“We can thank omicron for one thing. Now everyone realizes that to avoid repeated waves of the pandemic we need to vaccinate the whole planet,†says Dr. Joanne Liu, OQ (MDCM'91, M MGMT'14, DSc), a...
On Wednesday, March 9, Â鶹AV will be holding its 7th annual day of giving, Â鶹AV24. The 24-hour digital fundraiser rallies Â鶹AVians from around the world in support of students,...
A teenage girl lies in the ICU, struggling. It’s late at night and her mother tries to offer comfort by singing to her softly. Robin Coombs, a first-year medical student at the time, is completing...
For Dr. Jeff Schnader (MDCM’79), a career spent running an intensive care unit and being a full professor of medicine—not to mention a parent—was never quite enough to make him forget a defining...
The future is bright for Black excellence, says Nicolas Cadet, MDCM’12. Less than a decade since graduating from Â鶹AV, the ophthalmologist and oculoplastic surgeon is launching a bursary through...
It all began with Claire Webster telling her story. An advocate for improved patient and family care, and an active member of an Alzheimer’s support group, she was asked to speak to students about...