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  • Call for applications: Campus as a Living Lab Fund Competition

    Call for applications: Campus as a Living Lab Fund Competition

    Campus as a Living Lab (CLL) offers faculty and staff at UBC Vancouver an opportunity to explore, develop and test new ideas on sustainability and climate action on campus. The 2022/23 CLL Fund Competition provides up to $50,000 in funding for teams to develop ‘living lab’ projects. The deadline to submit proposals is November 7, 2022.

  • Apply for funding to support Vancouver-Okanagan research collaborations

    Apply for funding to support Vancouver-Okanagan research collaborations

    The UBC Collaborative Research Mobility Awards (CRMA) competition is now open. It provides up to $5,000 to support new or existing research partnerships between UBC researchers in the Okanagan and Vancouver. Faculty members from all disciplines are invited to apply by November 4, 2022. Funding may be used to cover travel and accommodation costs associated with…

  • 2022 Faculty of Medicine Awards

    2022 Faculty of Medicine Awards

    These awards recognize and celebrate the extraordinary contributions of faculty and staff who embody our values of respect, integrity, compassion, collaboration and equity — helping us to transform health for everyone.

  • Training more doctors for British Columbia

    Training more doctors for British Columbia

    Update on the announcement made by the Government of BC committing to the expansion of the MDUP & PGME residency programs.

  • Strategic Investment Fund update

    Strategic Investment Fund update

    A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health. As we start the second year our refreshed strategic plan Building the Future: 2021–2026, I’m pleased to announce that in year one we completed two rounds of the Strategic Investment Fund (SIF). In the fall 2021 and summer 2022 SIF rounds, we received a…

  • Join the Faculty’s commemorative virtual event for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

    Join the Faculty’s commemorative virtual event for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

    An invitation from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health. Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Healthinvites you to join a virtual event onTuesday, September 27, 202210:00–11:30 am PT.Given the discussion topic, this event may go beyond 11:30 am Please join us in coming together in a concerted effort to reflect…

  • Join us for the Indigenous Initiatives Speaker Series: We are Children of Indian Residential School Survivors

    Join us for the Indigenous Initiatives Speaker Series: We are Children of Indian Residential School Survivors

    An invitation from the Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Join the Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) on Wednesday, September 21 for We Are Children of Indian Residential School Survivors: Awakening Our Spirits, Our Purpose & Our Confidence. This event brings together a panel of Indigenous people who are children…

  • Dr. Anurag Singh appointed Director of Northern Centre for Clinical Research

    Dr. Anurag Singh appointed Director of Northern Centre for Clinical Research

    A message from Robert McMaster, Vice-Dean, Research, Faculty of Medicine; Fraser Bell, Vice President, Planning and Quality, Northern Health; and Kathy Lewis, Interim Vice President, Research and Innovation, University of Northern British Columbia. We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Anurag Singh as the inaugural Director of the Northern Centre for Clinical Research…

  • Dr. Jan Friedman appointed interim Head, Department of Medical Genetics

    Dr. Jan Friedman appointed interim Head, Department of Medical Genetics

    A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health. I am pleased to announce that Dr. Jan Friedman has been appointed interim Head, Department of Medical Genetics effective to December 31, 2022. Dr. Friedman’s appointment follows the interim leadership of Dr. Matthew Loricz. Dr. Jan Friedman is a clinical geneticist and professor of Medical…

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  • Dr. Jan Friedman appointed interim Head, Department of Medical Genetics

    Dr. Jan Friedman appointed interim Head, Department of Medical Genetics

    A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health. I am pleased to announce that Dr. Jan Friedman has been appointed interim Head, Department of Medical Genetics effective to December 31, 2022. Dr. Friedman’s appointment follows the interim leadership of Dr. Matthew Loricz. Dr. Jan Friedman is a clinical geneticist and professor of Medical…

  • Drs. Valter Ciocca & Paola Colozzo appointed interim Co-Directors, School of Audiology and Speech Sciences

    Drs. Valter Ciocca & Paola Colozzo appointed interim Co-Directors, School of Audiology and Speech Sciences

    A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health. I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Valter Ciocca and reappointment of Dr. Paola Colozzo as interim Co-Directors, School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, effective to December 31, 2022. Dr. Ciocca’s appointment follows the interim leadership of Dr. Lorienne Jenstad as interim Co-Director of the School.…

  • Dr. Peter Cripton appointed Director pro tem, School of Biomedical Engineering

    Dr. Peter Cripton appointed Director pro tem, School of Biomedical Engineering

    A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health. I am pleased to announced the appointment of Dr. Peter Cripton as Director pro tem, School of Biomedical Engineering for a one-year term, effective to June 30, 2023. Dr. Cripton will be taking on this role while Dr. Peter Zandstra is on a one-year administrative leave.…

  • Drs. Lorienne Jenstad & Paola Colozzo appointed interim Co-Directors, School of Audiology and Speech Sciences

    Drs. Lorienne Jenstad & Paola Colozzo appointed interim Co-Directors, School of Audiology and Speech Sciences

    A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health. I am pleased to announce that Dr. Lorienne Jenstad and Dr. Paola Colozzo have been appointed interim Co-Directors, School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, effective to August 31, 2022. Dr. Jenstad is an audiologist and associate professor at the School of Audiology and Speech Sciences, where she directs the…

  • Dr. Robert McMaster extended as Vice-Dean, Research

    Dr. Robert McMaster extended as Vice-Dean, Research

    A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health. I am pleased to announce Dr. Robert McMaster’s appointment as Vice-Dean, Research, has been extended effective to December 31, 2023. During the past term, Dr. McMaster has led several strategic initiatives including the establishment of the Academy of Translation Medicine and the COVID-19 Clinical…

  • Alexis Davis reappointed Director, Clinical Faculty Affairs

    Alexis Davis reappointed Director, Clinical Faculty Affairs

    A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health. I am pleased to announce the reappointment of Ms. Alexis Davis, Director, Clinical Faculty Affairs, for a three-year term effective to June 30, 2025. Ms. Davis is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, and also works clinically…

  • Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis reappointed Director, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention

    Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis reappointed Director, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention

    A message from Rob McMaster, Vice-Dean, Research, UBC Faculty of Medicine I am pleased to announce that Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis has been reappointed as the Director, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management (CCDPM), and the Reichwald Family UBC Southern Medical Program Chair in Preventive Medicine to June 30, 2027. Dr. Martin Ginis is…

  • Dr. François Bénard reappointed Associate Dean, Research, BC Cancer Research Institute

    Dr. François Bénard reappointed Associate Dean, Research, BC Cancer Research Institute

    A message from Rob McMaster, Vice-Dean, Research, UBC Faculty of Medicine; Kim Nguyen Chi, Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, BC Cancer; and Heather Findlay, Chief Operating Officer, BC Cancer We are pleased to announce that Dr. François Bénard has been re-appointed as the Associate Dean, Research, BC Cancer Research Institute (BCCRI), Faculty of Medicine,…

  • Dr. Cheryl Holmes reappointed Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education

    Dr. Cheryl Holmes reappointed Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education

    A message from Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education. I am pleased to announce the reappointment of Dr. Cheryl Holmes as Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME), for a five-year term effective July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2027. Dr. Holmes has accomplished a great deal during her first term in the role as Associate Dean,…

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