UBC recognizes three of Canada’s top health scientists
Stanley Nattel, Ian Mackenzie and Eduardo Franco are being honoured for their accomplishments in heart health, brain health and cancer.
Back to School
Discover some of the bold education initiatives transforming how the Faculty is training the next generation of health care providers and researchers.
Mixed reality gives neuroanatomy lessons a boost
UBC’s Faculty of Medicine teams up with Microsoft to help students visualize the brain’s 3D structure.
Drawing inspiration from research
Fourth-year medical student Rouzbeh Ghadiry-Tavi talks about what sparked his interest in the Summer Student Research Program.
UBC erases boundaries between engineering and health
The deans of Medicine and Applied Science, writing in the Vancouver Sun, explain why UBC created a School of Biomedical Engineering.
Vancouver Summer Program in Medicine welcomes record number of students from around the world
The four-week academic program offers international students an opportunity to take courses in everything from biochemistry to physical therapy.
Every person counts in effort to reduce HIV infection
A recent study from Ashleigh Rich, PhD student in SPPH reveals a much better understanding of the scope of HIV among the MSM at-risk population.
Telemedicine improves patient care across vast distances
Virtual clinics provide improved access to medical services for cancer patients
BCCSU partners with UBC to launch new training program for opioid treatment prescribers
The new Provincial Opioid Addiction Treatment Support Program will train health professionals in best practices for prescribing methadone and other opioid agonist treatments.
Karim Khan named Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis
Dr. Khan will work with the Canadian musculoskeletal, skin and oral health communities to identify research priorities, develop research funding opportunities, build partnerships and translate research evidence into policy and practice.