Departmental Retreat 2016 T raditionally, the new year brings with it a fresh perspective. For the Department of Pathology, January signifies a time to reflect on the advancement of the academic and clinical missions of the department, and presents an opportunity to assess the past year, determine where we are in terms of reaching our goals, and consider new initiatives. Offering a prime setting for such an endeavor was the splendid Intercontinental Hotel in Old Montreal where our 4th Annual Departmental Retreat was held on Saturday January 9th, 2016. Many faculty members were in attendance at this year’s event which offers an open forum to convene and actively strategize as a team in an effort to identify new departmental objectives and define the direction of the unit’s academic mission for the next 12 months. Dr. Ludwig’s opening address praised the department in recognition of all the wonderful inroads made in terms of building up the academic and research capacity over the last three and a half years. She also acknowledged the personal commitment made on behalf of our faculty members to advance the ongoing research, and develop new research themes. Both she and the Dean are very pleased with the great strides the department has made in such a short time span, and assured in their expectation of greater things to come in the near future. Dr. Ludwig also spoke about a new program that has recently been established in the Faculty of Medicine. With the help of the Provost’s office, this new initiative offers a fresh approach to encourage tenure for clinician-scientists. Traditional approaches to tenure at the University, while tremendously important, are very tightly regulated. Faced with the ongoing challenge of finding tenure-track and hard salary positions for their scientists, the Faculty of Medicine acknowledged the importance of seeking to create secure career pathways for clinician-scientists. Continued on page 2 NO 3 VOL 3 WINTER 2016 D E P A R T M E N T of P A T H O L O G Y I NSIDE THIS I SSUE: Retreat 2016 ……………. 2 Awards 2015 .…………….. 4 Recruitment …….……….. 4 To be an international leader in pathology education and research while providing the highest quality of diagnostic service. L to R: Alla’a Ali, Dr. Zu-hua Gao, Caroline Rousseau, and
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Departmental Retreat 2016
T raditionally, the new year brings with it a fresh
perspective. For the Department of Pathology,
January signifies a time to reflect on the advancement of
the academic and clinical missions of the department, and
presents an opportunity to assess the past year, determine
where we are in terms of reaching our goals, and consider
new initiatives. Offering a prime setting for such an
endeavor was the splendid Intercontinental Hotel in Old
Montreal where our 4th Annual Departmental Retreat
was held on Saturday January 9th, 2016. Many faculty
members were in attendance at this year’s event which
offers an open forum to convene and actively strategize
as a team in an effort to identify new departmental
objectives and define the direction of the unit’s academic
mission for the next 12 months.
Dr. Ludwig’s opening address praised the department in
recognition of all the wonderful inroads made in terms of
building up the academic and research capacity over the
last three and a half years. She also acknowledged the
personal commitment made on behalf of our faculty
members to advance the ongoing research, and develop
new research themes. Both she and the Dean are very
pleased with the great strides the department has made in
such a short time span, and assured in their expectation
of greater things to come in the near future. Dr. Ludwig
also spoke about a new program that has recently been
established in the Faculty of Medicine. With the help of
the Provost’s office, this new initiative offers a fresh
approach to encourage tenure for clinician-scientists.
Traditional approaches to tenure at the University, while
tremendously important, are very tightly regulated. Faced
with the ongoing challenge of finding tenure-track and
hard salary positions for their scientists, the Faculty of
Medicine acknowledged the importance of seeking to
create secure career pathways for clinician-scientists.
Continued on page 2
NO 3 VOL 3 WINTER 2016
D E P A R T M E N T of
P A T H O L O G Y
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Retreat 2016 ……………. 2
Awards 2015 .…………….. 4
Recruitment …….……….. 4
To be an international leader in pathology education and research while providing the highest quality of diagnostic service.
L to R: Alla’a Ali, Dr. Zu-hua Gao, Caroline Rousseau, and
While adhering to all the rules and regulations of tenure, this new approach takes
advantage of the “Rémuneration Recherche” compensation scheme, available
through RAMQ in collaboration with the Fédération des médecins spécialistes
du Québec (FMSQ), that offers a means of support to clinician-scientists,
equivalent to their loss in clinical earnings, in order to protect their research time
during the early part of their career. Being the recipient of a career salary award
from the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS) and/or the Young
Investigator award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR),
makes one eligible for the Rémuneration Recherche program. Once that support
has ended, the Provost-endorsed Faculty program will kick in by making tenure-
track positions available to these clinician-scientists. Essentially, securing hard
salary commitments that will ensure a pathway that permits them to carry on
with their successful and productive careers as clinician scientists. For more
information on the Rémuneration Recherche program, please consult with the