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Celebrating 2206 BCCFP Award Recipients
Congratulations to DFP Clinical Faculty members Drs. Winnie Su, Stephan Ferreira, Miranda du Preez, Sharmila Yang, Mannan Wang, Anita Ka-Fai Wong. Congratulations also to DFP Residents Drs. Ricky Tsang, Yonabeth Nava de Escalante, Joban Bal, Jeffrey Ding, and Daniel Budgell.
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Clinical Faculty Feature: Dr. Fernando Polanco (Cowichan District Hospital and on Penelakut Island)
Dr. Fernando Polanco is a Family Physician and Clinical Preceptor working with medical students and residents at Cowichan District Hospital and on Penelakut Island. In this Q&A, learn why Dr. Polanco is an advocate for safe environments for uncertainty for learners, and why he welcomes discomfort as an essential part of growth.
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Clinical Faculty Feature: Dr. Shaun van Zyl (UGME Year-3 Rural Family Medicine Program Director)
Get ready to meet some of the dedicated clinical faculty in our diverse and distributed community in this short Q&A series. In this editorial, meet Dr. Charmaine Ma (Vancouver Fraser)!
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Celebrating Newly Promoted DFP Clinical Faculty | Winter 2026
Please join the Department of Family Practice in celebrating Clinical Faculty members who were promoted to their new ranks, as of January 1, 2026!
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Clinical Faculty Feature: Dr. Charmaine Ma (Vancouver Fraser)
Get ready to meet some of the dedicated clinical faculty in our diverse and distributed community in this short Q&A series. In this editorial, meet Dr. Charmaine Ma (Vancouver Fraser)!
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2025 Care of the Elderly Scholar Project Awards
Each year, the Department of Family Practice Care of the Elderly Committee awards scholar prizes to second-year residents whose projects demonstrate research excellence related to care of the elderly. Learn about the two winning 2025 resident research projects.
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Celebrating UBC Department of Family Practice 2025 Faculty of Medicine Award Winners
Please join us in celebrating the six 2025 award winners from the Department of Family Practice!
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Dr. Robert J. Petrella Elected to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
The UBC Department of Family Practice congratulates Department Head Dr. Robert J. Petrella on being elected to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) as a 2025 Fellow.
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Cedar Award: Kitty Dich
Congratulations to Kitty Dich, Program Coordinator at the St. Paul’s Hospital CMG Site, for winning a Cedar Award!
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July 2024 Cedar Award: Tammy Senbel
Anyone who has met her knows that Tammy Senbel is a breath of fresh air. As the Culture, Communications and Systems Coordinator, she brings so much life to the Department of Family Practice office.