Teaching quality improvement in residency education
Roger Wong, Associate Dean of Postgraduate Medical Education, is the author of a new e-book on the potential for QI in residency training.
A dreaded disease shows potential as a cancer treatment
Scientists at UBC and University of Copenhagen exploited a malarial protein’s affinity for a type of sugar molecule found in most cancers.
Celebrating excellence
Professor Emeritus David Schiefele was among the 37 faculty members and staff honoured at the Faculty of Medicine’s annual awards reception.
Self-propelled coagulants can stop major blood loss
The particles, developed in part by Assistant Professor Christian Kastrup, can swim “upstream” to the source of internal bleeding.
Four gut bacteria decrease risk of asthma
Most babies naturally acquire these four bacteria from their environments, but some do not due to the circumstances of their birth or other factors.
Researchers find gene responsible for chemotherapy-induced heart damage
The discovery will help physicians better assess the risk of a widely-used drug.
‘Living, breathing’ mannequins now part of the curriculum on Vancouver Island
The new simulation centre in Victoria will be used to teach clinical skills and team-based care.
Faculty of Medicine rises in 2015 QS world rankings
UBC jumped 13 spots, to 26th in the world, in the subject area of medicine.
Two Department of Medicine members recognized by the Royal Society of Canada
Robert C. Brunham was elected a Fellow, and Julio Montaner received the McLaughlin Medal.
DTES residents dying at more than eight times the national average
William Honer, Head of the Department of Psychiatry, found that treatable conditions are the greatest risk factors for mortality.