Pierre Cossette (physician)

Pierre Cossette (born April 1, 1950 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec[1]) is a Canadian physician, university professor, and academic administrator.[2] In 2017, he was named the 10th rector of Université de Sherbrooke.[1][2][3][4][5]

Pierre Cossette
Born
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
Alma materUniversité de Montréal, Université de Sherbrooke, McGill University
OccupationInternist

Early life and education

Cossette obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree from Université de Montréal in 1991.[6] He then completed four years of residency training in internal medicine at Université de Sherbrooke until 1995.[6] In 1999, he obtained a Master of Science degree in epidemiology and biostatistics from McGill University.[6]

Career

His university teaching career began in 1997 at Université de Sherbrooke.[1][2] From 1998 to 2004, he was the residency program director for internal medicine at Université de Sherbrooke.[1][2] In 2004, he was appointed director of both the Department of Medicine of the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS) and the Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé (FMSS) of the Université de Sherbrooke.[1][2] His term ended in September 2010 when he was appointed Dean of the Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé at Université de Sherbrooke.[1][2][3][4] In June 2017, his appointment as Dean ended as he became the 10th rector of the Université de Sherbrooke, succeeding to Luce Samoisette.[3][4][5] His first mandate as rector has a duration of five years.[3][4]

Cossette also presided the Réseau universitaire intégré de santé (RUIS) de Sherbrooke from 2012 à 2016.[1]

References
  1. "Pierre Cossette, prochain recteur de l'Université de Sherbrooke". Groupe CNW Ltée. Cision. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. "Équipe de direction : Pr Pierre Cossette". Université de Sherbrooke. Université de Sherbrooke. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. "Le nouveau recteur de l'Université de Sherbrooke est maintenant connu". Société Radio-Canada. Radio-Canada. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  4. "Pierre Cossette amorce son mandat de recteur à l'UdeS". Société Radio-Canada. Radio-Canada. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  5. Pion, Isabelle (23 March 2017). "Pierre Cossette devient le 10e recteur de l'UdeS". La Tribune. La Tribune. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  6. "Professeurs ayant des activités de recherche / Médecine interne / Pr Pierre Cossette". Université de Sherbrooke. Université de Sherbrooke. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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