Breaking barriers to care in mental health
Colonel Jetly, Senior psychiatrist and Mental Health Advisor to the Surgeon General from the Canadian Armed Forces, talks with UBC medical students about mental health.
B.C. Centre on Substance Use gets boost from province and a donor
Led by Professor of Medicine Evan Wood, the centre has developed a clinical treatment guideline for opioid use disorder.
UBC residents celebrate annual Resident Awareness Week
David Kim, UBC medical resident and President of the Resident Doctors of BC, talks about the importance of Resident Awareness Week and how residents can get involved.
UBC Resident Wellness Office opens second location at Surrey Memorial Hospital
Launch of a new space in Surrey is expanding reach of wellness services for medical residents.
UBC medical students cue the lights for charity
UBC medical students are set to take to the stage for this year’s production of MedPlay, running February 2-4 and 9-11.
Study of exercise and Parkinson’s disease yields positive results
Habitual exercise may confer an advantage in combating Parkinson’s disease by facilitating the brain’s production of dopamine.
Rehabilitation Research Program shows off its work
The program focuses on improving rehabilitation for individuals with stroke, improving quality of life for individuals who rely on power mobility devices, and mitigating the effects of secondary complications.
Elisabeth McClymont wins top student prize at immunization conference
Her research explored whether the HPV vaccine is less effective in women who are HIV-positive.
UBC’s Online Master of Rehabilitation Science program reaches 100th graduate
Maria Juricic marks the 100th student graduating from UBC’s Online MRSc program.
New cohort of subspecialty medical trainees match to UBC
Kateryna Vostretsova is one of 43 medical residents recently matched to subspecialty training positions at UBC.