Awards & Honours

Dorothy Shaw receives two distinguished medical awards

By jwong | June 1, 2015

Dorothy Shaw, the Vice President, Medical Affairs of BC Women’s Hospital and Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, received the Chris Carruthers Excellence in Medical Leadership Award from the Canadian Society of Physician Executives (CSPE) in April and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Distinguished Service Award in May. The CSPE […]

Jan Christilaw named 2015 YWCA Woman of Distinction Award – Health & Wellness

By jwong | June 1, 2015

Jan Christilaw, Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and President, BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre was recently named the 2015 YWCA Woman of Distinction Award in the Health & Wellness category. Dr. Christilaw is a powerhouse for advancing women’s health in BC and a global leader in maternal care. Her work in preventative […]

Interdisciplinary PhD candidate Kim Taylor wins the Student Abstract Award from the Canadian Bioethics Society

By jwong | May 29, 2015

Kim Taylor, Interdisciplinary PhD candidate wins the Student Abstract Award from the Canadian Bioethics Society for her abstract entitled: Patients’ experiences negotiating healthcare decision-making as “a two-way street, working relationship” Background: A growing emphasis on patient-centered care in recent years has led to a shift from paternalistic towards shared decision making (SDM) models that emphasize […]

PhD candidate Andrea Jones receives Research Training Award from WorkSafeBC

By jwong | May 29, 2015

Andrea Jones, PhD candidate has received a two-year Doctoral Research Training Award from WorkSafeBC for her project, “Injured workers and mental health: exploring how depression and mental health services impact return to work following workplace musculoskeletal injury”. Andrea will be looking at Canadian workers’ compensation systems, which have, in recent years, seen a decline in […]

Interdisciplinary PhD candidate Brittany Barker wins CIHR Doctoral Research Award

By jwong | May 29, 2015

Brittany Barker, Interdisciplinary PhD candidate recently wins the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Doctoral Research Award for her project titled, “Street-Involved Youth and the Child Welfare System: Evidence to Improve Outcomes.” Brittany’s project looks at the child welfare system. Children and youth currently in this system have notably poor outcomes, including elevated rates of […]

Adele Diamond receives Honourary Doctorate from Ben-Gurion University

By jwong | May 14, 2015

Adele Diamond, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Canada Research Chair in the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience has received the Honourary Doctorate (Doctor of Philosophy Honoris Causa) from Ben-Gurion University, Israel. One of the pioneers in the field of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Dr. Diamond is at the forefront of research on the executive functions which depend on […]

Drs. Lara Boyd and Julio Montaner participate in the Research2Reality Video Series

By jwong | May 11, 2015

Both researchers speak about their research in the Research2Reality video series.

Lianping Ti recipient of the 2014-15 CIHR-IHSPR Rising Star of the Year Award

By jwong | May 7, 2015

Lianping Ti, PhD candidate in the School of Population and Public Health is the 2014-15 recipient of the CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (CIHR-IHSPR) Rising Star of the Year Award. The Rising Star Award Review committee selected this year’s winners for their excellence in research and/or knowledge translation (KT), the innovation of […]

Kanna Hayashi winner of 2015 UBC Killam Postdoc Research Prize Winner

By jwong | May 7, 2015

This April, Kanna Hayashi became one of two of UBC’s many outstanding postdoctoral research fellows to be awarded a UBC Killam Postdoctoral Research Prize in recognition of her research achievements while at UBC. The Postdoctoral Fellows Office (PDFO) at the Faculty of Graduate Studies awards these two $5,000 prizes annually in the hope that the […]

Jane Buxton wins CPHA’s Ron Draper Health Promotion Award

By jwong | May 6, 2015

Jane Buxton, Professor, School of Population and Public Health has won the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)’s Ron Draper Health Promotion Award. The Ron Draper Health Promotion Award is presented to an individual, group or organization engaged in community work who has made a significant contribution to health promotion by working in the community to […]