Master of Science Opportunity in Indigenous Health Services Research
A funded 2-year Master of Science position is available in the Women+ and Children’s Health graduate program at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, under the supervision of Dr. Sarah Munro. The expected start date is September 2022. The guaranteed rate of funding is $24,000 stipend per year plus a funded research assistantship. The student […]
WACH Program launched
The Departments of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Pediatrics are collaborating on the development of an umbrella program for graduate student training in Women+ and Children’s Health Sciences (WACH). The term Women+ embraces women, transgender, and non-binary individuals. [MORE] WACH learners choose one of 3 streams and complete courses and training relevant to their chosen stream: […]
Congratulations Health Innovation Funding Investment (HIFI) Award Winners!
Several members from the Department of Pediatrics were successful in securing grants through the UBC Health Innovation Funding Investment (HIFI) Award. [MORE] After an interdisciplinary review committee evaluated more than 40 applications, UBC Health selected nine collaborative teams to receive a total of $219,975 for innovative interdisciplinary research projects across a range of areas. Of […]
Congratulations to Drs. Shelina Babul and Paul van Donkelaar!
Congratulations to Drs. Shelina Babul and Paul van Donkelaar who have received a Health Innovation Funding Investment (HIFI) Award: https://www.med.ubc.ca/news/faculty-of-medicine-researchers-awarded-funding-for-interdisciplinary-health-research/ for their project that will use virtual reality to help police recognize signs and symptoms of brain injury from concussion and strangulation in intimate partner violence. The project is led by Dr. Shelina Babul, UBC […]
Dr. Richard A Schreiber | Expert in Biliary Atresia
Dr. Richard A Schreiber is a Clinical Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia. Dr. Schreiber is ranked among the top experts in the world for Biliary Atresia according to Expertscape. He is the leading expert in Vancouver from 2012-2022 and ranks in the top […]
2021 Faculty of Medicine Award Recipients
On November 1, 2021 Each year, the Faculty of Medicine recognizes faculty and staff members for excellence in teaching, research, administration, innovation and public service. Congratulations to our 2021 recipients from the Department of Pediatrics, they are: Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusiveness: Recognizes excellence in the area of equity, […]
Women+ and Children’s Health Sciences Graduate Program (WACH)
The Departments of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Pediatrics are collaborating on the development of an umbrella program for graduate student training in Women+ and Children’s Health Sciences (WACH). The term Women+ embraces women, transgender, and non-binary individuals. The WACH Program will offer new academic training opportunities for future Scientists including allied health care professionals, and […]
World’s Best Specialized Hospitals 2022 – BC Children’s Hospital ranks #6
Last year, we looked at the best facilities in six specialities: cardiology, oncology, endocrinology, neurology, gastroenterology and orthopedics. This year we are proud to expand that to ten specialities. The ranking features the top 250 hospitals for cardiology and oncology, the top 150 for cardiac surgery and pediatrics and the top 125 each in endocrinology, […]
Congratulations Dr. Dzung Vo!
Dr. Dzung Vo is the 2021 recipient of the Dr. Judith Hall Award by the BC Pediatric Society! The Dr. Judith Hall Award recognizes excellence in research, policy development, community involvement and improving the status of or empowering pediatricians. “Dzung has been key to moving forward several initiatives that have become increasingly important in Pediatrics. […]
Congratulations Dr. Ruth Grunau!
Dr. Ruth Grunau has been awarded 2021 Aubrey J. Tingle Prize. Dr. Grunau, a professor in the faculty of medicine’s department of pediatrics, has been awarded the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) Aubrey J. Tingle Prize. The award is one of several recently announced by Life Sciences BC which recognize the talented individuals […]