Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine
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The Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine is the medical school of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, known for pioneering problem-based learning and innovative medical education.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1232764 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine Context triple: [McMaster University, specialPrograms, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine]
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Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry is a professional faculty of Western University in Canada, known for its programs in medical and dental education and its associated research and clinical training.
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of McGill University
The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of McGill University is a leading Canadian academic faculty that trains health professionals and conducts biomedical and clinical research across disciplines such as medicine, nursing, and allied health.
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McGill University Health Centre
McGill University Health Centre is a major academic health network in Montreal that provides specialized clinical care, teaching, and research in affiliation with McGill University.
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Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre is a major biomedical and health research organization affiliated with McGill University that conducts translational and clinical research to improve patient care and population health.
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McMaster University
McMaster University is a major Canadian public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, renowned for its innovative problem-based learning approach and strong programs in health sciences, engineering, and research-intensive disciplines.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine Target entity description: The Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine is the medical school of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, known for pioneering problem-based learning and innovative medical education.
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Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry is a professional faculty of Western University in Canada, known for its programs in medical and dental education and its associated research and clinical training.
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of McGill University
The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of McGill University is a leading Canadian academic faculty that trains health professionals and conducts biomedical and clinical research across disciplines such as medicine, nursing, and allied health.
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McGill University Health Centre
McGill University Health Centre is a major academic health network in Montreal that provides specialized clinical care, teaching, and research in affiliation with McGill University.
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Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre is a major biomedical and health research organization affiliated with McGill University that conducts translational and clinical research to improve patient care and population health.
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McMaster University
McMaster University is a major Canadian public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, renowned for its innovative problem-based learning approach and strong programs in health sciences, engineering, and research-intensive disciplines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic division
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medical school ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith |
Hamilton Health Sciences
ⓘ
linked to:
McMaster University Health Sciences Centre
McMaster University Medical Centre ⓘ
linked to:
McMaster University Health Sciences Centre
St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton ⓘ
linked to:
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
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| associatedWith |
McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences
ⓘ
linked to:
McMaster University Health Sciences Centre
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| campus |
McMaster University main campus
ⓘ
linked to:
McMaster University
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| cityServed | Hamilton ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Province of Ontario
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linked to:
Ontario
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| discipline |
health sciences
ⓘ
medicine ⓘ |
| educationalApproach |
competency-based medical education
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problem-based learning curriculum ⓘ self-directed learning ⓘ |
| fundingType | publicly funded ⓘ |
| hasCampus |
Hamilton campus
ⓘ
Niagara Regional Campus ⓘ
linked to:
Niagara College (campus)
Waterloo Regional Campus ⓘ
linked to:
Kitchener campus
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| hasDegree | MD degree ⓘ |
| hasEducationalModel | three-year continuous curriculum ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early clinical exposure
ⓘ
innovative medical education ⓘ problem-based learning ⓘ small-group learning ⓘ three-year MD program ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hamilton, Ontario
ⓘ
linked to:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Ontario ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Michael G. DeGroote ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
ⓘ
graduate programs in health sciences ⓘ postgraduate medical education ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
ⓘ
linked to:
McMaster University Health Sciences Centre
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| partOf | McMaster University ⓘ |
| provinceServed | Ontario ⓘ |
| regionServed | Southern Ontario ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
clinical research
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health sciences ⓘ medical education research ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| trainingLevel |
clinical fellowship training
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postgraduate residency training ⓘ undergraduate medical education ⓘ |
| typeOfInstitution | public medical school ⓘ |
| usesTeachingMethod |
case-based learning
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clinical clerkships ⓘ small-group tutorials ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine Description of subject: The Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine is the medical school of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, known for pioneering problem-based learning and innovative medical education.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
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academicUnit
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Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine
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subject linked to:
Faculty of Health Sciences