McGill University Faculty of Medicine 3892326 222746321 2008-06-30T22:17:07Z PKT 1382933 /* References */ {{Infobox_University |name = McGill University Faculty of Medicine |image = |established = 1829 |free_label = Dean |free = [[Richard I. Levin]] |type = [[Public university|Public]] |city = {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Montreal, Quebec|Montreal]] |province = [[Quebec]] |country = [[Canada]] |campus = Urban |students = 688 MD, 35 MD-PhD, 30 MD-MBA |website = [http://www.med.mcgill.ca http://www.med.mcgill.ca] | | }} The '''Faculty of Medicine''' is one of the constituent faculties of [[McGill University]]. It was established in 1823 as the '''Montreal Medical Institution''', and became the first faculty of McGill College in 1829. It was the first medical faculty to be established in [[Canada]].<ref>[http://www.mcgill.ca/about/quickfacts/health/ "Health"], "McGill University". Accessed [[May 24]], [[2008]].</ref> The faculty includes three schools, the [[School of Communication Sciences and Disorders]], [[School of Nursing]], and the [[School of Physical and Occupational Therapy]]. It also includes 13 research centres involved in studies on [[pain]], [[neuroscience]], and [[aging]]. Most of the faculty is housed in the McIntyre Medical Sciences Building, situated on the south side of [[Mount Royal]] between Pine Avenue and Dr. Penfield. The [[McGill University Health Centre]] is affiliated with the faculty, and is composed of five teaching hospitals &mdash; the [[Royal Victoria Hospital]], [[Montreal General Hospital]], [[Montreal Children's Hospital]], [[Montreal Neurological Hospital]], and the [[Montreal Chest Institute]]. Three other health care facilities are affiliated with the faculty: [[Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital|Jewish General Hospital]], [[Douglas Hospital]] and [[Saint Mary's Hospital|St. Mary's Hospital Center]]. In April 2006, the Quebec government approved plans to commence the first phase of construction of the new, redeveloped McGill University Health Centre (MUHC).<ref>[http://www.muhc.ca/construction/ "THE MUHC REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT"], "McGill University Health Centre", [[2008]]. Accessed [[May 17]], [[2008]].</ref> == Education== The Faculty of Medicine offers a four-year medical degree [[M.D.|M.D.]] together with joint degree programs with other disciplines including business M.D./[[M.B.A.]] and science/engineering M.D./[[Ph.D.]]. There is also a accelerated program for immediate graduates of the Quebec Collegial ([[CEGEP]]) system, that combines one year of science curriculum with the four-year M.D. degree. McGill offers an innovative program in distance learning, including a Masters Program in [http://www.mcgill.ca/occh/ Occupational Health]. == History== In 1821, the Montreal Medical Institution, which was established by four Edinburgh trained physicians working at the [[Montreal General Hospital]], was incorporated into McGill College as the Faculty of Medicine and became the first Faculty of Medicine in Canada. A highly didactic approach to medical education called the "Edinburgh curriculum", which consisted of two six-month courses of basic science lectures and two years of "walking the ward" at The Montreal General Hospital, was instituted. Sir [[John William Dawson|William Dawson]], the principal of McGill, was instrumental in garnering resources for the faculty and pioneering contributions from [[Thomas George Roddick|Thomas Roddick]], Francis Shepherd, George Ross and [[William Osler]] helped to transform the Victorian era medical school into a leader in modern medical education. == Departments and Centres== <big>Basic Sciences</big> * Anatomy and Cell Biology * Biochemistry * Biomedical Engineering * Epidemiology & Biostatistics * Occupational Health * Human Genetics * Microbiology & Immunology * Pathology * Pharmacology & Therapeutics * Physiology * Social Studies in Medicine <big>Clinical </big> * Anesthesia * Diagnostic Radiology * Epidemiology & Biostatistics * Occupational Health * Family Medicine * Human Genetics * Neurology & Neurosurgery * Obstetrics and Gynecology * McGill Reproductive Centre * Gynecological Oncology Unit * Oncology * Ophthalmology * Otolaryngology * Pathology * Pediatrics * Psychiatry <big>Centres </big> * Bone and Periodontal Research * Aging * A.I.D.S. * Anesthesia Research Unit * Artificial Cells & Organs Research * Bioinformatics * Biomedical Ethics Unit * Cancer * Host Resistance * Language, Mind and Brain * Medical Education * Nonlinear Dynamics in Physiology and Medicine * Nutrition and Food Science * Pain * Research in Neuroscience * Translational Research in Cancer == Notable Faculty and Alumni == * [[David Hunter Hubel]] B.Sc 1947, M.D. 1951 &mdash; Nobel laureate in Physiology (1981) * [[Andrzej W. Schally|Andrew Schally]] Ph. D 1957 &mdash; Nobel laureate in Physiology (1977) * [[Charles R. Drew]] M.D. 1933 &mdash; physician and professor * [[Ronald Melzack]] ([[medicine]]) Ph. D 1954 &mdash; developed the McGill Pain Questionnaire * [[Colin MacLeod]] M.D. 1932 &mdash; Canadian-American geneticist, discovered DNA breakthroughs * [[Joseph B. Martin]] &mdash; Dean of the [[Harvard Medical School]], former chair of [[neurology]] and [[neurosurgery]] * [[William Osler]] ([[medicine]]) M.D. 1872 &mdash; professor, medical pioneer, developed beside teaching, one of the four founders of the [[Johns Hopkins Medical School]] at [[Johns Hopkins University]] * [[Wilder Penfield]] ([[neurosurgery]]) &mdash; neurosurgery pioneer, first director of the renowned [[Montreal Neurological Institute]] and Montreal Neurological Hospital * [[Judah Hirsch Quastel]] ([[biochemistry]]) &mdash; pioneer in [[neurochemistry]] and soil metabolism; Director of the McGill University-Montreal General Hospital Research Institute * [[Brenda Milner]] Ph. D 1952 &mdash; neuropsychologist * [[Arthur Vineberg]] B.Sc 1928, Ph. D 1933 &mdash; cardiac surgeon, pioneer of revascularization * [[Rocke Robertson]] B.Sc 1932, M.D. 1936 &mdash; physician * [[Jonathan Meakins]] B.Sc 1962 &mdash; surgeon, immunologist * [[Thomas George Roddick]] M.D. 1868 &mdash; surgeon == See also == *[[Osler Library of the History of Medicine]] *[[McGill University]] *[[McGill Journal of Medicine]] *[[McGill University Life Sciences Research Complex]] == External links == *[http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/ Faculty of Medicine] **[http://www.mcgill.ca/occh/ Occupational Health Program] === Affiliated teaching hospitals === *[http://www.muhc.mcgill.ca/ McGill University Health Centre] **[http://www.muhcfoundation.com/muhc/general.html Montreal General Hospital] **[http://www.muhcfoundation.com/muhc/victoria.html Royal Victoria Hospital] **[http://www.thechildren.com/ Montreal Children's Hospital] **[http://www.mcgill.ca/mni/ Montreal Neurological Hospital] *[http://www.jgh.ca Jewish General Hospital] *[http://www.mcgill.ca/douglas/ Douglas Hospital] *[http://www.smhc.qc.ca/ St. Mary's Hospital Centre] ==References== {{reflist|2}} *Joseph Hanaway and Richard Cruess. [http://www.mqup.mcgill.ca/book.php?bookid=911 "McGill Medicine, Volume 1, 1829-1885. The First Half Century"]. *Joseph Hanaway, Richard Cruess, and James Darragh. [http://www.mqup.mcgill.ca/book.php?bookid=1885 "McGill Medicine, Volume II, 1885-1936"]. {{McGill}} [[Category:McGill University]] [[Category:Schools of medicine in Canada]]