Kevin Eva and Roxana Geoffrion recipients of the 2016 AFMC Awards
Kevin Eva, Associate Director and Senior Scientist in the Centre for Health Education Scholarship, and Professor and Director of Educational Research and Scholarship in the Department of Medicine, and Roxana Geoffrion, Program Director, Advanced Training and Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology are recipients of the 2016 Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada […]
Three faculty selected for the 2016 Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME)
Three faculty members recently received the Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) Certificate of Merit Award for 2016. This year, the three recipients are Sarah Brears, Dawn Cooper and Kiran Veerapen. Each year, the Certificate of Merit is awarded to three UBC faculty members who have made a valuable contribution to medical education in our […]
Wendy Norman wins research award from U.S.-based Guttmacher Institute
Wendy Norman, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Practice, has been given the 2015 Darroch Award for Excellence in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research from the Guttmacher Institute, a New York-based organization that promotes sexual and reproductive health and rights through research, policy analysis and public education. The biennial Darroch Award, named for a […]
Linda Li honoured with Arthritis Research Health Professionals Distinguished Scholar Award
Linda Li, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy received the Arthritis Research Health Professionals Distinguished Scholar Award. This is the highest award given by the association for research and is a testament to Dr. Li’s international recognition as one of the world’s leading scientists. The award recognized Dr. Li’s key contributions to understanding help-seeking behaviour […]
Janice Eng and Shoukat Dedhar win 2015 Distinguished Medical Lecturer Awards
Dr. Eng and Dr. Dedhar will discuss their respective research endeavors at
Professors Emeriti Edith and Patrick McGeer elected as Fellows in Academy of Inventors
Professors Emeriti Edith and Patrick McGeer have been recently honoured as 2015 Fellows in The National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The NAI has named 168 leaders of invention and innovation to Fellow status. Those inducted bring the total number of NAI Fellows to 582, representing over 190 research universities and governmental and non-profit research institutes. Drs. Edith […]
PhD candidate Mark Kearns awarded the Robert Hayden Research Fellowship
Mark Kearns, PhD candidate in UBC Experimental Medicine and researcher with the UBC Centre for Heart Lung & Innovation has been awarded the very first Robert Hayden Research Fellowship. Dr. Kearns is also a resident cardiovascular surgeon at St. Paul’s Hospital. The Robert Hayden Resarch Fellowship was established by the BC Centre for Improved Cardiovascular Health (ICVHealth) […]
Robert Olson Winner of the Hjalmar Johnson New Investigator Award
Robert Olson, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery is the winner of the Hjalmar Johnson New Investigator Award. This award is given out annually to an outstanding investigator who is in their first 8 years in the Department of Surgery. Dr. Olson obtained his medical training from the University of Calgary, residency training in Radiation Oncology […]
Ravi Sidhu named 2017 James IV Traveling Fellow
Dr. Ravi Sidhu, Associate Professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery and Assistant Dean of Postgraduate Medical Education, has recently been honoured as the recipient of the 2017 James IV Traveling Award.