Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine is committed to providing the highest standard of medical education and supporting health research with the goal of advancing the health of the people and communities we serve.
We are leaders in rural medical education and have received national and international awards and recognition. As the only medical school in Newfoundland and Labrador, research that focuses on the need of our communities is a priority. Ground-breaking research has provided important medical discoveries, which have led to improved medical interventions and patient care.
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Exposure to environmental pollutants affects all of us in many ways — some that are well understood, and some that researchers are just beginning to explore. One understudied area is the impact of pollutants like micro and nanoplastics.
Thanks to $914,176 from the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR), co-PI Dr. Lindsay Cahill, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, and cross appointed to the Discipline of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, will explore sex-specific vulnerability to these pollutants in depth.
Seafarers help keep the world moving, but the conditions of those working at sea are changing quickly.
Dr. Sepideh Rajeziesfahani has received an International Post-doctoral Fellowship from the Ocean Frontier Institute to investigate how changing ocean conditions may affect seafarers' health, mental health and access to care.
As Memorial University celebrated its newest graduates at convocation this past May, a 2025 alumna discovered she would also be honoured during the ceremonies.
Courtney (Cory) Ochs holds a master’s degree in community health from the Faculty of Medicine.
She received notification from the School of Graduate Studies that she was awarded this year’s University Medal for Excellence in a Thesis-Based Master’s Program. The award is typically handed out at spring convocation.
