Dr. William Cunningham Awarded the 2021 David Haughton Leadership Award!
November 22, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. William Cunningham, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine Clinical Associate Professor, on receiving the David Haughton Leadership Award. The award is given every few years by the Section of Emergency Medicine of the Doctors of BC for exemplary achievements as a physician, leader, and teacher.
Dr. Kelsey Innes and Dr. Brett Passi recognized for Excellence in Clinical Teaching
November 8, 2021
We are proud to congratulate UBC Department of Emergency Medicine Clinical Assistant Professors Dr. Kelsey Innes and Dr. Brett Passi on being recognized with the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching.
Congratulations to Dr. David Sweet on the Vancouver Medical Dental and Allied Staff Association Special Service Award
September 24, 2021
We are proud to share that Dr. David Sweet, Clinical Associate Professor at the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine, received the 2021 Vancouver Medical Dental and Allied Staff Association (VMDAS) Special Service Award on September 13 for his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Andrew Kestler Wins Interdisciplinary Clinical Excellence Award
July 8, 2021
Congratulations to UBC Emergency Medicine Clinical Associate Professor, Dr. Andrew Kestler, for receiving the Interdisciplinary Clinical Excellence Award at the 2021 B.C. Substance Use Conference. Each year, The BC Centre on Substance Use recognizes members of their community who contribute significantly to substance use strategies in B.C. The Interdisciplinary Clinical Excellence Award is given to a clinician […]
Dr. David Barbic chosen for Enhanced Skills CCFP EM Preceptor Recognition 2020–21
June 24, 2021
We wish to congratulations Dr. David Barbic on being selected for the Enhanced Skills CCFP EM Preceptor Recognition award for 2020–21! The residents in the Emergency Medicine Program chose to recognize Dr. Barbic for having significantly contributed to their learning and overall experience in the program. Share this story: Latest News
COVID-19 research initiative by Drs. Daniel Ting and Corinne Hohl among those funded by first-time partnership
June 3, 2021
Genome BC, the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, and the BCCDC Foundation for Public Health have partnered for the first time to fund nine B.C. research teams working towards rapid response research initiatives that will address critical questions around COVID-19 vaccine research. Valued at approximately $1.3 million, the nine projects selected for funding cover […]
Dr. David Barbic Receives 2021 Grant Innes Research Paper & Presentation Award
March 17, 2021
CHÉOS Scientist and UBC Department of Emergency Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor, Dr. David Barbic, has received the 2021 Grant Innes Research Paper & Presentation Award for his paper on the Rapid Agitation Control with Ketamine in the Emergency Department (RACKED) study. Dr. Barbic, who is the first BC-based recipient of this award, will deliver the […]
Drs. Holly Sherman and Hélène Morakis receive funding from the Resident Doctors of BC 2020 Resident Innovation Fund
March 16, 2021
We are pleased to congratulate UBC RCPSC-EM Residents, Drs. Holly Sherman and Hélène Morakis, on receiving funding from the Resident Doctors of BC 2020 Resident Innovation Fund (RIF).
UBC Department of Emergency Medicine Researchers Attract CIHR Fall 2020 Funding
March 11, 2021
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) have funded 354 research grants for a total investment of approximately $274m through the Project Grants: Fall 2020 competition. In addition, 97 priority announcement grants were funded to a total amount of $9,575,000 and 11 supplemental prizes were awarded for a total of $296,500. UBC Department of Emergency […]
Dr. Brian Grunau receives funding from the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force
February 2, 2021
We are proud to share that Dr. Brian Grunau has received $2.1 million of funding from Public Health Agency of Canada’s COVID-19 Immunity Task Force (CITF) funding opportunity, for his research project entitled COVID-19 Occupational Risks, Seroprevalence and Immunity among Paramedics in Canada (CORSIP Canada)! The funding from CITF is part of an opportunity related […]
2019 Awards and Significant Honours
November 17, 2020
Each year, faculty members from the Department of Emergency Medicine are recognized for their excellence in teaching, clinical practice, and research. Congratulations to our 2019 award and significant honour recipients: NAME AWARD/HONOUR AGENCY Jim Christenson Helen Karounis Memorial Award for Professionalism in Emergency Medicine Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Lee Graham 2019 Interior Site Emergency […]
Dr. Garth Meckler named as a 2020 Faculty of Medicine Award recipient
October 16, 2020
Each year, the Faculty of Medicine recognizes faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching, research, administration, innovation and public service. We are proud to share that UBC Emergency Medicine Associate Faculty member, Dr. Garth Meckler, was named as one of the winners of the Distinguished Achievement award. The award recognizes meritorious performance and his […]
Each year, the Faculty of Medicine recognizes faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching, research, administration, innovation and public service. Dr. Moor-Smith receives the 2019 J.H. MacDermot writing award
July 23, 2020
A big congratulations to Max Moor-Smith on winning the 2019 J.H. MacDermot writing award. The article was on “The world’s most poisonous mushroom, Amanitaphalloides, is growing in BC” [BCMJ2019;61:20-24]. Please click here view his BCMJ writing award.
A big congratulations to Max Moor-Smith on winning the 2019 J.H. MacDermot writing award. The article was on “The world’s most poisonous mushroom, Amanitaphalloides, is growing in BC” [BCMJ2019;61:20-24]. Please Dr. Shavaun MacDonald received the 2020 Canadian Association for Medical Education Certificate of Merit Award.
July 14, 2020
Congratulations to Shavaun MacDonald on receiving the 2020 Canadian Association for Medical Education Certificate of Merit Award. This award recognizes her commitment to medical education in Canadian Medical Schools. She is a critical care and emergency physician in Victoria. She is also the residency program director for the UBC Basic Clinical Year Residency Program and […]
Congratulations to Shavaun MacDonald on receiving the 2020 Canadian Association for Medical Education Certificate of Merit Award. This award recognizes her commitment to medical education in Canadian Medical Schools. She is a critical care and emergency physician in Victoria. She is also the residency program director for the UBC Basic Clinical Year Residency Program and the clerkship director for the Island Medical Program third year clerkship. Congratulations on an amazing achievement. Dr. Joseph Finkler Awarded the Dr. William Webber Award for Commitment to the Medical Student Community
April 30, 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Joseph Finkler, Clinical Associate Professor with the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine and emergency physician at St. Paul’s Hospital, on being selected by students in the MD Undergraduate Program to receive the Dr. William Webber Award. The award is given to a UBC Faculty of Medicine member whose involvement in medical student life illustrates an ongoing commitment to the well-being of the medical student community as exemplified by Dr. Webber.
Kendall Ho and faculty members recognized for outstanding contributions to health research
April 21, 2020
Department of Emergency Medicine faculty member Kendall Ho and Lori Brotto and Peter Leung, professors in the UBC department of obstetrics and gynaecology, have been awarded the 2019 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Researcher Awards. The annual awards recognize faculty who have made significant contributions in basic science research in the areas of health and life […]