University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

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Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
Type Faculty
Established1913;109 years ago (1913)
Affiliation University of Alberta
Dean Brenda Hemmelgarn
Undergraduates 990
Postgraduates 1109
565
Location
Edmonton
,
Alberta
,
Canada
Website www.ualberta.ca/medicine

The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at University of Alberta is located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Established in 1913, it is one of the oldest medical schools in Western Canada [1] and is composed of 21 departments, two stand-alone divisions, 9 research groups, and 24 research centers and institutes. [2] Educational, clinical and research activities are conducted in 29 buildings [3] on or near the University of Alberta north campus.

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The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry is home to more than 1,400 support staff and 2,760 tenure-track and clinical educators, [4] including six National 3M Teaching Fellows, [5] Canada's most prestigious teaching award for post-secondary instructors. [6] According to an economic impact report conducted in 2013, the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry generated approximately $2 billion to the Alberta economy in 2012. [7]

Education

The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, in 2018–19, had a research budget of $166 million. [8]

The school runs the Scottish-Canadian Medical Programme jointly with the University of St Andrews School of Medicine and the University of Edinburgh Medical School, widely considered one of the top medical schools in the world in terms of reputation and research output. [9] [10] [11]

Students study their undergraduate degree at St Andrews, and train clinically at both Edinburgh and Alberta. Students graduate at the University of Edinburgh with both Canadian and British training. A vast majority of students get placed back in Canada or the United States for residency, with the remaining opting to practice in the United Kingdom. [12]

Research

The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry offers four fully accredited undergraduate programs: doctor of medicine, [13] doctor of dentistry, [14] Bachelor of Science in medical laboratory science, [15] and a diploma or Bachelor of Science in dental hygiene. [16] The Bachelor of Science in radiation therapy, established in 2013, underwent accreditation review in fall 2016. [17] It also offers more than 50 residency programs fully accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada [18] and 20 graduate programs [19] centered in the health sciences.

The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry has more than 2,600 learners [20] in its undergraduate, graduate, residency, and postdoctoral education programs and has graduated nearly 14,000 health professionals and researchers. [21]

Notable alumni

NameClass yearNotabilityReference(s)
Patrick DoyleMD 1949International leader in otolaryngology. Performed first cochlear implant surgery in Canada in 1982.
Joseph B. MartinMD 1962Internationally renowned neurologist, researcher and administrator. Founder (1980) of National Institute of Health-Sponsored Huntington Disease Centre. Past Dean (1997-2007) of Harvard Medical School. [22]
D. Lorne TyrrellMD 1968Canadian physician. Developed world's first oral antiviral drug for the treatment of Hepatitis B. [23]
Ray V. RajottePhD 1975Founder and director of Islet Transplantation Group. In 1999, demonstrated 100% success rate in freeing type 1 diabetics from daily insulin injections through the Edmonton Protocol.
Andrew Wilkinson MD 1984Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and former Leader of the Official Opposition.
Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk, Augustine YipMD 1992Co-Founders of Bioware, a video game developer based in Edmonton, Alberta

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