The Department of Emergency Medicine honours students, residents and faculty by celebrating exceptional performance and recognizing their service. Below are the achievements of our learners and faculty members.
Awards and Recognition
- Dr. Christopher Morrow Receives 2026 Certificate of Merit Award from CAME
Dr. Christopher Morrow has been honored with the Certificate of Merit Award for 2026 by the Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) - Dr. Jacob Hutton receives for 2025 Health Research BC Research Trainee Award
Dr. Jacob Hutton receives the 2025 Health Research BC Research Trainee Award. - $3.5 million CIHR funding awarded to DEM researchers
Drs. Brian Grunau, Jeffrey Brubacher, and Corinne Hohl recently received funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). - 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… Read more: Michael Asamoah-Boaheng receives Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Research Prize - 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… Read more: Congratulations to Drs. Kendall Ho and Corinne Hohl: GCRC funding awarded for new Research Excellence Clusters - Congratulations to Dr. Jessica Moe appointed as a new Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Emergency Response to the Opioid Overdose Crisis!
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Jessica Moe for being appointed as a new Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Emergency Response to the Opioid Overdose Crisis! This prestigious… Read more: Congratulations to Dr. Jessica Moe appointed as a new Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Emergency Response to the Opioid Overdose Crisis! - Congratulations to 2024 FoM Distinguished Achievement Awards Recipients, Dr. Kendall Ho and Dr. Brian Grunau!
The Department congratulates Dr. Kendall Ho and Dr. Brian Grunau, both of whom are recipients of a 2024 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award! Dr. Kendall Ho is a recipient of the… Read more: Congratulations to 2024 FoM Distinguished Achievement Awards Recipients, Dr. Kendall Ho and Dr. Brian Grunau! - Dr. Brian Grunau receives Mid-Career Achievement Award and Lecture from the American Heart Association
Congratulations to Dr. Brian Grunau for receiving a 2023 Mid-Career Achievement Award from the Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative, and Resuscitation with the American Heart Association.