University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine

Major changes include a more global teaching system with 1 cumulative exam per semester, the restrictions of classes to the hours between 8 am and noon to allow students to complete more elective experiences as well as the institution of Self-Learning Modules (SLM) which the student complete on their own time outside of class.

The department maintains an active and well-funded multi-disciplinary research program for the study of normal and pathological cell function in a variety of physiological systems.

Specific faculty research interests include computational biology, cancer, cardiovascular regulation, growth and development, the gastrointestinal system, renal function, obesity and diabetes, pharmacology and neuroscience.

CMM was formed from the combined resources of three former departments of the University of Ottawa: Physiology, Pharmacology and Anatomy & Neurobiology.

[5] The medical school is associated with the following teaching hospitals:[6] The Faculty is affiliated with several research institutions including: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the faculty received a $375,000 grant from the Public Health Agency of Canada's Immunization Partnership Fund to promote COVID-19 vaccines to minority Francophone Canadians.