Explore more updates, events & opportunities from across the Faculty & UBC.
-

Creative & Communications receives Gold Quill Awards
The international awards recognize global excellence in communications.
-

Faculty of Medicine Awards: Nominate by June 9
Last chance to nominate: Submit by 4pm on Friday, June 9.
-

SSC Leadership and EDI Workshop
Register to join other physician leaders for this June 10 workshop.
-

UBCV Work Learn program Winter Session 2023
Submit your proposal to hire a UBCV student by June 19.
-

Students as Partners fund
Apply by June 16 to fund your UBC Vancouver course redesign project.
-

Climate and Wellbeing Education Grants
Faculty, apply by June 12 for up to $6,000 to help you integrate climate change & wellbeing into your course.
-

Chancellor search – open for candidate recommendations
See the candidate profile, & share any candidate recommendations by June 7.
-

Together|Ensemble at UBC — Advancing the SDGs in B.C.
Register to join the June 7 event at UBC Vancouver.
-

Anti-Racism Awareness Week, May 22–26
Explore resources from the REDI Office, in collaboration with Providence Health Care & Fraser Health.
-

BCHRI celebrate Women in Science
Register by Jan. 22 to attend the Feb. 9 evening event
-

Upcoming mental health seminars
Attend presentations by Dr. Mark van Ommeren from the WHO.
-

entrepreneurship @ UBC Foundation Week
This weeklong series of events will feature info sessions, workshops and meetups.
-

CHSPR 35th Annual Health Policy Conference: Value Judgements
Register now to join the conference March 9–10, 2023.
-

Research to Impact training program
Register by Jan. 16 to join the eight-week course hosted by UBC Knowledge Exchange.
-

5th Annual Global Health Conference (GHC23)
Register to join the hybrid conference, being held January 26, 2023.
-

Does Global Health Make Data or Health? Learning from Peruvian Trans Women
Join Dr. Amaya Perez-Brumer for the CGSHE Speaker Series, Dec. 14, 2022.
-

COP27 and the politics of power, people, and place
Join UBC Sustainability for a free panel event Dec. 1.
-

Learn data visualization tool Power BI
Register to join the Nov. 29 workshop, hosted by FoM Digital Solutions.
-

Nominations open: Governor General’s Gold Medal
Graduate programs can nominate PhD & MSc thesis students by Feb. 24.
-

Funding your research in Germany: Information session & networking
Register to join the Feb. 28 hybrid event.
-

Apply to the Students as Partners Fund
Apply by Feb. 24 to fund your UBC Vancouver course redesign project.
-

BC Rural Health Awards
Nominate a rural community or doctor to recognize their contributions towards improving the health of rural British Columbians.
-

UBC Sustainability Green Labs Fund
Apply by March 19 for up to $4000 to make your lab more sustainable.
-

Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards
Nominate a Graduate TA by Friday, March 3.
-

Reminder: 2024 Japan Prize nominations
Submit nominations by Jan. 13, 2023.
-

Precision Health Catalyst Grant Competition
Early-career researchers — apply by Jan. 16.
-

Lasker Medical Research Awards
Submit a nomination by Feb. 6, 2023.
-

Drs. Cecilia Jevitt & Wendy Norman appointed interim Co-Heads, Department of Family Practice
A message from Mieke Koehoorn, Dean pro tem, Faculty of Medicine.
-

Dr. Sonia Butterworth appointed interim Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education
A message from Ravi Sidhu, Vice Dean, Education.
-

Dr. Ravi Sidhu appointed Vice Dean, Education
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health.
-

Dr. Peter Black appointed Head, Department of Urologic Sciences
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC.
-

Dr. Mieke Koehoorn appointed Dean pro tem, Faculty of Medicine, and interim Vice-President, Health
A message from Benoit-Antoine Bacon, President and Vice-Chancellor & Gage Averill, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver.
-

Dr. Hannah Carolan appointed Associate Dean, MD Admissions
A message from Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education.
-

Dr. Sarah McCorquodale reappointed Regional Associate Dean, Interior
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health & Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education.
-

Dr. Paola Colozzo appointed Director, School of Audiology & Speech Sciences
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC.
-

Dr. Clarissa Wallace extended as interim Associate Dean, Fraser
A message from Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education.
-

Register for the Full Faculty Meeting, November 18
Register online by 12 noon on November 18.
-

Changes to Policy on Clinical Faculty Appointments & Upcoming Information Sessions
Find information on the updated policy & register for an upcoming info session.
-

MD Undergraduate Admissions: Interviewers Needed
Sign up to help select the next class of medical students at UBC by Oct. 31.
-

Welcome to the new academic year
Read the update from Mieke Koehoorn, Dean pro tem, Faculty of Medicine.
-

Faculty of Medicine Awards 2025
Dean pro tem Mieke Koehoorn announces the recipients of the 2025 awards.
-

A farewell message from Dr. Dermot Kelleher
Read a farewell message from Dermot Kelleher.
-

Strategic Investment Fund: Call for proposals
Submit proposals by Oct. 27, 2025.
-

The Nature of All Things Indigenous with Dr. David Suzuki & Dr. Shane Pointe
Register for the event on Sept. 23.
-

Dr. Ravi Sidhu appointed Vice Dean, Education
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health.