UBC Midwifery Program launches new Island Cohort
Discover how the birth of a new education initiative aims to transform the landscape of maternity care across B.C.
Friedman Scholars embark on new learning opportunities
The UBC Faculty of Medicine has named three graduate students as recipients of the Constance Livingstone-Friedman and Sydney Friedman Foundation Scholarships in Health Sciences. Mohsen Khosravi Maharlooei, Ben Paylor and Hojatollah Rezaei Nejad will share a total of $100,000 to undertake learning opportunities in the health sciences under the supervision of international experts. Created in […]
The Medicine Man
How UBC put James Card on the road north, to a town that desperately needed him.
Physical Therapy’s first Northern and Rural Cohort crosses finish line
Cohort students did most of their hands-on training far from Vancouver.
Advocating for Aboriginal health
Discover how UBC family medicine residents are working alongside First Nations communities to affect change.
An evening of career exploration
UBC Cellular and Physiological Sciences student Anna D’Souza explores her career options at the annual Career Day.
Q&A with Wendy Boivin
Many postdoctoral fellows face a time of great transition as they move into careers as independent researchers. Building close networks and learning about the wide range of career options available in academia and beyond can take time. But thanks to the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Career Day, postdoctoral fellows and senior graduate students are given an […]
Announcing MSFHR’s 2015 trainee awards competition
The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) funding competition for trainee awards is scheduled to launch Friday, November 28. These awards provide up to three years of salary support to help highly qualified post-doctoral fellows develop their skills. Since 2001, MSFHR has more than 1,200 trainee awards worth nearly $39 million. The 2015 trainee award […]
UBC subspecialty residents prepare for wave of aging baby boomers
UBC subspecialty residency training programs are equipping the next generation of doctors to help the wave of aging baby boomers.
First NMP graduate in Urology to practice in Prince George
Alym Abdulla becomes the first Northern Medical Program graduate to return to Prince George as a practicing Urologist.