Neuroscience Research
The burden of neurological conditions both in Canada and worldwide is rapidly increasing. Collaborative neuroscience research, education, training and clinical innovation is needed to combat this epidemic. Thanks to donors like you, we can educate and provide funding to our talented research teams to develop innovations and discoveries of new technologies for the treatment of neurological and mental illness. 

Student Awards
Learning the art and science of medicine is a full-time pursuit. The average medical student will graduate with $100,000 of debt. We have a limited amount of bursary support for our students, but we have to do better. By supporting student awards, you are giving students with the greatest financial need the time to study and to make career decisions based on their interests and abilities, rather than their debt level. You are helping students during a time when they need it most, and they are truly grateful.

Indigenous Health
Funding supports ongoing research initiatives in the College of Medicine aimed at improving the health of Indigenous communities, families and individuals.

Primary purpose:

Honours a member of one of the honoured classes invited to reunion. Speaks at conference for about 45 minutes

Who chooses speaker?

Scientific (Class Rep) Committee for conference makes a recommendation to Board of Directors

Year of first lecture:

1987

Primary purpose:

To support the cost of lectureship activities that relate to the College of Medicine and strategic directions of the College. Topic shall related to current strategic directions of the College and be supportive of and linked to current health and medical trends.

Who chooses speaker?

The Chair of the Lectureship Committee shall be appointed by the Dean of Medicine. Committee should include community based faculty member, fulltime faculty physician, Associate Dean of Research or designate and undergraduate medical student. 

Year of first lecture:

2005

Primary Purpose:

To support the cost of lectures, and/or other delivery methods, to provide continuing education opportunities for faculty, residents and practitioners in the field of complementary and alternative medicine.

Who chooses speaker?

The Lectureship Committee will be appointed by the Dean, College of Medicine in consultation with the Program Director within Complementary and Alternative Medicine or its successor program

Year of first lecture:

2008

Dr. Chakravarti is a university professor and retired anesthesiologist working in health and wellness promotion. She is CEO of [M]POWER Mindful Professional Practice, offering seminars and workshops on mindful practice as a catalyst for individual, organizational and global change. Dr. Chakravarti is also a past president of the College of Medicine Alumni Association.

Primary purpose:

To support the cost of an annual lectureship that empowers healthcare and human services professionals to develp their personal health and wellbeing in the context of their workplace and community. This lectureship will be open to all of the health sciences professionals and students on campus as well as people from the public with an interest in health and wellness. 

Who chooses speaker?

Highlights committee/Med Alumni Board to present candiate to the Dean for approval

Year of first lecture:

2015

The clock ticks equally for all of us, but through lifestyle choices, we have the ability to affect the rate at which it ticks. Twenty percent of our health is determined by genetics, but the rest is up to us. The trio of exercise, reasonable nutrition, and commitment work together to affect that clock rate, but the single most important is exercise.

Dr. Haug is a retired family physician and is now passionately interested in sharing the scientific evidence that the aging process can be effectively delayed, and lifestyle vastly improved through good exercise and nutrition and by making other wise choices.

The “warranty” for humans appears to be about 85 years. Stretching this to 100 will be difficult, given the genetic contribution to longevity. However, we can increase our chances of reaching the “century” by proper diet, exercise, and detecting and treating cardiovascular risk factors. 

Dr. Wilson is a Professor Emeritus with the College of Medicine, having retired in 2014 after a 41-year career. He studied medicine at the University of Alberta and the University of Toronto. He has received numerous awards including the Third Annual George Fodor Award - Canadian Coalition for High Blood Pressure Prevention and Control (2005), the Saskatchewan Centennial Medal (2006), and the Tony Dagone Spirit of the Royal University Hospital Award for having his works published in more than 200 textbooks and journals worldwide.

Numerous headlines and articles are being published every day related to the current vaping crisis. Trying to sort out facts from fiction can be overwhelming for those trying to piece together a sound understanding of the most pertinent issues. The objectives of this MEDTalks lecture will be to provide a history of tobacco and its decline in Canada; describe the evolution of electronic cigarettes (vapes) in North America; and discuss the potential health effects associated with vaping. The overall goal will be to have youth, parents and the public leave this lecture feeling more informed about vaping and understand the impact vaping has on our health from an individual and public health perspective. 

Dr. Penz is a clinician researcher, assistant professor and respirologist in the College of Medicine. She attended the University of Saskatchewan for her undergraduate degree, received her medical degree from McMaster University, and graduate degrees from Harvard University and University of York in health policy and health economics. Born in Manitoba and raised in Saskatchewan, she returned to Saskatoon in 2013 to raise her two children and two Labrador retrievers with her husband. Her research focuses on understanding burden of disease in patients with all types of lung disease including COPD, asthma and lung cancer with a particular interest in smoking cessation and the interaction of vaping and smoking among youth.

Yoga is one of the most popular complementary health practices in North America and is steadily gaining popularity as an effective approach used by healthcare professionals to help people with a variety of conditions including chronic pain. Yoga therapy offers a

framework that is person-centered, empowering, compassionate, evidence-informed and includes addressing the whole person. Yoga techniques offer accessible, safe and cost-effective practices that can be integrated into any rehabilitation program in the clinic or used independently at home. A rapidly increasing number of clinicians and rehabilitation professionals are integrating yoga into pain care partly due to the growing evidence that shows yoga can improve patient outcomes, function and quality of life in many populations.

Shelly Prosko is a physiotherapist, yoga therapist, pioneer of PhysioYoga, and educator with over 20 years of experience integrating yoga into physiotherapy and working with people in pain. She offers online and onsite courses for yoga and health professionals and workshops for people in pain, teaches in physiotherapy and yoga programs, presents at yoga and medical conferences globally, contributes to academic research and writing, and provides mentorship to health professionals. Shelly is a Pain Care U Trainer and is co-editor/author of the textbook Yoga and Science in Pain Care: Treating the Person in Pain. She maintains a clinical practice in Sylvan Lake, AB.

About

This award was established in honour of Dr. Louis Horlick, professor emeritus of the College of Medicine, whose spirit, dedication and enthusiasm was exemplified over his vast career. Dr. Horlick was proud of the College of Medicine, where he personally trained hundreds of physicians and took great satisfaction in hearing of their successes.

This award is open to nominations from alumni, faculty, staff and students. Nominees must be associated with the college and exemplify service and dedication going above and beyond the call of duty. All College of Medicine alumni, faculty, residents, students and staff are eligible.  

Terms of Reference

1. A selection committee comprised of the Dean of Medicine, President, Past-President and Vice-President of the College of Medicine Alumni Association will select a worthy recipient of the “Louis Horlick Spirit of the College of Medicine Award”.
2. The award will be open to nominations from the all alumni, faculty, staff and students of the College of Medicine.
3. All of the College of Medicine alumni, faculty, residents, students and staff are eligible for nomination.
4. The individual must have exemplified service and dedication over and above the call of duty.
5. The award will be made once a year at a time and place to be set by the College of Medicine Alumni Association.

Nominations

Nominations for the 2021 award will open in spring 2021.

Recipients

Congratulations to Dr. Kathy Lawrence (MD'94), recipient of the 2020 Louis Horlick Spirit of the College Award!

• Nomination form

Alumni Association Memorandum of Understanding