OBGYN Academic Day 2023 Award Winners
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WHRI Assistant Director – Dr. Paul Yong
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Paul Yong, Associate Professor has taken on the role of Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) Assistant Director position as of 15 April 2023. For more information on Dr. Yong’s role with WHRI please click here. Read More
Congratulate Dr. Yvette Drew on receiving the Michael Smith Health Research BC 2022 Health Professional-Investigator Award
We would like to congratulate Dr. Yvette Drew on being the 2022 recipients of the Michael Smith Health Professional Investigator (HP-I) award. Dr Drew has a joint faculty appointment at the rank of Associate Professor with OBGYN and the Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology. You can read more about Dr. Drew and the […] Read More
In Memorial – Charles Carpenter
Charles Carpenter was an Emeritus faculty member in OBGYN. Charles, or “Charlie” as he was affectionately called by many of his students and residents passed away on 2 April 2023. He will be sadly missed. Charlie attended Queen’s University and was awarded his medical degree in 1954. After completing his obstetrics and gynecology residency in Kingston […] Read More
2023 OBGYN Academic Day
2023 OBGYN Academic Day May 3rd, 2023 8:00AM-6:00PM PDT In person at:Chan Centre Auditorium950 West 28th AvenueVancouver, BC V5Z 4H4 & Virtual via ZOOM (live-stream broadcast) Program and Abstract Booklet can be accessed by clicking here Read More
Welcome Mamta Rohra to the OBGYN Education Team
Mamta will be joining the Department as our Sr Program Assistant, Tuesday, April 11, 2023 and her portfolio will include the following programs: Please see her attached picture and bio! Read More
Congratulations to Dr David Huntsman, Honoraria Doctor of Science from Memorial University.
For being a global leader within the Canadian cancer research community, and for his transformative impact on our ability to prevent and treat hereditary cancers, Dr. David Huntsman will receive the degree of doctor of science, honoris causa, on June 1 during the 10 a.m. session of convocation in St. John’s. Read more here. Read More
Congratulations to Zeba Khan – Recipient of the 2022/23 Community-University Engagement Support Fund
UBC awards over $745,000 to support community-university partnerships that benefit communities and advance collaborative research, teaching and learning throughout British Columbia. This year Zeba Khan, a GRA, supervised by Dr. Sarah Munro, received an award for the project ‘Strengthening partnerships for contraception access for newcomer youth in British Columbia’. This project has been co-developed with Options for […] Read More
Welcome to Sara Derikvand, Research Manager for BCWH Dept of OBGYN
The Department would like to welcome Sara Derikvand! Sara has recently taken on a new position with Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) as the Research Manager responsible for the research program at BC Women’s Hospital’s Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (OBGYN). Sara will be able to provide research guidance and support to department members who […] Read More
Diagnosis & Management of Endometriosis – New Article in CMAJ
A new clinical review published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, written by Drs. Catherine Allaire, Mohamed Bedaiwy and Paul Yong, provides an overview of the causes, diagnosis and management of endometrioisis based on the latest evidence to help clinicians and patients. You can see the full article here: https://www.cmaj.ca/content/195/10/E363. Read More
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