Indigenous History Month
June is National Indigenous History Month, a time to honour and celebrate the stories and experiences of Indigenous people. We encourage all of our faculty, staff, and students to recognize this occasion and to consider taking action in the spirit of celebration and solidarity. In particular, we want to highlight an important report about racism […]
Celebrating Our 2025 Graduates!
Congratulations to the 2025 graduates of the RCPSC-EM Residency Program! Your hard work and dedication have brought you to this significant milestone, and we are incredibly proud of your achievements. As you embark on this new chapter in your careers, may you find fulfillment and success in all your future endeavours. Thank you for your […]
Clinical Faculty Mentoring Program 2025-26
Are you clinical faculty or do you have an interest in teaching/supervising students? Do you have an interest in mentorship and in doing more within the UBC Faculty of Medicine (FoM)? Are you interested in getting support from an experienced clinical faculty colleague or mentoring a more junior colleague? If you answered yes to any […]
Michael Asamoah-Boaheng receives Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Research Prize
Dr. Michael Asamoah-Boaheng, DEM Postdoctoral Fellow, has won the 2024 Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Research Prize for his excellent research on vaccination strategies and the effects of COVID-19 on paramedics. He is one of only two recipients on campus and will receive a $5,000 award. His work includes analyzing data from the COVID-19 Occupational Risks, Seroprevalence […]
Congratulations to Drs. Kendall Ho and Corinne Hohl: GCRC funding awarded for new Research Excellence Clusters
A total of 23 Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver have received funding support for the 2025/26 academic year, and Dr. Kendall Ho and Dr. Corinne Hohl have both been awarded funding for their new research clusters. The Research Excellence Clusters are interdisciplinary networks of researchers who address societal and cultural problems by collaborating to […]
Reflections on the 16th Annual Emergency Medicine Research Day
On April 9th, the Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) hosted its 16th Annual Emergency Medicine Research Day at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute. The event brought together DEM and Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) faculty and trainees to present their research in the field of emergency medicine. This year, we welcomed over 157 participants, both […]
Welcoming Dr. Kerstin de Wit as Our Research Day Visiting Professor
Dr. Kerstin de Wit holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Emergency Venous Thromboembolism and is a Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Queen’s University. She trained in internal medicine, emergency medicine and research in the UK. She completed a Thrombosis Fellowship in Ottawa in 2013. Since then, she has worked in […]
Clinical Faculty Promotions 2024
The Department of Emergency Medicine is proud to announce the promotion of twenty-two clinical faculty members. Join us in celebrating this significant milestone and congratulating these remarkable individuals. For additional information on promotions for clinical faculty, please visit our Clinical Faculty webpage. Dr. Simon Pulfrey, Clinical Professor Dr. Pulfrey has worked in emergency medicine since […]
Celebrating International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day takes place annually on March 8 to recognize and celebrate cis and trans women’s achievements, challenge biases, and reflect on and advance efforts towards greater gender equality. The Department of Emergency Medicine is committed to gender equity and inclusion of all women. Across research, education, and university services and student life, women at UBC are […]
Registration is now open for 16th Annual Emergency Medicine Research Day
The UBC Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) is pleased to announce the return of an in-person Research Day on April 9 at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (Chan Centre Lecture Theatre & Chieng Family Atrium).