by Dr. Lucy Osborne

Dear IMS Community,

I hope you were all able to have a restful holiday. On behalf of all the core staff at IMS, I would like to warmly welcome you to 2026! This IMS Magazine issue on Emergency Medicine pays tribute to the physicians and scientists who are working tirelessly to improve front-line access to care across various patient populations and research areas.  

This issue features three faculty examining various facets of emergency care delivery to enhance patient-centred care. Dr. Jacques Lee is moving beyond the stigma to enhance care within the field of geriatric emergency medicine through better screening for delirium and loneliness. Dr. Muhammad Mamdani is navigating ethical and practical implications for implementing artificial intelligence within the emergency department—developing tools that include improving triage, nurse scheduling, and vital signs monitoring. Finally, Dr. Brodie Nolan is optimizing early-access transfusion protocols to improve trauma survival. 

In addition to faculty, this issue places a spotlight on multiple IMS community members. The faculty spotlight is Dr. Liisa Galea who speaks about her journey as a researcher and her advocacy work within the field of women’s health. Mariam Elsawy and Shannen Kyte, co-recipients of the Jay Keystone Award, share the student spotlight for their initiative MedComics Con which will occur in Spring 2026, and Dr. Aravin Sukumar, alumnus of IMS, explains his transition to the field of scientific communications from academia. This issue also places a special staff spotlight on Caroline Ruivo, Executive Assistant to the Director and Faculty Affairs Administrator, speaking about the intersection of art and science and showcasing her own artwork. Finally, this issue highlights the 2025 Ori Rotstein Lecture in Translational Research by Dr. Karen Reue, which focused on how sex chromosomes and hormones shape health and disease in different ways. 

I am extremely proud of the tremendous work the IMS Magazine team of journalists, editors, photographers, and designers contribute to prepare each iteration of the IMS Magazine. I would like to particularly commend the Editors-in-Chief Kristen, Kyla, and Nayaab, as well as Design Team Co-Directors Jinny and Ravneet for their collaborative guidance and leadership in putting this issue together. 

Wishing everyone the very best in the New Year, and I hope that the articles in this issue will serve as inspiration as we work towards improving patient care within translational emergency medicine. 

Sincerely, 

Dr. Lucy Osborne

Interim Director, Institute of Medical Science