Three members of the Faculty receive 2014 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards
Three members of the Faculty of Medicine were honoured this month with the 2014 YWCA Women of Distinction awards in recognition of their inspiring achievements. Visit the YMCA website for full details.
Dr. Jill Zwicker receives Career Development Award
Dr. Jill Zwicker, Assistant Professor in the Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy has received the Career Development Award from the Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program. This four-year salary award will support Dr. Zwicker’s research on developmental coordination disorder (DCD). DCD is one of the most common motor disorders in children, and significantly interferes with a child’s […]
Rehabilitation Sciences PhD candidate receives four doctoral research awards
Bita Imam, PhD candidate in Rehabilitation Sciences, has received four doctoral research awards: the Vanier scholarship, the CIHR Doctoral Research Award (ranked second), the inaugural Anne Martin Mathews CIHR-IA Doctoral Recognition Prize in Research on Aging, and the UBC Killam Doctoral Scholarship. Supervised by Dr. Bill Miller of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Imam’s research […]
Faculty members to receive 2014 Order of British Columbia
James Hogg, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, is one of four faculty members appointed to the Order of BC.
Denise Pugash, Mari DeMarco recognized for women’s health research
Denise Pugash, a Clinical Professor in the Department of Radiology, and Mari DeMarco, a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, received 2014 Nelly Auersperg Awards from the Women’s Health Research Institute. The Nelly Auersperg Award in Women’s Health Research was established in 2000 by donors who have known Dr. Auersperg […]
K.S. Joseph receives Mentoring Award
K.S. Joseph, a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the School of Population and Public Health, received the 2014 Mentoring Award from the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research. The award recognizes the importance of dedicated and skilled mentors in the development of reproductive, pediatric, and perinatal epidemiologists at all levels. […]
Dr. Panton recognized for teaching and care
The international Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) has awarded Dr. Neely Panton, Clinical Professor and Head of the Division of General Surgery a SAGES Recognition of Excellence Coin. Dr. Panton was cited for his “Tireless commitment to improving the quality of patient care in British Columbia through leadership and training of surgeons in minimally invasive surgery.” Congratulations!
Faculty of Medicine leads by example in 2014 Sun Run
The Faculty of Medicine distinguished itself in this year’s Sun Run in both the team and individual competitions. The Faculty’s official team placed first in the “Health/Medical/Dental” division, with an average time from the top 10 runners of 39:24. This was more than 6 minutes faster than the second-place team in the division. Based on […]