Awards

Mira Pandya recognized with PGME Program Administrator Award

Congratulations to Mira Pandya, Manager, RCPSC-EM Residency Program, for being recognized for her outstanding service to postgraduate medical education (PGME) with a PGME Program Administrator Award.

Dr. John Tallon receives Excellence in Medical Leadership Award

Dr. John M. Tallon, Co-Head, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, was recognized with a 2022 Canadian Society of Physician Leaders (CSPL) Excellence in Medical Leadership Award (Chris Carruthers Award).

Dr. Kendall Ho Awarded BC Medal of Good Citizenship

Congratulations to Dr. Kendall Ho on being awarded a BC Medal of Good Citizenship—which recognizes individuals who have acted in a particularly generous, kind or selfless manner for the common good without expectation of award—at a virtual medal presentation March 24, 2022. Watch now!

UBC Emergency Medicine Researcher Dr. Jeffrey Brubacher Attracts CIHR Fall 2021 Funding to Study Inequality in Road Trauma Outcomes

Congratulations to UBC Department of Emergency Medicine Associate Professor Dr. Jeffrey Brubacher. Dr. Brubacher was among the 417 successful applicants for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grants Fall 2021 competition who were awarded a total of $325 million in research grants.

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 […]