Phone Oximeter, a UBC invention, gets scaled up
The device, which measures blood oxygen levels, can be used in low-resource settings to diagnose pre-eclampsia and pneumonia.
Medical students receive Premier Undergraduate and Wesbrook Scholarships
Three medical students received 2013/14 Premier Undergraduate Scholarships and Wesbrook Scholarships from UBC. The Premier Undergraduate Scholarships and Wesbrook Scholars are the University’s most prestigious designations, given to senior students with outstanding academic performance, leadership, and involvement in student and community activities. The 2013/14 Premier Undergraduate Scholarship and Wesbrook Scholarship recipients in the Faculty of […]
Texting for HIV care in Kenya receives Grand Challenges funding
The grant will enable expansion of a texting program to HIV patients in rural, remote parts of Kenya, increasing the likelihood that they remain on anti-viral therapy.
Matched! Newest crop of UBC doctors head to residency
For the second consecutive year, UBC accepted the largest number of entry-level medical residents in university history.
Canadian HIV Trials Network re-funded by CIHR
The network aims to find treatments, vaccines and a cure for HIV and related conditions through scientifically sound and ethical clinical trials.
UBC launches Resident Wellness Office
Lauren Phelan, Program Assistant, Roger Wong, Associate Dean, and Rebecca Turnbull, Program Counsellor, celebrate the opening of the innovative service.
Researcher seeks to level playing field for Paralympians
UBC’s Andrei Krassioukov will travel to the Sochi Paralympics to study the effects of spinal cord injury (SCI) on the cardiovascular health of Paralympians.
Making connections: Canada’s largest integrated brain centre opens
The Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health unites research and clinical expertise in neuroscience, psychiatry and neurology.
Carles Vilariño-Güell, Medical Genetics
Canada Research Chair in Molecular Characterization of Neurological Diseases