Dr. Mark McKinney recognized with PGME Faculty Award
Congratulations to Dr. Mark McKinney, Clinical Instructor, for being recognized for his outstanding service to postgraduate medical education with a PGME Faculty Award.
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. John Tallon
This special Faculty Spotlight highlights Dr. John Tallon, our outgoing Interim Co-Head of the Department.
Congratulations to our 2023 Graduating Residents
Meet the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine’s 2023 graduating residents!
Dr. Kevin Clark recognized with PGME Program Director Award
Congratulations to Dr. Kevin Clark, Provincial Program Director of the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) RCPSC-EM Residency Program, for being recognized for his outstanding service to postgraduate medical education (PGME) at UBC with a PGME Program Director Award.
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Jessica Moe
Meet Dr. Jessica Moe, Assistant Professor with UBC’s Department of Emergency Medicine.
UBC emergency medicine researchers find virtual physician calls safely reduce in-person visits to the emergency department
UBC Department of Emergency Medicine researchers published a new study in CMAJ Open, showing that the addition of virtual physicians to British Columbia’s existing health information telephone service safely reduces the number of urgent in-person visits to provincial emergency departments.
Wilderness and Mountain Medicine joins the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine as new interest group
The UBC Department of Emergency Medicine established the Wilderness/Mountain Medicine interest group in April 2023, which will act as a central clearinghouse for information and ideas about wilderness and mountain emergency medicine.
Applications now open for the 2023/24 clinical faculty mentorship program
Apply now to be a UBC Department of Emergency Medicine clinical faculty mentor or mentee!
Dr. Richard Lee receives CAEP 2023 Emergency Physician of the Year Award
Congratulations to Dr. Richard Lee, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor, for receiving a 2023 CAEP Emergency Physician of the Year Award.
Dr. Jim Christenson receives CAEP 2023 Honourary Life Member Award
Congratulations to Dr. Jim Christenson, UBC Department of Emergency Medicine Professor and past-Department Head, for receiving the 2023 CAEP Honourary Life Member Award.