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Hamideh Bayrampour Among Faculty Research Award Winners 2022
The award recognizes early-career researchers ready to launch the next stage of their careers.
March Cedar Award: Vera Maesen
Vera Maesen is a self-described mother of three, wife, and cyclist, and the undergraduate program manager for the Department of Family Practice. She joined the Faculty of Medicine as an assessment coordinator in 2018 and then took on an interim assignment as the case-based learning manager.
Six Faculty of Medicine Members Recognized with 2023 CAME Awards
Originally published by the UBC Faculty of Medicine Six UBC faculty of medicine members have been recognized by the Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) 2023 Certificate of Merit Awards and Rising Star — Certificate of Excellence Awards. Certificate of Merit recipients The CAME Certificate of Merit Award recognizes senior faculty who have made an exceptional contribution […]
Graduating More Midwives for BC
UBC will graduate more midwives to provide care for B.C. families, thanks to an increase in midwifery program seats announced by the Government of B.C. The expansion adds 20 new seats to UBC’s midwifery program, bringing the total annual intake to 48. This includes 12 new seats in the bachelor of midwifery program, and eight new seats in […]
Celebrating Resident Doctors Appreciation Week
Read here to learn how the Faculty of Medicine is celebrating resident doctors. Resident Doctors Appreciation Week 2023
February Cedar Award: Dr. Nahla Fahmy
This month, we recognize Dr. Nahla Fahmy as the recipient of the Cedar Award. A former UBC family practice residency grad, Nahla is currently an active preceptor for both residents and medical students. She recently started one of the team-based primary care learning centres (TPCLC), something she says she is “passionate about co-leading.” Nahla is a full-service family doctor […]
2022 End of Year Awards and Recognition
Dr. Melissa Lem receives 2022 Nature Inspiration Award for park prescription program Elaine Carty and Dr. Carol Herbert inducted into the 2023 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Alumni UBC Achievement Awards honour members of faculty of medicine community
Elaine Carty and Dr. Carol Herbert Inducted into the 2023 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Professors emerita Elaine Carty, founding director of UBC’s midwifery program, and Dr. Carol Herbert, a former head of the department of family practice, are among six laureates to be inducted into the 2023 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. Read more here.
Celebrating 20 years of Indigenous Excellence in Medicine
On November 8, the UBC faculty of medicine community celebrated 20 years of the Indigenous MD Admissions Pathway and the Indigenous Family Medicine Residency Program during an event where learners, alumni, family, faculty, staff and Indigenous community members gathered together to honour the achievements of the past two decades. Read more here.
The UBC Faculty of Medicine Celebrates 20 Years of Midwifery Education
The Midwifery program reached its 20-year anniversary in November 2022. Read more about its impact an accomplishments here.