THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE (RI-MUHC) IS A UNIQUE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM AFFILIATED WITH THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES AT MCGILL UNIVERSITY.
A global leader in precision healthcare across the lifespan, the RI-MUHC is home to more than 600 researchers, 1472 research trainees and 1,300 staff.
Our world-class scientists recognize that healthcare is changing. For example, the availability of big data is a disruptive force pushing healthcare-related research, allowing us not only to manage, merge and interrogate vast repositories of data, but also to respond to patientdriven priorities in unprecedented ways.
A distinctive feature of the RI-MUHC – and a real asset for our researchers – is that it is embedded within one of the world’s foremost academic health facilities, the McGill University Health Centre. The MUHC provides exceptional multidisciplinary patient-centric care in French and in English. Renowned for its tertiary and quaternary care medical and surgical services, the MUHC is shaping the course of adult and pediatric medicine by attracting clinical and research expertise from around the world, assessing the latest in medical technology and training the next generation of medical professionals.
These close ties between the RI-MUHC and the MUHC provide significant research opportunities to study disease and health as a patient moves between hospitals from infancy to adulthood.
We prepare research trainees for diverse careers as knowledge creators, leaders, experts and innovators via the Desjardins Centre for Advanced Training. Our Business Development Office identifies new trends and forges strategic research alliances between industry and academia. The annual TrottierWebster Research Innovation Competition supports early-stage original and innovative proposals that have the greatest potential to significantly impact diagnosis, treatment and patient care. The Surgical Innovation Platform creates a research collision space and facilitates knowledge transfer through researcher and clinician-led start-ups and spin-offs.
At the RI-MUHC, our primary objective is innovative, patient-centred healthcare research, focused on the successful care and treatment of the individual patient across their lifespan, for the benefit of Canadians and people around the world.
