Future Direction

Two major challenges face the Department of Clinical Neurosciences over the next five to ten years. The first is the development of a new strategic plan for Rehabilitation Services in Alberta Health Services that includes the development of vibrant, research-intensive Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The second will be the transition from an academic and clinical Department consolidated at the Foothills Medical Centre and Alberta Children’s Hospital to a Department that achieves greater success on two sites distant sites, the Northwest (FMC) and South Health Campuses. Continued success for Clinical Neurosciences can be expected.

There is a strong commitment to patient care and a palpable esprit de corps, the latter most evident at Grand Rounds, which occur weekly. The training programs in Clinical Neurosciences are strong, well managed and heavily subscribed. Aided by the Hotchkiss Brain Institute and the “Alberta Advantage”, the prospect for major recruitment and significant discovery in Clinical Neurosciences has never been greater. Our future is bright!

Click here to read an account of the history of the Department written by Dr Robert Lee.