Good day,

Dr. Peter Nicerkson, Dean and Vice Provost, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, welcomes opinions from all faculty members and students regarding the individuals listed below who have applied for tenure or tenure plus promotion in the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences. You are invited to comment on the applicant's accomplishments in scholarship, teaching and leadership, and contributions to their college, the faculty, the university and the community.

Please send your comments to RFHS Academic Affairs (Rfhsacademicaffairs@umanitoba.camailto:Rfhsacademicaffairs@umanitoba.ca) by Friday, August 7, 2026.

Tenure for 2026-2027 College Department Proposed Rank Vanessa Hunzinger Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry Restorative Dentistry N/A Rene Zahedi Max Rady College of Medicine Internal Medicine N/A John McGavock Max Rady College of Medicine Pediatrics N/A Jennifer Kornelsen Max Rady College of Medicine Radiology N/A

Tenure plus Promotion

Vanessa Van Bewer College of Nursing Associate Professor Inna Rabinovich-Nikitin Max Rady College of Medicine Physiology Associate Professor

Hoeward Dela Cruz (He/Him) Executive Assistant to the Vice-Dean, Academic Affairs Rady Faculty of Health Sciences [UM_Logo_HORZ_RGB for signature] P121 Pathology Building, 770 Bannatyne Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W3 Hoeward.delacruz@umanitoba.camailto:Hoeward.delacruz@umanitoba.ca