Departure of Dr. Norbert Schmitz
After over 15 years at the Douglas Research Centre, Dr. Norbert Schmitz will be leaving at the end of the month to take on a new position at the University of T眉bingen, Germany. As the Director of Population-Based Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, University of T眉bingen, Dr. Schmitz will be tasked with developing new MSc training programs in population-based medicine and health care leadership, and will develop academic activities based on mental health and comorbidities at the population level. Since his arrival at the Douglas in 2004, Dr. Schmitz has led several epidemiological studies, including longitudinal and psychiatric epidemiological studies, as well as work focused on measurements of health status. Additionally, the Douglas Biostatistics Consulting Service was created under his leadership. His many contributions and his collegiality will be missed. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Dr. Schmitz and wish him luck in his future endeavours.