Associate Member Dr Patricia Janssen receives 2016 YWCA Women of Distinction Award
June 28, 2016
We would like to congratulate WHRI investigator, Dr. Patricia Janssen, for receiving the 2016 YWCA Women of Distinction Award in the category of Research and the Sciences. This award celebrates Dr. Janssen’s body of research on the promotion of healthy pregnancy and birth, particularly among marginalized women. The YWCA Women of Distinction Awards honours individuals […] Read More >
2016 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award Recipients
June 28, 2016
The Department is delighted to announce that four of our faculty members received Distinguished Achievement Awards from the Faculty of Medicine. These awards recognize individuals whose performance during the current review year was exceptionally meritorious. David Huntsman – award is one of three in the category of Overall Excellence – Senior Faculty. In recognition of […] Read More >
Dr Waterman Receives Clinical Faculty Award
May 10, 2016
Dr. Waterman received the Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching. This is a very high honor for him and thus for the Department as there are only 1 or 2 physician chosen per year at UBC. This award is by nomination only and all Residents across the Faculty of Medicine chose Dr […] Read More >
Asif Khowaja receives Best Student Poster award
April 27, 2016
The Graduate Program is pleased to announce Asif Khowaja has received Best Student Poster award in an annual symposium organized by Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technology in Healthcare (CADTH) in Ottawa. This poster was related to his PhD research work entitled as “Understanding Cost Drivers for Health Technology Assessment in Low-Income Countries: Lessons from the […] Read More >
UBC OBGYN Faculty at 2016 SOGC
April 27, 2016
This year’s SOGC is being hosted in Vancouver, June 14 to 17, 2016, at The Westin Bayshore and UBC OBGYN will have a strong presence there. Details : SOGC Annual Clinical and Scientific Conference 2016 The Department of OBGYN is proud to report that this year’s SOGC is co-chaired by Drs. Geoffrion and Kent, and that […] Read More >
Dr Jag Ubhi is awarded the Patricia Clugston Memorial Award for Excellence in Teaching
April 27, 2016
We are happy to announce that Dr Jag Ubhi has been awarded the Patricia Clugston Memorial Award for Excellence in Teaching. Since 1984, Resident Doctors of BC has sponsored the annual award for Excellence in Teaching. This award acknowledges an outstanding Clinical Faculty who contributes to medical education in areas such as assessments, bedside and […] Read More >
Dr Kelly Smith Wins Nelly Auersperg Award
April 27, 2016
Congratulations to Dr Kelly Smith in being the recipient of the Nelly Auersperg Award. This award supports pilot studies in women’s health which aim to generate preliminary data, test new approaches, methodologies or tools. The funding supports activities that will enable the pursuit of more ambitious studies and foster further funding applications. Read More >
Trauma Distinction Achieved – First in Canada
April 20, 2016
The trauma centre at VGH received this distinction because of the program to look after pregnant trauma patients. So congratulations to all of us too! The article below was featured in VCH News (April 14, 2016) and is sent on behalf of the VCH Regional Trauma Program with thanks to you and your teams for […] Read More >
Inaugural Gerald Award Presented to Dr David Huntsman
April 4, 2016
Dr David Huntsman, Chew Wei Professor, was awarded the Inaugural Gerald Award for Translational (Cancer) Research and Pathology from Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Centre. Dr Huntsman was selected for his contributions to gastric cancer an ovarian cancer care and research. This award is in honour of the late William L. Gerald http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2607558/, surgical and molecular […] Read More >
Fetal & Obstetrical Imaging Update
March 23, 2016
Saturday, May 7, 2016 Diamond Health Care Centre – LT 1020 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC 0900 – 1200 h Flyer Speakers Kenneth I. Lim, MD FRCSC Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre Sylvie Langlois, MD FRCPC FCCMG UBC Department of Medical Genetics Denise Pugash, MD FRCPC UBC Departments of […] Read More >