Education News

CCFP Enhanced Skills accreditation team recommends full approval of CCFP(EM) residency training program

We are pleased to announce that the Family Medicine Enhanced Skills accreditation team has recommended the CCFP-EM program receive full accreditation with a regular survey again in 6 years. This was based on full documentation of the program and a site visit Nov 19, 2013.  A detailed formal report outlining the strengths and weaknesses of […]

RCPSC Accreditation Team Recommends Full Approval of DEM Residency Training Program

On behalf of Drs. Caroline Tyson and Helen Ross (site directors for the DEM Fraser and Victoria sites respectively), I would like to announce that the RCPSC accreditation team has recommended full approval of the Department of Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program (site visit Nov 20, 2013), with a regular survey again in 6 years. […]

RCPSC Accreditation Team Recommends Full Approval of DEM Residency Training Program

On behalf of Drs. Caroline Tyson and Helen Ross (site directors for the DEM Fraser and Victoria sites respectively), I would like to announce that the RCPSC accreditation team has recommended full approval of the Department of Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program (site visit Nov 20, 2013), with a regular survey again in 6 years. […]

UBC DEM Faculty Members receive recognition from UBC CCFP-EM Residency Program class of 2012/2013

The UBC CCFP-EM Residency Program class of 2012/2013 voted for teacher of the year: Dr. Devin Harris – voted as one of St. Paul’s Emergency Department ‘teacher of the year’ Dr. Phil Miller – voted as one of the UBC ‘clinical teachers of the year’ AND UBC ‘best seminar teachers of the year’ Dr. Jon […]

Dr. Shahin Shirzad is the new Department of Emergency Medicine Clerkship Director!

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Shahin Shirzad has accepted the position of the Department of Emergency Medicine Clerkship Director effective April 1, 2013.   His duties will  include provincial oversight of the core EM clerkship (currently in Year 3) and Year 4 electives. Shahin brings much experience and personal attributes to this position […]

Open invitation to the upcoming Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consortium Meeting

This is an open invitation to the upcoming Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consortium Meeting which will be held in Seattle in January 2013. This is a unique conference of three North-Pacific Pediatric Emergency Medicine Divisions: BC Children’s Hospital Seattle Children’s Hospital OHSU Emergency Medicine/Doernbecher Children’s Hospital http://pacificnwpem.org/ 

Position available for Department of Emergency Medicine Clerkship Director

Applications are invited for the position of Department of Emergency Medicine Clerkship Director. This position is open to Department of Emergency Medicine faculty members from all of the distributed sites. The DEM Clerkship Director will be appointed within the Department of Emergency Medicine, and will report to the Department of Emergency Medicine Undergraduate Education Program […]