News

Elspeth McDougall honoured with the 2017 Karl Storz Lifetime Achievement Award
October 27, 2017Elspeth McDougall, Professor, Department of Urologic Sciences, was recently honoured with the Endourological Society’s 2017 Karl Storz Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. McDougall is the first woman member of the Endourological Society, having joined the society in 1988, and also the first woman to be awarded this prestigious honour. The annual award is given to a senior endourologist whose […] Read More >

Agnes Lee elected to Executive Committee of American Society of Hematology
October 26, 2017Agnes Lee, Associate Professor, Division of Hematology in the Department of Medicine has been elected into the Executive Committee as councillor for the American Society of Hematology (ASH). Dr. Lee will serve a four-year term beginning after the 2017 ASH Annual Meeting in December. The American Society of Hematology is the world’s largest professional society […] Read More >

Former Head of Surgery Richard Finley wins highest honour from American College of Surgeons
October 23, 2017Richard J. Finley, former Head of the UBC Department of Surgery, received the 2017 Distinguished Service Award (DSA) of the American College of Surgeons. The DSA is the highest honour bestowed by that organization. Dr. Finley was honored for “his leadership as a driving force for change to better train future surgeons by electronic means […] Read More >

UBC launches program to advance chronic disease research
October 19, 2017Based at UBC Okanagan, the interdisciplinary team will explore how physical activity and nutrition can affect various chronic conditions. Read More >

Made-in-Canada lung cancer risk predictor outperforms other screening methods
October 18, 2017The tool was developed in part by Professor of Medicine Stephen Lam. Read More >

Future health professionals get crucial Indigenous culture training
October 18, 2017UBC has launched a new Indigenous cultural safety learning experience for students in a wide range of health-related programs, including medicine and midwifery. Read More >

Four faculty members recognized as Mental Health Difference Makers
October 16, 2017Four faculty members are among 150 Canadians being recognized as Mental Health Difference Makers by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). From more than 3,700 names put forward from across the country, the Faculty of Medicine’s Jehannine Austin, Skye Barbic, Perry Kendall, and Todd Woodward are among 150 Canadians being honoured this year as part […] Read More >

New research underlines need to develop a hepatitis C vaccine
October 13, 2017Infection with one type of hepatitis C does not protect against subsequent infection with different types of the virus. Read More >

Faculty of Medicine receives $31M in federal grants for research infrastructure
October 13, 2017One of the projects, led by Francois Benard, will produce cancer-killing isotopes. Read More >

Hitting the road to understand the challenges of rural health
October 12, 2017Dave Snadden logged 10,000 kilometres interviewing physicians in small communities in B.C., the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Read More >