| Type | Faculty |
|---|---|
| Established | 1913; 112 years ago (1913) |
| Affiliation | University of Alberta |
| Dean | Brenda Hemmelgarn |
| Undergraduates | 990 |
| Postgraduates | 1109 |
| 565 | |
| Location | ,, Canada |
| Website | www |
TheUniversity of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry is located inEdmonton,Alberta, Canada. Established in 1913, it is one of the oldest medical schools in Western Canada[1] and is composed of 21 departments, two stand-alone divisions, 9 research groups, and 24 research centers and institutes.[2] Educational, clinical and research activities are conducted in 29 buildings[3] on or near theUniversity of Alberta north campus.
The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry is home to more than 1,400 support staff and 2,760 tenure-track and clinical educators,[4] including six National 3M Teaching Fellows,[5] Canada's most prestigious teaching award for post-secondary instructors.[6] According to an economic impact report conducted in 2013, the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry generated approximately $2 billion to the Alberta economy in 2012.[7]
The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, in 2018–19, had a research budget of $166 million.[8]
The school runs the Scottish-Canadian Medical Programme jointly with theUniversity of St Andrews School of Medicine and theUniversity of Edinburgh Medical School, widely considered one of the top medical schools in the world in terms of reputation and research output.[9][10][11]
Students study their undergraduate degree at St Andrews, train clinically in Edinburgh, and complete a clinical elective at the University of Alberta, for up to four months. Students graduate at the University of Edinburgh with British and Canadian clinical training. A vast majority of students get placed back in Canada or theUnited States for residency, with the remaining opting to practice in theUnited Kingdom.[12]
The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry offers four fully accredited undergraduate programs: doctor of medicine,[13] doctor of dentistry,[14] Bachelor of Science in medical laboratory science,[15] and a diploma or Bachelor of Science in dental hygiene.[16] The Bachelor of Science in radiation therapy, established in 2013, underwent accreditation review in fall 2016.[17] It also offers more than 50 residency programs fully accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada[18] and 20 graduate programs[19] centered in the health sciences.
The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry has more than 2,600 learners[20] in its undergraduate, graduate, residency, and postdoctoral education programs and has graduated nearly 14,000 health professionals and researchers.[21]
| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Doyle | MD 1949 | International leader in otolaryngology. Performed first cochlear implant surgery in Canada in 1982. | |
| Joseph B. Martin | MD 1962 | Internationally renowned neurologist, researcher and administrator. Founder (1980) of National Institute of Health-Sponsored Huntington Disease Centre. Past Dean (1997–2007) of Harvard Medical School. | [22] |
| D. Lorne Tyrrell | MD 1968 | Canadian physician. Developed world's first oral antiviral drug for the treatment of Hepatitis B. | [23] |
| Ray V. Rajotte | PhD 1975 | Founder and director of Islet Transplantation Group. In 1999, demonstrated 100% success rate in freeing type 1 diabetics from daily insulin injections through the Edmonton Protocol. | |
| Andrew Wilkinson | MD 1984 | Member of theLegislative Assembly of British Columbia and formerLeader of the Official Opposition. | |
| Ray Muzyka,Greg Zeschuk, Augustine Yip | MD 1992 | Co-Founders ofBioware, a video game developer based inEdmonton, Alberta |
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