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UBC graduates its largest class of Aboriginal MD students
By Patricia Gray | May 22, 2012
Twelve Aboriginal students will graduate with a UBC medical undergraduate degree (MD) this spring.
Clinical faculty members receive Humanitarian Awards
By Patricia Gray | May 22, 2012
Shafique Pirani, Clinical Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics, and John Norgrove Penny, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Practice, each received a 2012 Humanitarian Award from the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA). Dr. Pirani received the Award in recognition of his outstanding service to the underserved children of Uganda with […]
Faculty members recognized for contributions to public health
By Patricia Gray | May 18, 2012
Sam Sheps, Professor in the School of Population and Public Health and the Director of the School’s MSc and PhD Program received the 2011 George Elliot Award for lifetime contribution to public health in BC. Danuta Skowronski, Clinical Professor in the School of Population and Public Health and a Physician Epidemiologist at BCCDC, received the […]
Faculty of Medicine researcher wins Trudeau Foundation Scholarship
By Patricia Gray | May 18, 2012
Daniel Werb, PhD candidate in the School of Population and Public Health, has been awarded the 2012 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship for his research project investigating initiation and cessation of injection drug use among street youth in Vancouver. Announced May 15 by the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, Werb joins 14 Canadian doctoral candidates […]
Jason Sutherland named Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy and Practice
By Patricia Gray | May 18, 2012
Jason Sutherland, Assistant Professor in the School of Population and Public Health, has been named as the Canadian Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy and Practice. These fellowships, sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund, provide an opportunity for mid-career health services researchers and practitioners from Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and […]
2012 UBC Medical Alumni Association Awards
By Patricia Gray | May 17, 2012
The UBC Medical Alumni Association presented the following awards at the Medical Alumni Association AGM & Awards Reception on May 12, 2012 at the William A. Webber Medical Student & Alumni Centre. Wallace Wilson Leadership Award Awarded annually to a graduate of the UBC Faculty of Medicine who has demonstrated high ethical standards and outstanding […]
Jonathan Fleming recognized for teaching excellence
By Patricia Gray | May 16, 2012
Jonathan Fleming, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, received the 2011 Dr. Patricia Clugston Memorial Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Professional Association of Residents of British Columbia (PAR – BC). Dr. Fleming is the Associate Head, Education in the Department of Psychiatry and Co-Director of the Sleep Disorders Program at UBC Hospital. […]
Jehannine Austin receives Pfizer Psychiatry Research Award
By Patricia Gray | May 16, 2012
Jehannine Austin, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Medical Genetics and a member of the Brain Research Centre, has received an inaugural Psychiatry Research Award from Pfizer Canada. The $100,000 award will support her research into the effect of genetic counseling on adherence to psychotropic medication in serious mental illness. “I am truly […]
Learning “…to provide culturally safe care”
By dcc2012 | May 16, 2012
“Since 2001, BC’s Aboriginal peoples experienced ‘worsening trends’…including increased rates of HIV/AIDS, use of prescription drugs, poor housing, low birth weights, and the number of children who live as governmental wards. Since 1992, Status-Indian men maintained the lowest life expectancy of any group in the province, dying almost 10 years earlier than non-Aboriginal women, the […]
Division of Health Care Communication receives national recognition for community service-learning
By Patricia Gray | May 14, 2012
The award was for the “Community as Teacher” program through which UBC health professional students learn alongside Aboriginal youth at summer camps led by Elders, youth workers and cultural leaders.