Awards

Dr. Ben Huang receives the 2021 CAEP/CJEM Penelope Gray-Allen Writing Award

Congratulations to UBC Emergency Medicine Resident, Dr. Ben Huang on receiving the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians/Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine’s Penelope Gray-Allen Writing Award. The award recognizes an article on Humanities in Emergency Medicine submitted to Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 

Dr. David Barbic and Dr. Brian Grunau Receive a 2021 UBC Science Co-op Employer Recognition Award

We are excited to share that the UBC Science Co-op Program has selected Dr. David Barbic and Dr. Brian Grunau for the 2021 UBC Science Co-op Employer Recognition Awards in the Supervisor Awards category.

Dr. William Cunningham Awarded the 2021 David Haughton Leadership Award!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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).