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34-722: Hamilton Health Sciences is affiliated with the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University . In October 2008, the Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation was named one of " Canada's Top 100 Employers " by Mediacorp Canada Inc. and was featured in Maclean's newsmagazine. It was formed in 1996 when Hamilton General, Henderson General, McMaster University Medical Centre, McMaster Children's Hospital and Chedoke Hospital merged to form Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation. The union formed one of

68-774: A human embryonic stem cell library and an endowment fund. In 2011 and 2012, the Boris Family donated a total of $ 41 million to McMaster University Medical School and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton to found the Boris Family Centre in Human Stem Cell Therapies, establish two chairs in Blood and Neural Stem Cells, found the Boris Clinic, fund alcohol addiction research and buy a surgical robot. In 2022, Marnix Heersink, donated $ 32 million to

102-522: A rotating schedule. Students move through various medical disciplines. These include: Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Anesthesia, and a number of elective blocks for specialties of interest to the individual student. In their third year, students apply to the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) for residency training after completion of

136-535: A timed circuit to obtain aggregate scores in interpersonal skills, professionalism, ethical/moral judgment, and critical thinking to assess candidates. The MMI has consistently shown to have a higher predictive validity for future performance than traditional interviews. By 2008, the MMI was being used as an admissions test for the majority of medical schools in Canada, Australia, and Israel, as well as other medical schools in

170-601: A variety of programs including: Autism Spectrum Disorder Service, Child and Youth Mental Health Program, Developmental Pediatrics and Rehabilitation Program, Prosthetics and Orthotics Services and Audiology Services. McMaster University Medical School The Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine , known as the McMaster University School of Medicine prior to 2004, is the medical school of McMaster University in Hamilton , Ontario , Canada. It

204-581: A year into the 7 year physician scientist program. In 2003, McMaster University Medical School received the largest ever donation to a university in Canadian history when Michael DeGroote donated $ 105 million to the medical school in the process naming it the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine. In 2014, DeGroote donated an additional $ 50 million to the medical school. Charles Juravinski has donated over $ 43 million to Hamilton area hospitals including

238-492: Is 165,000 square feet (15,300 m). David Braley contributed $ 10 million towards the project. Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation is a registered charitable organization that supports six of the hospitals and the cancer centre within Hamilton Health Sciences. The Ron Joyce Children's Centre , which opened in the fall 2015 , is the only centre of its kind in Canada. The purpose built facility houses

272-737: Is also affiliated with the following Ontario hospitals, where students rotate and train during their clerkship: The medical school is a pioneer in its teaching and admissions philosophies through the Program for Educational Research and Development. McMaster created a revolution in health care training by pioneering the problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum, which has since influenced health care education worldwide. The instructional strategy focuses on student-driven learning, which occurs in groups. Most medical schools in North America have adopted PBL in varying degrees into their curriculum. In

306-574: Is located at McMaster University 's main campus in Hamilton, Ontario , housed within the Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery, a building built in 2004 and the adjacent Health Sciences Centre. The DeGroote facility is shared with the Centre for Function Genomics, Centre for Gene Therapeutics, Institute for Cancer and Stem Cell Biology Research, Robert E. Fitzhenry Vector Laboratory, Centre for Asthma and Allergy Research (Allergen) and North American Headquarters for West Nile studies, as well as

340-675: Is operated by the McMaster Faculty of Health Sciences . It is one of two medical programs in Canada, along with the University of Calgary , that operates on an accelerated 3-year MD program, instead of the traditional 4-year MD program. In 2021, McMaster ranked 11th in the world and was tied for 2nd in Canada in the clinical and health category of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. In 2012, McMaster ranked 14th in

374-401: Is ranked 1st in Canada for researcher intensity with each researcher bringing in $ 711,000. It is also ranked 2nd in Canada in the top 40 research hospitals list. McMaster is considered a leader in clinical epidemiology and thrombosis research with names like Dr. Jack Hirsh , Dr. Salim Yusuf leading the way. The American Society of Hematology and McMaster University are collaborating to release

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408-749: The Health Sciences Campus of the University of Waterloo in downtown Kitchener, Ontario ; and the Niagara Regional Campus located on the main campus of Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario . All three campuses offer the same curriculum and lead to the same degree, but differ in patient populations and teaching locations. McMaster's teaching hospitals are divided into two major hospital groupings: Hamilton Health Sciences , recently ranked 2nd in Canada among research hospitals and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton . The school

442-754: The Juravinski Hospital . In 2019, the Juravinski's pledged to donate an additional $ 100 million to the medical school and create the Juravinski Research Centre, funding research in areas including cancer, mental health, lung and respiratory care and diseases of aging. David Braley , owner of the BC Lions, donated $ 50 million to the medical school in 2007 to build the Braley Health Sciences Centre,

476-600: The University of Saskatchewan . In 1934, he received his PhD in physical chemistry from the University of Chicago . He joined McMaster University in 1939 as an associate professor of chemistry, became a full professor in 1944; was named director of research in 1947; appointed head of the chemistry department from 1948 to 1952; became principal of Hamilton College in 1949; appointed vice-president in 1957; and in 1961 became president and vice chancellor. He retired as president in 1972. Thode died in 1997 in Dundas, Ontario . He

510-762: The Bachelor of Health Sciences undergraduate program. In 2016, the medical school opened the David Braley Health Sciences Centre, a 192,000 square foot building, to be used by the Family Medicine department, Hamilton Public Health and other various academic divisions of the medical school. The medical school currently operates three campuses: the main Hamilton campus; the Waterloo Regional Campus located on

544-465: The MD Program. Students are allowed to take an enrichment year that can last up to twelve months. Students can pursue academic work during that period, including research. In addition, up to 40% of the time is available for clinical electives. Students can also pursue a master's degree at McMaster or other universities during that period. 98% of McMaster graduates matched to a residency position in

578-556: The United States and Asia. In 2010, McMaster began using a computer-based simulated test known as CASPer as an admissions tool at the pre-interview stage. This is an assessment of interpersonal and decision-making skills that is more reliable, and predicts much more validity than standard autobiographical submissions. The test involves several video clips lasting 1–2 minutes in length, followed by situational challenges and self-descriptive questions that may or may not be related to

612-579: The admissions system in professional schools around the world. In 2010, McMaster developed the CASPer test for medical school admissions, which has been adopted by over 70 medical, dental and nursing schools worldwide. McMaster University had long been a target of proposals for a medical school. As early as 1892, Trinity Medical College in Toronto had sought affiliation with McMaster. In the 1930s, Dr. C.E. Cooper-Cole and Dr. Gordon Murray were invited to become

646-558: The changes in their scores and receive formative feedback based on a standardized score relative to the class mean. Due to the overwhelming success and research supporting the use of the PPI as an evaluation tool, it is now used in Canada, US, Europe, and Australia. In 2004, McMaster developed the multiple-mini interview to address long standing concerns over the standard panel interviews as being poor reflectors of performance in medical school. This format uses short, independent assessments in

680-571: The early 1990s, the School of Medicine developed the personal progress index (PPI) as an objective method for assessing acquisition and retention of knowledge for students in the medical program. The PPI is administered at routine intervals to all students in the program, regardless of their level of training, and plots students' increases in scores as they move through the program. Students typically score under 15% on their first write, and increase 5-7% with each successive write. Students are able to monitor

714-431: The first iteration of the match in 2016. McMaster students have 24 weeks of elective time to pursue at McMaster or elsewhere. McMaster encourages students to participate in electives abroad. Students routinely travel all over the world including to countries like South Africa , Uganda , UK, Germany, United States, China, India, Japan and South Korea . Most electives are organized through external organizations or through

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748-526: The first professors of medicine and surgery at the university. However, the plans were later shelved. In 1956, Sir Francis R. Fraser, wrote the Fraser report and concluded that McMaster could feasibly host a medical school. At the same time, the Ontario government had expressed the opinion that Ontario would need an additional medical school by 1966. The main driving force behind the project was Harry Thode , at

782-436: The guidance of their tutor. Students also complete clinical skills and professional competencies training at this time. Students are not graded during pre-clerkship. Evaluations are given at the end of each medical foundation. Feedback from the students' tutors is given on tests and the PPI (personal progress index test) provides the student with a sense of their progress during pre-clerkship. The clerkship curriculum consists of

816-487: The largest teaching hospitals in Ontario with four sites, approximately 8,000 employees, and 1,000 physicians. St. Peter's Hospital became part of Hamilton Health Sciences in 2008. The David Braley Cardiac, Vascular and Stroke Research Institute opened in 2010 and is located behind the Hamilton General Hospital. It is a $ 90 million research centre and employees nearly 500 scientists. The new building

850-574: The medical school to build the Marnix E. Heersink School of Biomedical Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Mary Heersink Centre for Global Health. 43°15′40″N 79°55′00″W  /  43.261054°N 79.91678°W  / 43.261054; -79.91678 Harry Thode Henry George Thode (September 10, 1910 – March 22, 1997) was a Canadian geochemist , nuclear chemist, and academic administrator. He

884-512: The official guidelines on the treatment of venous thromboembolism in 2017. In Thomson Reuters list of the World's most influential scientific minds in 2016, McMaster medical school had 9 different scientists mentioned with Prof. Gordon Guyatt mentioned in two different categories. McMaster's Faculty of Health Sciences is home to 30 research institutes including the: McMaster initiated its M.D./Ph.D. program in 2007, accepting up to three students

918-489: The pre-clerkship curriculum and the clerkship curriculum, each spanning half of the three years. The pre-clerkship curriculum is divided into five medical foundations, where students meet with a faculty member twice a week in a small group setting for teaching. Learning is done using the problem-based learning approach, where students set objectives, complete independent research, and then use their small group sessions to teach others, ask questions, and challenge one another with

952-468: The preceding video clip. The acceptance rate for McMaster University's medical school was 3.8% in 2017. The Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine received over 5200 applications in 2014 for a class size of approximately 200 students. The average GPA of entering undergraduates in the Class of 2017 was 3.83 and the average MCAT verbal score was 11 (95th percentile). The program is divided into two parts:

986-577: The small-group, case-based learning curriculum which is now known as PBL or problem-based learning . In addition, the school was the first in the world to institute a 3-year M.D. program in 1969, with classes being held year round. In the 1980s, McMaster developed and coined the term " evidence-based medicine " as a way to approach clinical problem solving. McMaster also developed the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) system in 2001 for medical school admissions which has been adopted as part of

1020-426: The students own arrangements, however, McMaster has agreements with different medical universities/cities for medical electives abroad. Currently, McMaster has arranged bilateral exchange agreements with the following universities and cities: McMaster's Faculty of Health Sciences oversees $ 223 million a year in research, ranking it 2nd in Canada for 5 years in a row. McMaster's Hamilton Health Sciences hospital group

1054-471: The time the vice president of the university and later, the president. By 1965, the first dean of the new medical school John Robert Evans , was appointed. By 1966, the first five faculty members, John Robert Evans , William Walsh, Bill Spaulding, James Anderson and Fraser Mustard were recruited. The school would welcome its first class in the fall of 1969, graduating its first students in May 1972. The school

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1088-491: The world and 1st in Canada in medicine, according to the Times Higher Education Rankings. The school received 5,605 applications for the Class of 2025, the most applications of any medical school in Canada, and had an acceptance rate of 3.6%. The average cumulative GPA of entering undergraduates in the Class of 2027 was 3.92 and the average MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (CARS) score

1122-514: Was 129, a score in the 95th percentile. Unlike many other medical schools, McMaster's medical school does not drop any courses or years in their GPA calculation, as well as only uses the MCAT CARS score in the MCAT component of their admissions calculation. Students also have to write the CASPer admissions test, first developed by McMaster in 2010. Since its formation in 1965, the school invented

1156-486: Was president and vice-chancellor of McMaster University from 1961 to 1972. Thode built a cyclotron capable of making radioactive isotopes and, along with C. H. Jaimet, investigated the use of radioactive iodine in the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease in humans, the first medical application of radioactive iodine in Canada. Born in Dundurn , Saskatchewan , he received his BSc in 1930 and his MSc in 1932 from

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