Explore more updates, events & opportunities from across the Faculty & UBC.
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Staff Mentoring Program 2026
Apply as a mentor by Oct. 31.
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Advanced Research Computing information session
Register for the Sept. 26 session to learn how ARC can support your research.
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Welcome to the new academic year
Read the update from Mieke Koehoorn, Dean pro tem, Faculty of Medicine.
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Plan an event for Thrive month with a Thrive Grant
Apply for support with your event by Oct. 1.
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Celebrate the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning at UBC Vancouver
Join the 8th annual event, in-person at UBCV on Oct. 9.
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UBC Library collections changes: Sage & the Public Library of Science Journals
Learn more about upcoming changes to the UBC Library collections.
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CV Policy (HR1) proposed amendments
Share your feedback by Oct. 5, 2025.
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Welcome back message from Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon
Watch the video message from UBC President & Vice-Chancellor Benoit-Antoine Bacon.
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Ministry of Health Seed Grant Program
Submit a notice of intent by Oct. 8.
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Climate Solutions Research Collective welcome & launch
Learn about this new initiative at the Sep. 15 launch event.
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CTLT Summer Institute: Fundamentals of Teaching & Learning
New instructors: Learn & network with other UBC educators Aug 21–25.
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New faculty professional development opportunities
See upcoming teaching & learning workshops & resources from the CTLT.
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Symposium on Infectious & Inflammatory Diseases
Register by July 14 to attend the July 19 event.
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Obstetrics & Gynecology: Department Head Candidate presentation
Register to join the June 29 online presentation.
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Join UBC at UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28)
Submit your application to join the delegation by July 14.
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Climate Change: Understanding and Managing the Significant Health Impacts of Extreme Heat Events
Join the online webinar on June 22.
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SSC Leadership and EDI Workshop
Register to join other physician leaders for this June 10 workshop.
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Together|Ensemble at UBC — Advancing the SDGs in B.C.
Register to join the June 7 event at UBC Vancouver.
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Plan an event for Thrive month with a Thrive Grant
Apply for support with your event by Oct. 1.
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Ministry of Health Seed Grant Program
Submit a notice of intent by Oct. 8.
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StEAR Enhancement Fund: Call for proposals
Apply by Oct. 15 to advance UBC’s equity & anti-racism priorities.
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Small Teaching & Learning Enhancement Fund Innovation projects
Submit proposals for 2026/27 funding by Nov. 13.
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John McNeill Excellence in Health Research Mentorship Award
Submit nominations for internal review by Sept. 26.
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Community-University Engagement Support Fund
Submit a Notice of Intent by Sept. 25, & attend the Sept. 9 info session.
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Ho-Am Prize 2026
Submit nominations for internal review by Sep. 26.
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AFMC Awards 2026: Call for nominations
Submit nominations for internal review by Sept. 15.
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Campus as a Living Lab Fund
Attend the info session on Sept. 16, & submit a notice of intent by Sept. 30.
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Dr. Sharmila Anandasabapathy appointed Dean, Faculty of Medicine, and Vice-President, Health
A message from Benoit-Antoine Bacon, President and Vice-Chancellor & Gage Averill, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver.
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Dr. Robyn Hutchings appointed Associate Dean, Student Affairs, MD Undergraduate Program
A message from Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education.
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Dr. Ahmer Karimuddin appointed Head, Department of Surgery
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC.
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Dr. Wyeth Wasserman appointed Vice Dean, Research
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health.
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Dr. Sarah Bartlett extended as interim Associate Dean, Student Affairs
A message from Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education.
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Dr. Clarissa Wallace extended as interim Associate Dean, Fraser
A message from Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education.
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Dr. Dean Regier appointed Director, Academy of Translational Medicine
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC.
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Dr. Susan Forwell appointed Associate Dean pro tem, Graduate & Postdoctoral Education
A message from Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education and Robert McMaster, Vice Dean, Research.
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Dr. M-J Milloy appointed interim Director of Research, BC Centre on Substance Use
A message from Robert McMaster, Darryl Knight & Teresa Tsang.
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MD Undergraduate Admissions: Interviewers Needed
Help select the next class of medical students at UBC.
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Join us for the Indigenous Speaker Series: Diagnosing Truth, Healing and Conciliation Inside BC Health Care Systems
Register for the Monday, Oct. 17 event, hosted by the REDI office.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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2022 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Awards
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC. I am pleased to announce recipients of the 2022 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Awards. These awards are an important opportunity to acknowledge faculty members who exemplify exceptional contributions in the areas of education, research and/or service, and who are dedicated to…
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Community update from Dean Dermot Kelleher
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC. “Ripple in still waterWhen there is no pebble tossedNor wind to blow”- Ripple by The Grateful Dead I was introduced to this song by a bass player in a Dublin punk rock band who surprisingly told me that it was his favourite…