move in high definition on a 24-foot screen at the science centre. He and his surgical team even answer their questions in a live, interactive format. The program is designed to expose students to careers in medicine, nursing and biomedical engineering while teaching them about anatomy.
Med students make great fundraisers As part of a larger initiative by the Canadian Federation of Medical Students, University of Calgary medical students once again hosted and took part in an annual head shave. With the help of over 50 community sponsors, and 20 students and one faculty member who actually did the deed, the students raised $24,500 for the Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta. Medical students from the Global and Public Health Interest Group hosted the fifth annual Rich Man Poor Man Dinner and Silent Auction last fall, raising more than $16,500 for global health initiatives and local charities, including: L’Arche Calgary, the university’s chapter of Helping Babies Breathe Laos and the university’s Student-Run Clinic located at Inn from the Cold and the Alex bus.
Each year the event raises awareness about issues of global and local poverty through a unique dining experience. One person from each table is randomly selected to receive a three-course “rich man” meal; the remaining seven people at the table receive a modest vegetarian “poor man” dinner. The concept was created to reflect how approximately 90 per cent of the world’s population does not have access to stable and nutritious food sources. Above: Medical students shave their heads to raise money for the Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta
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2013 — 2014 Annual Report — 25 The visiting students were shown how to intubate by medical student Kevin Lanni
Graduate students host stem cell symposium University of Calgary graduate students teamed up with StemCellTalks, a national outreach group affiliated with the organization Let’s Talk Science, to give high school students the opportunity to see and learn first-hand how stem cells play an integral role in medical research. The symposium consisted of a series of discussions led by University of Calgary researchers on topics including the basic biology of stem cells, retinal stem cells, bioengineering with stem cells and how they’re currently being used, as well as ethical concerns. “Seeing what’s going on in research is very different from what you learn in a textbook,” says Brad Day, an event volunteer and PhD student in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. “It never hurts to expose students to the idea of research at an early age and to show them that you don’t have to be a doctor to contribute to medicine.”
Medical residents join PARAdime campaign to support the homeless Aboriginal Health Program welcomes Morley Community School In November, a group of junior high school students were treated to a behind-the-scenes look inside the Faculty of Medicine’s MD program. With instruction provided by medical student volunteers, about 30 Grade 8 and 9 students from Morley Community School checked each other’s reflexes in the physical exam station, learned about medical imaging, practiced intubation, met Harvey—a cardiac patient simulator mannequin—and learned hands-on about anatomy and pathology over the course of the visit. The group was invited to Foothills Campus as part of the Aboriginal Health Program’s Mini Medical School initiative. The Aboriginal Health Program was established in 2008 to support the Faculty of Medicine’s objectives to enhance Aboriginal student recruitment, admissions and retention, as well as faculty and curriculum development in the area of Aboriginal health.
Alberta medical residents took part in a health care outside the hospital activity in February when they organized the fifth annual PARAdime campaign. Medical residents, doctors who have graduated from medical school and are now completing between two and five years of on-the-job training, filled backpacks with clothing and toiletries for local shelters. Medical residents from across Alberta participated in the campaign, some partnering with local groups such as Edmonton’s Youth Empowerment and Support Services, Red Deer’s Safe Harbour Society, the Rotary Club in Grande Prairie, Wood’s Homes in Lethbridge, and the Salvation Army in Medicine Hat.
McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health Each year the McCaig Institute hosts the Wood Forum on Hip Osteoarthritis, an inclusive opportunity to hear from experts in the field on improvements to health-care access and to ask questions concerning personal hip and knee health. mccaiginstitute.com
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University of Calgary Dr. Ewan Affleck (left) and Dr. Morton Doran
Order of Canada Dean’s Advisory recipients celebrated Board
New University of Calgary Rural Medicine Recognition Awards Early this year, Distributed Learning and Rural Initiatives created an awards portfolio to recognize outstanding physician preceptors and peer mentors who dedicate themselves to the practice of rural medicine. These awards allow colleagues, community members, staff and administrators to acknowledge their contributions from a unique perspective. The five award categories speak to the breadth and depth of rural medicine at the University of Calgary. The first round of nominations are due in November and December of this year.
Academic excellence, medical breakthroughs, artistic vision and community support within the University of Calgary and beyond were acknowledged with one of Canada’s top honours last year. Dr. Ewan Affleck was recognized with the Order of Canada for his commitment to improving healthcare services in northern communities. Dr. Morton Doran was awarded the Order of Canada for his efforts to raise awareness of Tourette syndrome, particularly as a surgeon living with the condition, and for his commitment to medical education. Joan C. Snyder, whose support of the University of Calgary helped establish several medical research programs in the Faculty of Medicine, as well as the Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, was recognized with the Order of Canada for her contributions as a generous philanthropist who has supported sport, education, social services, the arts and health care in Alberta.
The Dean’s Advisory Board provides invaluable strategic direction to strengthen the Faculty’s connection with our community. “I believe so strongly in the critical role the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary plays in the delivery of cutting-edge healthcare to Calgarians and residents of southern Alberta. This academic institution is the pipeline feeding the health-care system with highly trained researchers, clinician scientists, and bedside physicians, equipped with knowledge of the latest discoveries, complex determinants of disease, novel treatments, and state-of-the-art models of health-care delivery. On behalf of the Dean’s Advisory Board, I ask you, the community, for your help in support of this vital institution creating the future of health,” Gail O’Brien, Chair, Dean’s Advisory Board. Dean’s Advisory Board Members Ms. Gail O’Brien (Chair) Mr. William Sembo (Vice-Chair) Mr. John Dielwart
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Early Educator Award Dr. Hal Irvine Community Focus Award Dr. Ian Bennett Meritorious Service Award Interprofessional Education Award Dr. Spencer R. McLean Peer-to-Peer Teaching Award
Find out more about these awards at ucalgary.ca/ruralmedicine/awards
Dr. Chen Fong Mr. Al Monaco Mr. Matt Brister Mr. Keith MacPhail Mr. Bob Sartor Dr. Kabir Jivraj Ms. Brenda Mackie Mr. Shawn Abbott Ms. Maureen Cormier Jackson
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Statement of Endowment Valuation (unaudited) as of March 31, 2014
2012 /2013 Closing Balance
Funding Sources (1) Donor Contributions $ Province of Alberta Matching Grants Capitalized Income Market Value Adjustment Total Endowment Value $ Total Faculty of Medicine Expenditure Allocations (2)
$
Transfers
8 1 , 3 4 3 , 42 1 $ 2 0 ,76 7, 9 8 0 26,904,448 14 , 9 4 0, 3 4 6 143 , 956 ,195 $
2013/2014 2013/2014 Additions Closing Balance
(4 8 ,7 7 1) $ 300 (2, 302) (8,303) (59,076) $
2, 8 05 ,663 $ 8 4,1 0 0, 3 13 — 20,76 8 , 28 0 5 ,04 4,11 8 3 1 , 946 , 26 4 1 6 , 5 14,478 3 1 ,4 46 , 52 2 24,364,259 $ 168 , 261 , 378
4 , 255 ,70 0
$
4 ,74 4 ,700
Investment Information Faculty of Medicine endowments are invested in the university's long-term investment pool. Each endowment has units in the pool.
Number of units held by the Faculty of Medicine Market Value of units at March 31 $ Market Value of Faculty of Medicine at March 31
$
Add: Market Value for endowment not part of pool (3) Total Market Value of Faculty of Medicine at March 31
$
1 , 29 6 , 893 111 .0 0 $ 143,956,195
$
3 , 8 47,79 0
1 , 36 4, 50 0 123 . 3 1 168,261,378
4, 247,6 11
147,803,985
Notes: 1. A total of 133 endowments in the pool for 2013/14 and 132 endowments for 2012/13. 2. 4.0% allocation rate on a four year rolling market average 3. The Buchanan Portfolio is not part of the University’s unitized investment pool
$ 172 , 508 , 9 89
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Faculty of Medicine Departments Department of Anaesthesia Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department of Cardiac Sciences Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy Department of Clinical Neurosciences Department of Community Health Sciences Department of Critical Care Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine Department of Family Medicine Department of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department of Oncology Department of Paediatrics Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department of Physiology and Pharmacology Department of Psychiatry Department of Radiology Department of Surgery
Faculty Updates Dr. Beverly Adams appointed Zone Clinical Department Head and Head, Department of Psychiatry – effective July 1, 2013 Dr. Janet de Groot re-appointed Associate Dean, Equity and Professionalism – effective August 1, 2013 Ebba Kurz, PhD, appointed Associate Dean, Undergraduate Health and Science Education, and Director, O’Brien Centre for the Bachelor of Health Sciences program – effective August 1, 2013 John Reynolds, PhD, Associate Dean (Basic Research) appointed Associate Vice-President (Research) – effective August 15, 2013 Paul Schnetkamp, PhD, appointed Associate Dean (Research Infrastructure) – effective August 15, 2013 Ray Turner, PhD, appointed Associate Dean (Research Grants) – effective August 15, 2013
Tara Beattie, PhD, appointed Associate Dean, Graduate Science Education – effective September 1, 2013 Dr. Jim Kellner re-appointed Zone Clinical Department Head and Head, Department of Paediatrics – effective September 1, 2013 Dr. Charles Leduc appointed Head, Department of Family Medicine – effective October 1, 2013 Dr. Gregory Cairncross appointed Scientific Director of SACRI – effective October 1, 2013 Dr. Christopher Mody appointed Head, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases – effective November 1, 2013 Dr. Chip Doig appointed Zone Clinical Department Head and Head, Department of Critical Care Medicine – effective November 1, 2013
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