Coastal community partnerships enrich residency training for new doctors
Jessica Palmer is part of the first cohort of eight Coastal family practice residents.
Opening doors for new physicians in B.C.’s Interior
Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops is one of two new training sites for medical residents in B.C.’s Interior.
A “broken barrier” theory of ALS
Associate Professor Christopher Loewen has discovered a biochemical method cells use to internally compartmentalize themselves.
A young girl’s rare disease may provide clues to the genetic causes of obesity
Associate Professor William Gibson is leading a study that finds obesity in a young girl is due to a rare genetic mutation.
A taste of Canadian medical education
The inaugural Vancouver Summer Program in Medicine has brought 85 Chinese students to UBC for courses in pharmacology and clinical research.
Jack Taunton named SFU’s Inspiring Alumni in the Faculty of Science
Jack Taunton, a professor in the Department of Family Practice, has been named SFU’s Inspiring Alumni in the Faculty of Science. Dr. Taunton’s original areas of study at SFU were math and history but interest in athletic performance shifted his focus to Kinesiology and later a Masters in Science. It was from his Master’s thesis in cardiac rehabilitation that led […]
Queensland signs on to British Columbia’s HIV strategy
The Australian state became the latest jurisdiction to adopt the policy of widespread HIV testing and the immediate offer of anti-retroviral drugs.
Mike Allard awarded William Boyd Lectureship Award
Dr. Mike Allard is the recipient of the Canadian Association of Pathologists/Association Canadienne des Pathologistes (CAP/ACP) William Boyd Lectureship Award, given at the annual meeting in Toronto on July 13, 2014. The Award was established in 1981 in honour of Dr. William Boyd, a great Canadian pathologist and the first Head of the UBC Department […]