2017-18 Annual Report now available
12th Annual Lectureship in Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery 2019
The University of British Columbia Lectureship in Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery was founded to promote an awareness of pelvic floor disorders, to create a forum for the presentation of treatment innovations and new evidence of efficacy, and ultimately to improve the quality of life of women who suffer from pelvic floor disorders. We started the lectureship […] Read More
Dr Tracy Pressey Awarded Killam Teaching Prize
The Killam Teaching Prize is awarded annually to faculty nominated by students, colleagues and alumni in recognition of excellence in teaching. This, along with the many other teaching awards that Dr Pressey has received, is a tangible expression of the high regard in which she is held for her teaching contributions. Read More
Dr. Nicole Racette Obituary
Colleagues, I am saddened to tell you of the passing of our colleague, Dr. Nicole Racette. Nicole entered the department’s fellowship program in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and was subsequently recruited to the department, as an Instructor in the Division of REI in 1995. She then joined Genesis Fertility Centre, where she practiced until 2008, […] Read More
Fourth Annual Women’s Health Research Symposium – May 31, 2019
The Fourth Annual Women’s Health Research Symposium will be held on Friday, May 31, 2019 at the Vancouver Convention Centre East. The Symposium is being hosted by the Women’s Health Research Institute and will be an opportunity to showcase some of the amazing women’s health research taking place in BC and beyond. This year’s focus […] Read More
DA Boyes Memorial Research Award
We received 8 applications for the DA Boyes Memorial Research award for Trainees. The Awards Committee reviewed the applications and as per the terms of reference for the award “Applications addressing questions encountered by trainees and others in front-line practice, and projects that will be primarily executed by trainees” were prioritized. The Committee felt that the trainee applications were all interesting and several […] Read More
Marianne Vidler – Nominated for YWCA Metro Vancouver Women of Distinction for 2019
Recognized nationally, the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards honours individuals and organizations whose outstanding activities and achievements contribute to the well-being and future of our community. For those of you who don’t know Marianne she is the Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia Monitoring, Prevention and Treatment (PRE-EMPT) Research Program Manager, Faculty of Medicine at UBC and Acting Program Manager of […] Read More
Highlights from the 9th Annual Fred Bryans Faculty Forum
The 9th Annual Dr. Fred Bryans Faculty Forum took place on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at the SFU Harbour Centre in downtown Vancouver. We started the Forum with a workshop on grant proposal development co-led by Amber Hui (WHRI/BCCHR) and Dawn McArthur (BCCHR). Amber and Dawn led 30 department members through the grant development process. […] Read More
2018 Staff Service Award Recipients
We are happy to announce the recipients of the 2018 Staff Service Awards: CUPE 2950 – Natalie Twohey Non Union Technician – Ellen Zhu M&P – Michelle Woo Non UBC – Kerrie Glover Congratulations to all award winners and thanks to all of you who put the time and effort into the nomination packages this year. […] Read More
Congratulations to Alex Beristain, Gillian Hanley and Regina Renner on their CIHR project grants!
Three of our department members were successful in obtaining CIHR Project Grant funding from the fall 2018 competition cycle. Alexander G Beristain for his project “Cellular dynamics at the maternal-placental interface” – a five year project to examine the effects of obesity in altering the cell make-up of the fetal-maternal environment in early human pregnancy. Gillian […] Read More
The Fred Bryans Leadership Development Program
The Department ran its first cohort of the Leadership Development Program in 2018. We received funding from the Faculty of Medicine to run a wellness initiative for one year and the Leadership Program was part of that. We have now been lucky enough to have the support of Jane Bryans through an education initiative through […] Read More