Home of the Vancouver Fraser Medical Program/Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
We build research capacity by stimulating new ideas and directions, developing strategies, fostering and collaborating on research across the department and promoting external partnerships.
Researchers
Meet the people who are at the forefront of making a difference in family practice.
Publications
Read about the latest in family practice research.
For a listing of resident publications, see here.
Clinician Scholar Program
Learn about opportunities within this component of the Enhanced Skills Residency training.
Knowledge
Mobilization
Learn about upcoming Research Rounds, view recordings of previous presentations and read our latest posts.
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Research and Innovation Programs
Enhanced Skills Program
These third-year residency positions are part of the Postgraduate Program of the UBC Faculty of Medicine.
Centre for Rural Health Research
The Centre for Rural Health Research has an expansive program of mixed methods research investigating rural health services.
Innovation Support Unit
The Innovation Support Unit improves the health of British Columbians by supporting primary care innovation across research areas of focus.
Lifestyle Research Programs
HealtheSteps and Hockey Fans In Training incorporate exercise, physical activity, healthy eating and other habits into their everyday lives.
Sport and Exercise Medicine
UBC SEM is committed to education, research and service and the scientific pursuit of knowledge to create better health.
Palliative Care
This division aims to ensure excellence in care for those living with life-threatening illness through research, community advocacy and education .
Care of the Elderly
This division encompasses practicing geriatricians and researchers and educators affiliated with UBC throughout the province.
CART
The Contraception and Abortion Research Team supports equitable access to family planning knowledge, methods and services.
Centre for Aging SMART
Solutions for Mobility, Activity, Rehabilitation and Technology
The Birth Place Lab
The Birth Place Lab facilitates multi-disciplinary and community-based participatory research on high quality maternity health care across birth settings.
Perinatal Anxiety Research Lab
PARLab is dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of new and expectant mothers, and their babies.
Men’s Health Initiative
Blueprint catalyzes a global conversation about the state and impact of men in the world. They are mobilizing men to be a force for good.
Maternal Infant Health
Maternal and Infant Health Canada focuses on improving the health of communities with an emphasis on maternal mortality, women’s health and the environment.