Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
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| Established: | 1881 |
| Type: | Public |
| Dean: | Dr. Carol P. Herbert, MD, BSc |
| Faculty: | 1400+ |
| Undergraduates: | 800+ |
| Postgraduates: | 1127 |
| Location: | London, ON, Canada |
| Research Funding: | $250 000 000 000 annually |
| Website: | www.schulich.uwo.ca |
The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry is the medical school of the University of Western Ontario and is one of 17 in Canada, and 6 in Ontario.
The medical school was founded in 1881 while dentistry was founded in 1964 before merging in 1997. It was subsequently renamed in 2005. The school is based in London, Ontario and a new undergraduate medical campus will be established at the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario in 2006 which will open in 2008.
It offers the following degree programs:
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
- 48 postgraduate medicine (residency) training programs
- Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMSc - General/Honours)
- MSc & PhD programs in basic and clinical sciences
- Combined MD/PhD
- Combined MD/Engineering degree
- Combined BMSc/HBA (Honours Business Administration) degree
- Graduate Orthodontics
- Qualifying Program (for foreign-trained dental graduates)
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[edit] Degrees Offered
[edit] Medicine (MD)
The school's medical program consists of four years of studies followed by residency. There are 21 basic and clinical programs offered.
Other faculties within the school include:
- Pre-clerkship & Transition Period Committee
- Clerkship & Electives Committee
- Governance & Committees
- Clinical Skills Programs
[edit] Dentistry (DDS)
The dentistry program is a four-year program offering a DDS degree. The school also offers Canada's first accredited Qualifying Program for foreign-trained dentists (ITD)[1], as well as a Post-graduate program in Clinical Orthodontics[2].
[edit] Medical Sciences (BMSc)
The medical sciences undergraduate program is a joint program offered by the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry and the Faculty of Science.
[edit] See also
[edit] Books
- Murray Llewellyn Barr 'A century of medicine at Western: a centennial history of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Western Ontario' (London: University of Western Ontario, 1977)
- John R. W. Gwynne-Timothy 'Western's first century' (London: University of Western Ontario, 1978)
- Ruth Davis Talman 'The beginnings and development of the University of Western Ontario, 1878-1924.' (MA Thesis, University of Western Ontario, 1925)
[edit] References
- University of Western Ontario homepage
- University Students' Council
- Western Events Calendar
- Western Film
- U Western Library
- U Western Library (catalogue-web)
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