Recent MD grad honoured with Doctors of BC “Change Maker Award”
“The passion of Dr. Alia Dharamsi, a recent graduate from UBC’s MD program, lies in alleviating hunger and promoting proper nutrition. She is the President and Founder of Meal Exchange UBC – a national, youth-driven charity that engages, educates and mobilizes youth to work with their communities to alleviate hunger locally and achieve food security. […]
Third year Psychiatry resident honoured by Doctors of BC
Arun Jagdeo, a third-year UBC psychiatry resident, has been awarded one of the first-ever Doctors of BC Change Maker Awards, which recognizes winners for their work in improving the health care system for patients and those who work in it. The awards were created and funded by Barry Turchen, a member of the Doctors of BC […]
UBC Faculty of Medicine students develop award-winning health education resources
When it comes to making an impact towards a healthier future for all – UBC Faculty of Medicine students have what it takes. A handful of students received top recognition as participants of this year’s Public Health Learning Tools Challenge, an initiative of the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC). This year, nearly […]
Jehannine Austin elected President of National Society of Genetic Counselors
An Associate Professor, she will be the first non-American president of the 35-year-old organization.
OS&OT graduate research receives support
Two graduate students in the Department of Occupational Therapy & Occupational Sciences have been awarded support from Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Master’s student Karen Davies, is the recipient of the CIHR Masters Award for her project entitled “Long-term follow-up of children with idiopathic toe walking.” […]
Rehabilitation Sciences PhD candidate receives four doctoral research awards
Bita Imam, PhD candidate in Rehabilitation Sciences, has received four doctoral research awards: the Vanier scholarship, the CIHR Doctoral Research Award (ranked second), the inaugural Anne Martin Mathews CIHR-IA Doctoral Recognition Prize in Research on Aging, and the UBC Killam Doctoral Scholarship. Supervised by Dr. Bill Miller of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Imam’s research […]
“If you keep hating, it eats away at you”
Senior Instructor Hanh Huynh introduces UBC medical students to Vietnam, the country he fled 34 years ago.
Pop-ups and close-ups
To prevent cognitive overload, Claudia Krebs dissected neuroanatomy — and radically reassembled it.
A centesimal celebration
Two of the Faculty of Medicine’s newest programs, Midwifery and Genetic Counselling, each awarded their 100th diplomas this year.
Oscar Casiro’s Victoria lap
The Faculty’s first Regional Associate Dean, Vancouver Island, steps down after 10 years of nurturing medical education from Victoria to Port McNeill.