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WelcomeMcMaster University's Faculty of Health Sciences trains physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, health care researchers, physician assistants and midwives to work together in teams, providing the finest patient care. Our programs cover the spectrum of health care, including schools of medicine, nursing, rehabilitation science, midwifery, an undergraduate Bachelor of Health Sciences and Canada's first undergraduate program for physician assistants. Our graduate programs range from biomedical engineering to health research methodologies. The Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine is known for its innovative method of small group, problem-based education, with a focus on self-directed, life-long learning, as well as the development of evidence-based medicine. |
Two McMaster papers shortlisted for The Lancet’s best of yearTwo research papers published by McMaster University professors about the same drug have reached the short list of eight for the top paper of 2009 in a competition by the medical journal, The Lancet. 
The papers were published in the New England Journal of Medicine:
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A study by Sam Schulman found the oral drug dabigatran as safe and effective as warfarin for combating venous thromboembolism (VTE). The study of more than 2,500 patients found the drug did not require the routine monitoring or dose adjustments required by the conventional drug.Additional News
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