Reyhana Heatherington
Emphasizing social play in kindergarten improves academics, reduces teacher burnout
The study found this approach also enhanced children’s joy in learning.
Groundbreaking study targets one of Canada’s most deadly medical conditions
Early sampling of blood for sepsis is critical to treating the potentially fatal condition.
Vancouver Summer Program in Medicine welcomes students from around the world
In 2019, 634 students participated in the four-week program at UBC.
Three members of Faculty of Medicine elected to Royal Society of Canada
David Huntsman, Poul Sorensen, and Thomas J. Ruth, were named Fellows of the Society.
Carolina Tropini named as a 2019-2021 CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar
She has been named as one of fourteen inspiring early-career researchers named across five CIFAR research programs.
Kids in neighbourhoods with larger households less likely to be killed in residential fires
Researchers examined data from B.C., Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario.
Faculty of Medicine members awarded more than $19 million in CIHR spring funding
Thirty-six of the 382 projects awarded research grants are led by UBC researchers, more than any other institution in this round of funding.
Susan Forwell wins national award in occupational therapy
She was awarded the Muriel Driver Memorial Lectureship Award, the highest honour bestowed upon an occupational therapist in Canada.
Faculty of medicine researchers receive Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research awards
The researchers have received 2019 Scholar and Research Trainee Awards.
Kelowna emergency medicine program graduates first residents
Jared Baylis and Daniel Ting officially completed their residencies as emergency physicians on June 30, 2019.