2017 Faculty of Medicine Award Recipients
Bruce McManus, Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine receives the 2017 Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award.
Two faculty members receive Movember/Prostate Cancer Canada grants
Two faculty members, Lori Brotto and Alex Wyatt, have received Discovery Grants from the Movember Foundation and Prostate Cancer Canada. Dr. Brotto, a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Executive Director of the Women’s Health Research Institute, will use her two-year, $187,256 grant to explore bio-psycho-social aspects of sexual intimacy following prostate […]
New tool maps nature across Vancouver to boost mental health
The study sampled 200 parks in both low-and high-income areas, from Vancouver to Lions Bay and Abbotsford.
Fraser Black recognized for teaching excellence
Fraser Black, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs with the Island Medical Program (IMP), is the recipient of the 2017 Dr. Bruce Crawford Award of Excellence. This annual award, which is voted on by third-year IMP students, recognizes teachers, preceptors, or tutors who have made an impact on students’ first two years of medical training. “What […]
Philip Edgcumbe honoured with the 2017 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award
Philip Edgcumbe, a UBC MD/PhD student, has received the 2017 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF) Award. This award recognizes medical students with an established track record of community leadership, superior communication skills, and a demonstrated interest in advancing knowledge as future leaders and innovators of health care in Canada. Philip aims to positively impact the […]
Early guidance can help future moms fight fear of childbirth
Providing women with early knowledge about pregnancy and childbirth could help reduce unncessary C-sections finds Postdoctoral Fellow Kathrin Stoll.
Health care, education key to keeping women offenders out of prison
Researchers interviewed 400 women leaving a B.C. correctional centre.
Three faculty members become newest Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Jehannine Austin, Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Medical Genetics, Lara Boyd, Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, and UBC President Santa Ono, Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, have been inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS). The 2017 fellows were welcomed at an induction ceremony held in Ottawa on September 14. Election to […]
Preventable dental problems land many in the emergency room
More than 12,300 visits to B.C. emergency rooms (ER) every year for non-traumatic dental problems could be prevented if people had better access to dental care, according to new UBC research.