Welcome to the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary

Message from Dean Tom Feasby, MD

Welcome to Canada’s most innovative medical school, situated in Canada’s most energetic city. We are a youthful 40 years old and are breaking new ground in education, research and service.

Faculty of Medicine Vision Faculty of Medicine Mission Principles of the Faculty Strategic Faculty Goals

We are one of only two North American faculties with a three-year undergraduate curriculum, one based around a series of clinical presentations in small group sessions. We offer patient-centred learning and hands-on experience early on in our program. We also provide on-the-job training in both rural and urban settings, the former through our new Rural Integrated Clinical Clerkship. And we make extensive use of technology for learning, literally in the palms of our students’ hands.

Our Bachelor of Health Sciences program and our complete range of graduate programs provide the full continuum of science education and research training at a high level.

Our streamlined research model is built upon seven institutes, extending right from discovery through to the community. Our Health Research Innovation Centre buildings will help us attract and retain the world’s best researchers, and with more than $140 million in research grants and contracts, we’re seeing increasing financial support each year as we build momentum.

As you browse through our programs and learn more about the Faculty of Medicine through this website, keep in mind that our innovative spirit is also at work in the ongoing updates and improvements to this website. We hope you’ll check back on a regular basis to read about our latest news and events, and to experience the next generation of our online presence as we add exciting new functions to help us stay in touch with you.

We strive for innovation in everything we do and along with our partners in the community, we are creating the future of health.

Tom Feasby, MD
Dean, Faculty of Medicine
University of Calgary

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Vision

• Creating the future of health

Mission

• An innovative medical school committed to excellence and leadership in education, research and service to society.

Principles of the Faculty

Building on the vision and mission, the Faculty’s Business Plan identifies the following overarching principles:

• Expanding to foster and grow excellence
• Meeting the needs of our communities, be they local, national and international
• Growing a vision for the future of health
• Leading the way on causes and cures

Strategic Faculty Goals

1. Educate Alberta’s physicians and health researchers of tomorrow

• Develop the infrastructure necessary to support class expansion and improved functionality
• Increase the number of residency positions to provide for the increases in undergraduates, re-entry students, Part 5 physicians (foreign trained MDs) and International Medical Graduates
• Increase student access to Graduate Science programs
• Promote and provide increased access to the Leaders in Medicine program (MD/PhD, MD/MSc, MD/MBA) and clinical fellowships
• Obtain funding to support the O’Brien Centre for the Bachelor of Health Sciences Program

2. Develop and expand research excellence through innovative initiatives

• Build the Health Research Innovation Centre to provide the necessary infrastructure for Calgary’s existing and new researchers to carry out world-class research
• Recruit, train, and retain the best clinical, basic, population health, and health services research scientists
• Identify and capitalize on funding opportunities within the private and public sectors
• Address the indirect costs of research and maximize the effectiveness of research support facilities and services
• Translate research discoveries from the “bench to bedside to community”

3. Enhance service to society

• Construct the Teaching, Research and Wellness Building to accommodate clinical service provision for the community
• Expand health and education programs in other centres in Southern Alberta
• Expand international health programs, including foreign undergraduate medial education and postgraduate medical education
• Increase the quantity of health researchers, residents and physicians
• Contribute to Alberta’s economy by creating jobs, providing facilities for biomedical research, and capitalizing on intellectual property commercialization opportunities
• Strengthen partnerships with healthcare organizations, government and business to ensure new treatments and healthcare advances are delivered quickly and safely to the public
• Create a Business Development office to capitalize on strategic revenue generating opportunities
• Work with the Community Advisory Committee to enhance fund development, communications, business strategy, and government relation portfolios