2024 UBC Walk for Joy | 9-week walking challenge
This year, we have 5 teams competing in the 2024 ‘Walk for Joy’ challenge from February 5 – April 7, 2024. Staff and faculty will compete against each other and other UBC teams in this engaging challenge that promotes regular fitness in social settings. https://walkforjoy.educ.ubc.ca/
Top 10 research advances of 2023
Congratulations to Drs. Jaime Guzman, David Cabral, Kristin Houghton, Kimberly Morishita, Lori Tucker, Stuart Turvey and the Canadian Alliance of Pediatric Rheumatology Investigators (CAPRI). Their study, “A decade of progress in juvenile idiopathic arthritis treatments and outcomes in Canada: results from ReACCh-Out and the CAPRI registry” was included in the Top 10 Research Advances of […]
The Human Early Learning Partnership
Earlier this year, Dr. Tim Oberlander was the latest faculty member to join the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) led by Dr. Mariana Brussoni. Dr. Oberlander is co-leading a project to create a community garden and nature therapy program at BCCHR and he was part of the team that worked tirelessly to get BC Children’s […]
Congratulations Drs. Angie Ip and Armansa Glodjo!
Congratulations to Drs. Angie Ip, Armansa Glodjo and the The British Columbia Autism Assessment Network (BCAAN) team! They are the recipients of a 2024 BC Quality Award in the Optimizing the Early Years Category from Health Quality BC. Their quality improvement project aimed at achieving earlier diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is leading to […]
Congratulations Dr. Christine Loock!
Dr. Christine Loock is the recipient of the 2023 Dr. David M Bachop Gold Medal for Distinguished Medical Service from the Doctors of BC. The Dr. David M Bachop Gold Medal is given to a BC doctor who has made an extraordinary contribution in the field of organized medicine and/or community service. Achievement should be […]
Celebrating our Resident Doctors, Feb 5-9 2024
This week we would like to highlight some resident doctors in our training program that have been nominated by their peers for their exceptional contributions. MORE See also: UBC FoM Resident Appreciation Week Thank you!
Faculty Spotlights – Celebrating Together, National Pediatrician Day | Jan 28 2024
For National Pediatrician Day on Jan. 28th, we honor some special individuals, nominated from within our community. Their hard work and dedication to excellence in pediatric care, research, and education, has provided the best potential for every child, youth, and caregiver in BC and beyond. Learn more about our 2024 faculty spotlights: Drs. Mor Cohen […]
Congratulations Dr. Mariana Brussoni!
Congratulations to Dr. Mariana Brussoni and Ms. Kinwa Bluesky for their 2023 Strategic Investment Fund (SIF) award to fund their research project entitled, Actualizing Indigenous Data Sovereignty Principles. Following a detailed review, the Dean selected 9 proposals for funding based on recommendations from the SIF review panel, for a total allocation of $1.3M. Of the […]