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COVID-19 news and more from the
Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

May 6, 2020 | Volume 28, Number 18

Photo by Adrian Berg, Flickr

Supporting Those Who Support U of T Medicine

The Faculty of Medicine never really closes. Even now, in the midst of the pandemic, we have administrative, research and technical staff reporting to work on a daily basis. On campus, members of the MedStore team, led by Michael Scott, are ensuring supplies are acquired, delivered and received to keep labs doing essential research operating. The Facilities Management and Space Planning Office, led by Heather Taylor, is working with Facilities and Services to ensure buildings are cleaned and access is maintained for those who need it. And, throughout the Faculty, in labs and in services like the Division of Comparative Medicine and Discovery Commons, technical staff are supporting our research and information infrastructure.

Read the message from Dean Trevor Young and Dev Chopra.

Trevor Young
Dean, Faculty of Medicine
Vice Provost, Relations with Health Care Institutions

Dev Chopra
Chief Administrative Officer
Faculty of Medicine

Get recent Faculty of Medicine updates on COVID-19

News

U of T Faculty Members to Help Lead COVID-19 Immunity Task Force

Experts from the University of Toronto will help lead a federal task force charged with obtaining reliable estimates of COVID-19 cases in Canada, toward a better understanding of the disease’s impact on different groups and regions.

How Medical Experts are Deciding Which Treatments Should be Used for COVID-19

Ontario doctors and scientists have formed two high-powered committees to sift through the mountain of often conflicting and even dangerous scientific studies on how best to treat patients with COVID-19.

Software Tool Built by U of T Startup Shares Genetic Data with COVID-19 Researchers Around the World

University of Toronto alumnus Marc Fiume and his colleagues at DNAstack are adapting their health-oriented search engine technology to a new tool that offers shared genetic data about COVID-19.

Wellness Wednesdays 😎

Imposter Syndrome

Hear thoughts on imposter syndrome in this Twitter post by Vice Dean Patricia Houston, after her first shift in the cardiac OR in seven weeks.

CPD Resources for COVID-19

Medical Imaging Updates and Lessons Learned

Learn about the experiences of colleagues in Italy, Spain and the United States who have treated patients with COVID-19, review recently published international imaging guidelines and more in this accredited webinar.

Thursday, May 7, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Virtual Events

Psychological First Aid and Self-Care for Faculty and Health Care Providers

May 6, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Webinar

Join Professor Jodi Lofchy for this free event on providing Psychological First Aid and managing your own self-care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

View more upcoming virtual events here.

Call for Applications

Diversity Mentorship Program

The Diversity Mentorship Program is now accepting mentor applications from Faculty of Medicine physicians and researchers.

All faculty members interested in equity, diversity and inclusion, and in being an ally to marginalized and underrepresented learners, are eligible.

Deadline to apply is May 31, 2020.

Honours & Awards

Continuing Professional Development

2018-2019 CPD Award Winners

MD Program

2020 W. T. Aikins Awards

2020 Miriam Rossi Award for Health Equity in Undergraduate Medical Education

2020 Norman Rosenblum Award for Excellence in Mentorship in the MD/PhD Program

Across Canada: Universities and COVID-19

New Partnership to Unravel Genetic Sequence of SARS-CoV-2 Virus in Quebec

The Institut national de santé publique du Québec and the McGill Genome Centre have announced they will partner to sequence the viral genomes of Quebec patients with COVID-19.

Read more university research stories and education stories from other Canadian universities on the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada website.

Photo by Alexey Rezvykh/istockphoto via Getty Images

U of T's Miriam Diamond on What COVID-19 Has Revealed About Climate Change

As the outbreak of COVID-19 grew into a global pandemic, countries helped stem the spread by restricting travel and issuing shelter-in-place orders. At the same time, economic activity slowed as industries cut back their operations or closed altogether.

As a result, scientists are now observing remarkable reductions in air pollution and carbon emissions around the world.

Read the interview with Professor Miriam Diamond.