Our Vulvovaginal Health Spring Update is Virtual!
The BC Centre of Vulvar Health is very excited to bring back our popular vulvar health conference – Thursday March 11th pm and Friday March 12th am. We have designed two half days of practical virtual lectures – join from your home of office. Several excellent International experts will be speaking at this unique event. […] Read More
Doctors of BC SCC funds innovative BCCVH Vulvodynia Proposal!
Recently Dr. Melanie Altas, on behalf of the multidisciplinary team, submitted a funding proposal request to Chronic Pain Spreading Network. The proposal is entitled Supporting Community Health Care Providers to Treat and Support Vulvodynia Patients. The proposal was approved and the team will receive start up funds of $15, 000 to set up a working […] Read More
2021 Dr Fred Bryans Faculty Forum – Registration now open
Registration for the 2021 Dr Fred Bryan Faculty Forum – Advancing Women’s Health Research & Care: Prioritizing Patient Voices – is now open. The 2021 will be hosted virtually over two half-days and will feature: Kendall Ho, Academic Director of the UBC Cloud Innovation Centre and John Pawlovich, Director of the Rural Coordination Centre of […] Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Jessica McAlpine on Promotion to Professor
The Department would like to congratulate Dr. Jessica McAlpine on her promotion to Professor with Tenure as of 1 July 2020. Jessica has demonstrated an outstanding contribution to teaching, research and service in order to attain this promotion. Dr. McAlpine came to UBC in July 2006 having completed her Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at Yale […] Read More
Gisele Bourgeois-Law awarded Research in Medical Education Outstanding Research Paper Award
On December 1st, 2020 the American Association of Medical Colleges announced the recipient of the 2019 Research in Medical Education (RIME) Outstanding Research Paper Award. This is an award for the best research paper among all the accepted papers to the RIME forum, a forum promoting the transformation of health care through medical education innovation […] Read More
D. A. Boyes Memorial Award
The D. A. Boyes Society, in honor, and memory, of Dr. David Alexander Boyes’ lifetime commitment to teaching and engagement announce the third year of the Memorial Research Award. This is a grant competition designed to provide critical review, with rapid turn-around, and funding for proposals that would not be eligible to receive funding at […] Read More
Spring 2020 CIHR Project Grants – Congratulations to our department members!
Congratulations to our department members who were successful in securing Spring 2020 CIHR Project Grants. Lori Brotto (@DrLoriBrotto) – Pilot RCT for cognitive-behavioural & mindfulness-based online programs for female sexual dysfunction K.S. Joseph and Neda Razaz – Chronic diseases in mothers and risks of neuro-developmental disorders in offspring: an international comparison Jessica Liauw (@LiauwJessica) – […] Read More
Drs. Brotto and Huntsman elected into CAHS
On Sep 18, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) announced the list of individuals who were selected to join as Fellows for 2020. “CAHS recognizes excellence in health sciences. Fellows have demonstrated, through their careers and lives, that they are committed to their field of expertise in many ways.” We are thrilled with the […] Read More
Welcome Chriselle Serna and Annalyn Cumaual
Welcome Chriselle Serna and Annalyn Cumaual! Chriselle is moving to a new position on the Education Team. She will be the Sr Program Assistant for the REI Fellowship and also the Sr Program Assistant to all our Advanced Training Programs (MIS, FPMRS, VV Sexual Medicine and Family Planning). She come with both Department and […] Read More
Welcome our new HR Assistant, Hannah Sauvé
We welcome our new HR Assistant, Hannah Sauvé. She will be working part-time with our department so you will be hearing from her in regards to staff and student appointments and other various HR related issues. Hannah has worked for Conferences & Accommodation at UBC in the past. She recently graduated from BCIT with a Diploma […] Read More
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