Mini-Med at McGill: Study Corner

McGill Mini-Med 2010

*** McGill Mini-Med wins Gold! ***

The McGill Mini-Med Program was awarded the Gold Award for Best Community Outreach Program for 2003 by the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education.

Links to relevant websites for each lecture topic, as well as questions and answers for the sessions from previous Mini-Meds (2001-2009) can be accessed below.

TOPICS	RELEVANT WEBSITES	QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Vision: Window On The World Miguel Bernier		2009
Hearing: Lend Me Your Ear Mel Schloss	http://www.entnet.org American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery	2009
Emotion And Sensation: The Role Of The Frontal Lobes Lesley Fellows		2009
Balance: Finding Equilibrium Doug Watt		2009
Language As Communication: Words And Thoughts Elin Thordardottir	http://www.childhooddisability.ca http://www.literacyencyclopedia.ca	2009
Thinking and Feeling: Drug Therapies And The Brain Mimi Israel		2009

TOPICS	RELEVANT WEBSITES	QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Cardiology: Heart To Heart Dean Richard Levin, M.D.	Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (English)Links on Heart Disease http://ww2.heartandstroke.ca/Page.asp?PageID=1969&CategoryID=1&Src=heart Fondation des maladies du coeur de Canada (français) Liens sur des maladies du coeur http://ww2.fmcoeur.ca/Page.asp?PageID=1976&CategoryID=1&Src=heart National Library of Medicine (US) (English/espanol) Links on Heart Diseases http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartdiseases.html	2008	2007
Stem Cells: Dream or Illusion? Jacques Galipeau M.D.	National Library of Medicine (US) (English/espanol) Links on stem cells http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/stemcells.html	2008	2007
Pain Management: From Poppies to Placebos Mark Ware M.D.	National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (US) (English/espanol) General overview on pain http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/chronic_pain/ detail_chronic_pain.htm National Library of Medicine (US) (English/espanol) Links on Pain http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pain.html		2007
Behavioral Science: Nature vs. Nurture Michael Meaney M.D. Moshe Szyf M.D.	The emerging field of epigenetics studies how the food we eat and our behavior may actually change the way our genes behave http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/video/ environmentscience/changing_genes_1.html Epigenetics https://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm? story_id=7941685 DNA is not Destiny http://discovermagazine.com/2006/nov/cover/article_view? b_start:int=1&-C	2008	2007
Trauma Medicine: War and Peace David Mulder M.D.		2008	2007
Public Health: The World is One Clinic Jody Heymann M.D.	Public Health Agency of Canada (English/français) http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/new_e.html Health Canada (English/français) http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/index_e.html Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de Montréal (français/English page is less developed) http://www.santepub-mtl.qc.ca/index.html
Simulation Center: Preparing Tomorrow's Doctors Kevin Lachapelle M.D.			2007

TOPICS	RELEVANT WEBSITES	QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Internal Medicine: How Physicians Think John Setrakian M.D.	Internal Medicine Links	2006	2005
Cardiology: The Heart of the Matter Steven Grover M.D.	Cardiology Links		2005
Neurology: Mysteries of the Brain Angela Genge M.D.	Neurology Links		2005
Palliative Care: Compassion, Communication, Caring Dawn Cruchet BN, MEd, CT	Palliative Care Links	2006	2005
Imaging: Here’s Looking Through You Kid Lawrence Stein M.D.	Imaging Links	2006	2005
Surgery: The Cutting Edge Gerald Fried M.D.	Surgery Links	2006	2005
Endocrinology: How Sweet It Is Jean-Francois Yale M.D.	Endocrinology Links
Behavioral Science: When Is It Normal To Forget? Sonia J. Lupien PH.D.	Behavioral Science Links	2006	2005
Anatomy: Exploring the Incredible Human Dr. Dennis Osmond	Anatomy Links			2004	2003	2002	2001
Physiology: Keeping Our Bodies In Balance Dr. Sarah Prichard	Physiology Links			2004	2003	2002	2001
Microbiology: Bugs R Us Dr. Brian Ward	Microbiology Links			2004	2003	2002
Immunology: Safe Inside Your Skin Dr. Phil Gold	Immunology Links			2004	2003	2002	2001
Neuroscience: The Search For The Soul Dr. Rolando Del Mastro	Neuroscience Links			2004	2003	2002	2001
Pathology: The Tissue Is The Issue Dr. Carolyn Compton	Pathology Links			2004	2003	2002
Pharmacology: Designing Drugs for Healthy Hearts Dr. Peter McLeod	Pharmacology Links			2004	2003
Stress and Memory: Don't Panic, Be Aware Sonia Lupien, PhD	Stress & Memory Links			2004
The Human Genome: The Enigma Variations Dr. Abraham Fuks	Humane Genome Links			2004	2003	2002	2001
Special Evening for Mini-Med 2001 graduates: Ethical Dilemmas in Medicine Dr. Margaret Somerville						2002
Pharmacology: Decoding Disease, Designing Therapy Dr. Chaim Shustik						2002	2001
Cancer: Chaos in the Cells Dr. Brian Leyland-Jones							2001