Reyhana Heatherington
Primary Care Innovation Support Unit takes on team-based care
The Department of Family Practice’s Primary Care Innovation Support Unit was launched in 2018, thanks to the Faculty of Medicine’s Strategic Investment Fund.
Faculty members awarded more than $17.2 million in CIHR project grants
26 projects at the UBC Faculty of Medicine were awarded CIHR grants.
Neuroethics to form foundation of multi-pillar Canadian Brain Research Strategy
The new strategy, highlighted for the first time in the journal Neuron, offers four strategic pillars.
Shoukat Dedhar and Timothy Kieffer recognized with Faculty Research Awards
Two members of the UBC Faculty of Medicine have been recognized with UBC Killam Research Prizes.
Bob Bluman receives the 2019 Doug Cochrane Leadership in Quality Award
Dr. Bob Bluman has been awarded the 2019 Doug Cochrane Leadership in Quality Award from the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council.
Dr. Julio Montaner receives Senate 150th Anniversary Medal
Dr. Julio Montaner, UBC University Killam Professor in Medicine, has received the Senate 150th Anniversary Medal.
Breaking down walls: Indigenous students win gold
A team of UBC health sciences students won first place at an international event for Indigenous allied health professionals.
More oversight needed for consumer brain stimulation devices
Peter Reiner, UBC professor of neuroethics, believes there is a need for more oversight of neurotechnologies.
New tumour test could guide personalized treatment for children with cancer
Scientists at UBC and BC Children’s Hospital are the first in Canada to use a new test for pediatric tumour analysis.
Some pregnant women don’t believe cannabis is harmful to their fetus
Up to one-third of pregnant women do not believe cannabis is harmful to their fetus, according to a new review by UBC researchers.