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June 6, 2023 – Commisur lab Master student , Julia Ferreira, Joins a talk on Medscape to discuss ways to address and reform the toxic culture associated with medical training.

Link: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/991532?ecd=wnl_tp10_daily_230607_MSCPEDIT_etid5505781&uac=344005MN&impID=5505781

April 27, 2023 – CommiSur lab Dr. Dan Poenaru received the “Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQS) Junior 2 Investigators Award for the project “Family-centred care for children undergoing surgery across the continuum of care”.

May 11, 2023 – Fabio Botelho, a PhD student with the CommiSur lab and under the supervision of Dr. Dan Poenaru, won the “Marika Zelenka Roy Simnovation Prize”, of the 2023 McGill Clinical Innovation Competition, for the “PetitVR – a virtual reality simulation module for trauma training”.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6-q91MB74I (Minute 49:46)