Faculty Spotlight – Daniel Kalla
Meet Dr. Daniel Kalla, a clinical associate professor at UBC Department of Emergency Medicine, an emergency medicine physician at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, and an international bestselling author. His medical thrillers include Lost Immunity (2021), The Last High (2020), and We All Fall Down (2019). His latest thriller, The Darkness in the Light, will be released May 3, 2022.
Faculty Spotlight – Joseph Finkler
Meet Dr. Joseph Finkler, a clinical professor with the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine, an emergency physician at St. Paul’s Hospital, and the recipient of the 2020 Dr. William Webber Award for his commitment to the medical student community.
Faculty Spotlight – Robert Brunelle
Meet Dr. Robert Brunelle, a clinical instructor with the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine, an emergency medicine physician at Royal Jubilee and Victoria General Hospitals in Victoria. He works with marathon swimmers and has covered North American Championships and Canadian Open Water trials. He was team physician for Swimming Canada at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games and will attend the FINA Aquatics World Championships in the spring of 2022.
Faculty Spotlight – Savannah Forrester
Meet Dr. Savannah Forrester, a clinical instructor with the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine and an emergency physician at Royal Jubilee and Victoria General Hospitals on Vancouver Island. Dr. Forrester is passionate about caring for our growing population of older adults and aspires to develop a standardized curriculum for medical students and emergency medicine residents to expand geriatric-focused educational opportunities and fostering an early appreciation for care of older adults.
Faculty Spotlight – Melissa Dymond
Meet Dr. Melissa Dymond! Dr. Dymond is a Clinical Assistant Professor with the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine and an emergency physician at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (UHNBC) in Prince George. She is the Emergency Medicine Discipline-Specific Site Leader (DSSL) and Academic Coordinator for undergraduate and post-graduate programs at UHNBC,
Faculty Spotlight – Kelsey Innes
Meet Dr. Kelsey Innes, UBC Emergency Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Vancouver General Hospital Emergency Department Simulation program. Learn about her educational journey and what inspired her to pursue emergency medicine.
Staff Spotlight – Manal Masud
Meet UBC Emergency Medicine Research Coordinator, Manal Masud! Learn about her work and what she enjoys most about working in the department.
Staff Spotlight – Nicole Esligar
Meet UBC Emergency Medicine Project Coordinator, Nicole Esligar! Learn more about her work and what she enjoys most about working in the department.
Faculty Spotlight – Sandra Jenneson
SANDRA JENNESONCLINICAL INSTRUCTOR Site: Fraser – Eagle Ridge Hospital Can you share a little bit about your educational background and journey, and how you got to where you are today? I completed my bachelor of science with a major in microbiology and immunology from UBC in 2003, in the cooperative education program. While I enjoyed […]
Department Spotlight – Anders Ganstal
ANDERS GANSTALCLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Site: Interior – Royal Inland Hospital Can you share a little bit about your educational background and how you got to where you are today? I graduated from Queens Medicine in 1997 followed by a CCFP-EM Residency in Calgary. Over the past 20 clinical years, I have also pursued a diploma […]