Explore more updates, events & opportunities from across the Faculty & UBC.
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UBC President’s Staff Awards 2025
Meet the 9 Faculty of Medicine staff members recognized for their outstanding achievements & excellence within the UBC community.
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Share a welcome message for the incoming Dean
Submit your message by Oct. 14.
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Five habits for a safer digital life
Help keep your information secure online with tips from Information Security.
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Dr. Nika Shakiba named Canada Gairdner Early Career Investigator
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Academic Space Policies proposed amendments
Share your feedback by Nov. 5, 2025.
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Challenges, changes and research: Insights from UBC’s University Killam Professors
Register to join the virtual event on Nov. 12.
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Faculty Emerging Leaders Program
Apply to join the 2026 cohort by Nov. 3.
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UBC ShakeOut Oct. 16: Are you prepared for an earthquake?
UBC will test its emergency alert system during the annual province-wide earthquake drill, Oct. 17.
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Science, Stand-up & Song: Stem Cell Edition
Get tickets for the Oct. 16 event.
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It Starts with Us: Contextualizing and Educating about the Holocaust on Jan. 25
Register for the Jan. 25 event, hosted by the REDI office & the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre.
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Roadmap for Change: Implementing anti-racism commitments at UBC
Register for the Jan. 25 UBC-wide virtual event.
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Healthy Aging Program talks by Dr. David Almeida
Register for the Jan. 23 & Jan. 24 hybrid events.
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BCHRI celebrate Women in Science
Register by Jan. 22 to attend the Feb. 9 evening event
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Upcoming mental health seminars
Attend presentations by Dr. Mark van Ommeren from the WHO.
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entrepreneurship @ UBC Foundation Week
This weeklong series of events will feature info sessions, workshops and meetups.
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CHSPR 35th Annual Health Policy Conference: Value Judgements
Register now to join the conference March 9–10, 2023.
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Research to Impact training program
Register by Jan. 16 to join the eight-week course hosted by UBC Knowledge Exchange.
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5th Annual Global Health Conference (GHC23)
Register to join the hybrid conference, being held January 26, 2023.
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Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund
Apply now to support your community-university collaboration.
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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Seed Program
Apply to the program by May 22.
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UBCO Staff Awards of Excellence: Call for nominations
UBCO faculty, staff & students are invited to nominate staff by May 31.
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Sustainability Education Grants
UBC Vancouver faculty, apply by May 14.
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Run a Global Seminar & take your course abroad
Submit a proposal to run a 2024 Global Seminar by June 30.
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2023 Faculty of Medicine Awards nominations
Submit nominations by Friday, June 9.
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CIEBH Town Hall
Join online on April 5 to learn more about the CBRF-BRIF competition.
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Healthy Workplace Initiatives Fund Program
Promote wellbeing in your workplace, apply by April 14.
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Public Scholars Initiative: New Health Equity Stream
Doctoral students can apply for the 2023/24 cohort by May 12.
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Dr. J9 Austin appointed Head, Department of Medical Genetics
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC.
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Dr. Hilary Grocott appointed Head, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC.
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Dr. Robert Petrella reappointed Head, Department of Family Practice
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC.
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Dr. Darryl Knight reappointed Associate Dean, Research, Providence Health Care Research Institute
A message from Robert McMaster, Vice Dean, Research and Fiona Dalton, President & CEO, Providence Health Care.
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Dr. Hugh Kim appointed Director, Centre for Blood Research
A message from Robert McMaster and Teresa Tsang.
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Dr. Jason Sutherland appointed Director, Centre for Health Services & Policy Research
A message from Robert McMaster, Vice Dean, Research.
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Dr. Anita Palepu reappointed Head, Department of Medicine
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC.
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Drs. Lynn Raymond & Shernaz Bamji appointed as Co-Directors, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health
A message from Robert McMaster and Teresa Tsang.
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Dr. Jörg Gsponer appointed Head, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health.
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Changes to Policy on Clinical Faculty Appointments & Upcoming Information Sessions
Find information on the updated policy & register for an upcoming info session.
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MD Undergraduate Admissions: Interviewers Needed
Sign up to help select the next class of medical students at UBC by Oct. 31.
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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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Faculty of Medicine Awards 2025
Dean pro tem Mieke Koehoorn announces the recipients of the 2025 awards.
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A farewell message from Dr. Dermot Kelleher
Read a farewell message from Dermot Kelleher.
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Strategic Investment Fund: Call for proposals
Submit proposals by Oct. 27, 2025.
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The Nature of All Things Indigenous with Dr. David Suzuki & Dr. Shane Pointe
Register for the event on Sept. 23.
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Dr. Ravi Sidhu appointed Vice Dean, Education
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health.
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Beyond 75: Read the community engagement report
The report captures highlights from each of the events, & provides an overview of feedback gathered from the Faculty community & partners.