Universal public drug coverage would save Canada billions
Canada could save $7.3 billion annually with universal public coverage of medically necessary prescription drugs.
Three faculty members receive the 2015 CAME Certificate of Merit Award
Three faculty members have received the 2015 CAME Certificate of Merit Award. This award promotes, recognizes and rewards faculty committed to medical education in Canadian medical schools. The award winners will be recognized at the upcoming Canadian Association of Medical Education (CAME) Annual General Meeting which is held in conjunction with the Canadian Conference on Medical Education […]
Four faculty members among winners of the 2015 LifeSciences B.C. Awards
Four faculty members have received the 2015 LifeSciences British Columbia Awards. These awards presented annually by FARRIS, are given in recognition to individuals and companies who have made a significant and meaningful contribution in the field of health and life sciences in our world-class life sciences community in British Columbia.
Pain relief pioneer donates $5 million for new UBC sport and exercise medicine centre
To honour the Vancouver physician’s gift, the new centre will be named the Chan Gunn Pavilion.
Lindsay Machan receives 2015 SIR Leader in Innovation Award
Lindsay Machan, Associate Professor, Department of Radiology receives the 2015 Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Leader in Innovation Award. The Leaders in Innovation Award recognizes and promotes innovation within interventional radiology, continuing IR’s historical innovative development that has revolutionized medicine over the last 40 years. The Award acknowledges those individuals who have conceptualized and implemented […]
Wendy Norman recognized with The Enid Johnson MacLeod Award
Wendy Norman, Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Practice is recognized with the Federation of Medical Women of Canada’s 2015 Enid Johnson MacLeod Award. The Federation of Medical Women of Canada presents this annual award to the nominated member or associate member who is felt to have made the most significant contribution to women’s […]
Dermot Kelleher appointed Dean, Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Kelleher will join the Faculty of Medicine beginning September 1, 2015.
Faculty members win the NSERC Brockhouse Canada prize
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded Faculty of Medicine scientists with the Brockhouse Canada prize. The recipients from UBC include Drs. Paul Schaffer, François Bénard and Anna Celler from the Department of Radiology, and Dr. Thomas Ruth in the Division of Neurology, for their outstanding teamwork in realizing a solution […]
Twitter the right prescription for sharing health research: UBC study
Using Twitter can help physicians be better prepared to answer questions from their patients.