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Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry www.ualberta.ca UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA 245 Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry 110 The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry 245 110 The Faculty of Medicine and 111 The Professors 246 111.1 Teaching and Scholarship 246 Dentistry 112 General Information 254 112.1 Department of Dentistry Objectives 255 Faculty Vision 112.2 Affiliated Hospitals and Institutions 255 112.3 Registration and Licensing 255 To be nationally and internationally recognized leaders 112.4 Finance 256 investing in education, research and service, making important 112.5 Medical and Dental Society Memberships 256 contributions to Health. 113 Admission and Academic Regulations 257 Faculty Mission Statement 113.1 Admission 257 113.2 Academic Standing and Graduation 257 Dedicated to the optimization of health through scholarship 113.3 Appeals and Grievances 261 and leadership in our education programs, in fundamental and 113.4 Professional Standards for Students in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry 261 applied research and in the prevention and treatment of illness in conjunction with Alberta Health Services and other partners. 114 Programs of Study 261 114.1 Protection of Persons in Care 261 Faculty Educational Mandate 114.2 DDS Degree 261 The University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry 114.3 DDS Advanced Placement Program 262 114.4 Dental Hygiene Diploma/Bachelor of Science (Dental Hygiene is dedicated to excellence in professional health care education, Specialization) 262 graduating competent generalist physicians responsive to the 114.5 MD Degree 263 114.6 MD with Special Training in Research 264 health care needs of our communities. 114.7 Degree of BSc in Medical Laboratory Science 264 Undergraduate Medical Education: www.med.ualberta.ca/ 114.8 Post-Professional Certificate BSc in Medical Laboratory Science 264 education/ugme/mission.cfm 114.9 Honors in Research Program in Medical Laboratory Science 265 Undergraduate Dental/Dental Hygiene Education: www.dent. 114.10 Degree of Bachelor of Medical Science 265 114.11 Graduate Studies 265 ualberta.ca 114.12 Continuous Professional Learning 265 114.13 Continuing Dentistry Education 265 Strategic Initiatives 114.14 Postgraduate Medical Education 265 (1) To provide the best environment for continuous learning and inquiry. 114.15 Postgraduate Dental Education 266 114.16 Combined Program for the Degrees of MD and PhD 266 (2) To be international leaders in advancement and dissemination of knowledge. 115 Courses 266 (3) To create, in partnership with Alberta Health Services, an environment whereby health services delivery and the academic functions of teaching and research are optimized and of highest quality. (4) To create an environment which promotes respect, creativity, and recognition of all staff, students and residents. (5) To establish and maintain partnerships that advance our mission. (6) To maximize and efficiently utilize resources to achieve our mission. Values (1) Scholarship: We discover, interpret and disseminate new knowledge that promotes and restores health. (2) Respect, Compassion and Caring: We use these ideals to guide how we teach our students, care for our patients and work with our colleagues. (3) Integrity: We carry out our responsibilities to our patients, our students and our colleagues, maintaining the highest moral standards. (4) Excellence: We conduct our teaching, research and patient care, in accordance with the highest international standards. (5) Partnership: We work with our partners in education, research and health care for the greater good of the community. (6) Stewardship: We use our resources wisely. 246 UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA www.ualberta.ca Faculty Overview Faculty educators and clinicians work within one of Canada’s largest health care regions and Faculty researchers attract over In striving to realize its vision and to fulfill its mission, the $148 million annually in peer-reviewed research funding. The Faculty contributes to the academic environment of the University Faculty enjoys national and international recognition in the of Alberta, City of Edmonton, and Province of Alberta. The form of numerous Fellows of the Royal Society (London and interdependence of teaching, research, and delivery of health Canada), Canada Research Chairs, University Professor, Kaplan care not only necessitates the scholastic endeavours described Laureates, Howard Hughes International Scientists and Laureates herein, but also generates a major economic impact on the of Prix Galien and Manning awards. Graduates of the Faculty are communities encompassed. A few facts: highly regarded and go on to assume national and international Number of Departments 20 leadership roles in a diverse number of health care fields. Number of Divisions 6 Number of Academic Staff 1,319 Number of Faculty 703 Members of the Faculty Number of Faculty Service Officers 13 Note: An asterisk (*) by the name indicates a secondary appointment within the Faculty. (This is not used for Deans and Directors.) Number of Administrative Professional Officers 18 Number of other 515 Office of the Dean Clinical Professors T O’Leary DJ Cubitt SA Olson Number of Clinical Staff 1,318 Dean R Gregg P Paetsch Number of Support Staff 1,086 PN Baker R Hudson BZ Petriw S Rabuka Associate Clinical Professors Numbers of Students and Residents Vice-Dean, Faculty Affairs B Ramsey RG Bergstrom V Yiu SJ Reid Medical Students 630 R Brown Vice-Dean, Education H Reine M Buss Medical Residents 732 FR Brenneis ZS Saleh MXM Coughlan H Sandhu Medical Fellows 98 Vice-Dean, Research DB DuVal L Scheeler M Michalak T Eliasson S Scott Dental Students 143 LM Entwistle Executive Director M Simmonds DP Gray Dental Residents 3 V Wulff C Tang CR Guenther D Townsend Dental Hygiene Students 117 Associate Deans LR Hatch C Twomey G Arnett LJ Huston Medical Laboratory Science Students 91 BP Unger L Breault B Knight DH Wiebe Graduate Students: (includes 28 Neuroscience students) 537 C de Gara JT Lilley G Elleker C Mack Clinical Lecturers In subsequent sections of this document, the departments, B Fisher BE Marchak M Auld L Baron divisions and members of staff are listed along with summaries J Konkin S Paterson T Krukoff GA Perez MH Bercovich of the various programs offered. The Faculty warmly welcomes K Stobart RF Seal C Cave TW Yeh JR Charlton feedback and questions and can be contacted as follows: Assistant Deans J Hamilton-Klinck R Damant Assistant Clinical Professors JC Hrazdil Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry A Grace B Achen B MacNicol 2J2.00 WC Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre P Hamilton J Belzil E Man R Hayward BJ Bucyk L McGowan University of Alberta R Lee (Acting) D Cave L Nadeau Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2R7 L Mereu PG Cisar L Nadwidny M Moreau (780) 492-6621; FAX (780) 492-7303 MR Cohen OJ Schneider G Taylor Y Csanyi-Fritz I Wachowski Medicine and Dentistry www.med.ualberta.ca Faculty Service Officer BP Delbecq D James JM Dupuis Biochemistry S Eeson Acting Chair and Professor Administrative Officer KA Faccenda B Lemire M Taylor V Ford D Gamez Assistant Chair, 111 The Professors M Gregoret-Quinn Administration Faculty C Iwanicka Departments AS Guest S Gupta Professors Anesthesiology and DA Hardy RC Bleackley 111.1 Teaching and Scholarship Pain Medicine R Haugen DN Brindley LY Huang *J Casey The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry offers a number of Acting Chair and Clinical MS Jacka *CE Cass Lecturer V Jensen MJ Ellison outstanding educational programs including the Medical Degree, M Auld DT Jolly L Fliegel the Doctor of Dental Surgery, Dental Hygiene and Medical Professors R Kelly JNM Glover *AS Clanachan JP Koller *R Godbout Laboratory Science. The Faculty also offers honors undergraduate BA Finegan B Kropelin CFB Holmes programs in collaboration with the Faculty of Science and BT Finucane P Kulkarni MNG James RA Kearney ER Lazar BD Lemire graduate MSc, PhD and MD/PhD programs in collaboration with M Zaugg J Lujic *L Li IA MacDonald A MacMillan the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research. Associate Professors P Matthey RN McElhaney S Rashiq The Faculty is now one of Canada’s preeminent health DA Mercereau M Michalak B Tsui JA Moir MC Schultz sciences faculties, offering outstanding clinical care to patients, Assistant Professors D Muzyka JC Stone B Dick S Nathan BD Sykes conducting world-class research and providing innovative D Dillane CJ Noble *DLJ Tyrrell educational programs to graduate and undergraduate students. B Kerr A Nunes DE Vance www.ualberta.ca UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA 247 JH Weiner H Uludag Clinical Associate Professors Clinical Instructors Professors J McKague D Westaway L Unsworth M Armstrong S Aneca M Bullard K McLelland B Wright DH Bedard S Ash B Rowe A Mirza Associate Professors J Yang BS Bennett R Beesley J Mohler C Fernandez-Patron Associate Professor C Blackman M Bennett W Molberg L Schang RJ Zemp *PW Yoon N Chalk S Bennett A Naismith L Spyracopoulos Cell Biology LC Chan M Bochinski Assistant Professors DW Neilsen D Stuart R Cox J Caouette K Dong K Neilson H Young Chair and Professor RA Rachubinski R Croutze E Carrasco *D Nichols LK Nguyen Assistant Professors R Easton K Cheng D O’Brien Clinical Professor *S Bakash Administrative Officer CK Fialka-Eshenko J Clarke P Parks TD Sosnowski R Fahlman KM James P Gainer D Correia CL Peterson S Ganatra K Currie IS Goping Professors Associate Clinical Professors K Peterson D Gotaas J Czarnobaj *B Hazes L Berthiaume MA Cherniwchan E Rabin Dance M Howell T Dawson J Lemieux RB Campenot GE Cummings D Reid D Kelner W Dewar N Touret *WJ Gallin R Lee R Rosenblum D Kemp D Dietz W Patton S
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