Palliative care enriched through art and community
After Kimberley Thomas relocated with her family to Calgary, Alberta from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe when she was a young child, her parents worked multiple jobs with the hope of one day supporting their three daughters through university.
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Award encourages cross-cultural medicine
Jacky Tang is eager to merge his passions for problem solving and connecting with patients when he starts the internal medicine residency program at UBC this summer—an opportunity he links to recognition he received from the Chinese Canadian Medical Society of British Columbia (CCMSBC).
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Translating discovery to transform health: Untold stories from medical research
Hear from UBC experts Dr. Pieter Cullis, Dr. Megan Levings and Dr. Sriram Subramaniam as they share insights from their own experiences bringing discoveries into the healthcare system, and perspectives on how to integrate academic research and the biotech industry in B.C. to accelerate health innovation.
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In pursuit of equity and access to healthcare in rural, remote and Indigenous communities
Dr. Pawlovich discusses his aspirations for expanding equity and access to healthcare for British Columbians living in rural and remote areas by leveraging technology in new ways, enhancing support for healthcare providers, and creating new opportunities for medical trainees to learn and experience life and professional practice in these communities.
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UBC, BCCSU partner with Shoppers Drug Mart to improve addiction treatment and care
Shoppers Drug Mart is supporting pharmacist training and education led by the BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) to improve addiction treatment and care for all Canadians.
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UBC researchers drive innovation in care for patients with COVID-19
When COVID-19 emerged in British Columbia, UBC researchers knew right away they needed to learn from patients to better understand this novel disease and improve care.
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New collaboration to better understand the causes of Alzheimer’s disease
Each day in his clinic, neurologist Dr. Haakon Nygaard helps patients with Alzheimer’s disease and their families navigate a relentless journey that often involves memory loss, changes in language, anxiety and depression.
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Inspiration surrounds future Indigenous physicians
Dr. Dennis Wardman and his family established a scholarship to recognize top Indigenous students pursuing medicine at UBC. More than a financial incentive, he hopes the scholarship signals to students that there is a supportive community surrounding them who wants to help them find a way to share their unique talents and improve health outcomes for communities across Canada.
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Investing in the future of lab quality
Early in his career as a family physician, Dr. Donald Rix, CM, OBC (1931-2009) recognized the importance of laboratory medicine. To honour his legacy, the Rix Family Foundation has donated $1.5 million to the UBC Faculty of Medicine to establish the Donald B. Rix Professorship in Laboratory Quality at UBC.
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$3M gift to accelerate UBC Alzheimer’s research
The need for new therapies and state-of-the-art care for Canadians with Alzheimer’s disease has motivated three longtime friends to donate $3 million to the UBC Faculty of Medicine for research to identify ways to protect the brain as Alzheimer’s progresses.
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