Faculty of Medicine

Your support of the UBC Faculty of Medicine is a gift for all British Columbians. Through your generosity, you are enabling our researchers to pursue solutions to health care’s most pressing challenges. You are also encouraging the clinicians of tomorrow to reach their full potential as they train to deliver outstanding health care throughout the province.
Together, we are transforming health for everyone.

Find a Fund:

Priority Funds

Building the Future in Medicine Bursary for MD Students
Brain Health

Department Funds

Biomedical Research Centre +

Biomedical Research Centre General Operating Funds

Centre for Health Education Scholarship +

Centre for Health Education Scholarship General Donations

Centre for Hip Health & Mobility +

Centre for Hip Health and Mobility General Donations fund

Department of Medicine +

Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research (CeMCOR) Endowment
Lewy Body Disease Fund
Palliative Care Donations Fund
Parkinson's Disease Research

Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, & Therapeutics +

Therapeutics Initiative

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health +

Benjamin Feldman and Family Endowment Fund for Transformational Activity in Mental Health

Family Practice +

Jeremy Penner: Kenya PCT Project
Richard Wadge Teaching Award

Life Sciences Centre +

Life Science Institute (LSI) General Donations Fund

Obstetrics & Gynaecology +

General donations to Sexual Medicine
Multidisciplinary Vulvodynia Program (MVP) Donations Fund
Reproductive Infectious Diseases Program (Women’s Health)

Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy +

OSOT Knowledge Translation Fund
OSOT Research Initiatives Fund
OT General Donations Fund
University of BC Rehabilitation Sciences Alumni Bursary
University of BC Rehabilitation Sciences Alumni Margaret Hood Scholarship

Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences +

General donations for the department of Ophthalmology

Orthopaedics +

UBC Spinal Cord Injury International Program Fund
USTOP
ICORD Donations Various Sources Fund

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine +

General Donations to Support the Department of Pathology

Paediatrics +

Paediatrics Resident and Fellows Recognition Fund

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation +

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation General Donations

Physical Therapy +

Psychiatry +

General Donations to support Men's Depression Project
HeadsUpGuys Program

Radiology +

Radiology Donations Fund

School of Population & Public Health +

Graduate Award in Population Health and Engineering
TW Anderson Memorial Fund in Epidemiology

Student Support +

Andrew Seal Award in Arts and Humanities
UBC MED '66 Memorial Bursary
Medicine Class of 1993 25th Reunion Bursary
William Webber Memorial Scholarship in Medicine

Surgery +

Branch for International Surgery General
Neurosurgery Education & Development Fund
Pediatric Surgery Donations
Vascular Surgery Donations

Projects and Impact Stories:

  • Priority Project

    Accelerate COVID-19 research at UBC

    Accelerate COVID-19 research at UBC

    As the novel coronavirus continues to sweep the globe, UBC is mobilizing its best minds and connecting with partners to develop treatments, prevent COVID-19’s spread, and gain a deeper understanding more

    Research Excellence

  • Priority Project

    Help accelerate COVID-19 research at UBC

    Help accelerate COVID-19 research at UBC

    You can support urgent projects that aim to halt the spread of COVID-19. Donating today means that you can help save the lives of people in British Columbia, Canada and more

  • Impact Story

    The piano in the room: A lifeline in the BC Brain Wellness Program

    The piano in the room: A lifeline in the BC Brain Wellness Program

    As the co-founder of UBC’s innovative BC Brain Wellness Program, Dr. Silke Cresswell is grateful for the support of UBC donors, who helped to kick-start the initiative. more

    Research Excellence

  • Priority Project

    Dr. Stanley Hashimoto

    It’s amazing what one lecture can do

    It’s amazing what one lecture can do. The annual Dr. Stanley Hashimoto Lectureship inspires UBC’s next generation of neurologists. The speakers are relatable role models for residents, more

  • Impact Story

    Donors Join Together for Innovation in Emergency Care

    Donors Join Together for Innovation in Emergency Care

    After two bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon in 2013, hundreds of injured people were transported to nearby emergency departments, including Brigham-Women’s Hospital where UBC MD alumnus Dr. Ron Walls (BSc’75, MD’79) was leading the effort to save lives. Dr. Walls joined Brigham-Women’s Hospital, a teaching hospital of Harvard University, in 1993 and expanded the emergency department more

  • Impact Story

    The Djavad Mowafaghian Foundation Board

    Djavad Mowafaghian Foundation makes first gift to Blue & Gold Campaign for Students

    The Djavad Mowafaghian Foundation operates on a simple belief: ensuring children are healthy and educated today will prepare them to be the leaders of tomorrow. It’s a principle Dr. Djavad Mowafaghian, the renowned philanthropist who founded the Vancouver-based foundation in 2003, learned from his mother, who always modeled kindness and generosity during his childhood in […] more

  • Priority Project

    Building the Future of Rare Disease Research

    Building the Future of Rare Disease Research

    A disease is considered rare when it affects fewer than 1 in 2,000 people. Typically such diseases are biochemical or genetic in nature. For many of the 7,000 known rare more

  • Priority Project

    Building the Future

    Building the Future in Medicine

    As educators, mentors, and support staff for the UBC Faculty of Medicine, we know the value of investing in the next generation of health professionals and researchers. Trainee awards and bursaries give us the opportunity to recognize emerging talent and encourage deserving individuals to pursue their passion for improving health. more

    Student Learning

  • Priority Project

    ICORD

    Supporting Healthy Living after Spinal Cord Injury

    People with spinal cord injuries (SCI) are at greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease than the able-bodied population due to the physical restrictions their condition places on their more

  • Priority Project

    Richard Wadge

    The Dr. Richard Wadge Teaching Award in Medicine

    To commemorate the retirement and subsequent sad passing of Dr. Richard Wadge, the Dr. Richard Wadge Teaching Award will be set up to honour the life and career of a more

    Student Learning

  • Impact Story

    Bursaries keep talent growing in Indigenous health

    Bursaries keep talent growing in Indigenous health

    Kathleen Harris’ path to UBC begins with the story of one little boy. She met him at a First Nations school where she volunteered by spending quality, one-on-one time with primary children who seemed to indicate that something in their life was affecting their behaviour at school. As she talked with children, parents and Elders […] more

  • Priority Project

    Chan Gunn Pavilion

    Physical Activity and Exercise Medicine at UBC

    The Chan Gunn Pavilion is the hub for the centre for physical activity and exercise medicine at UBC—a world-class model of multidisciplinary, integrated clinical services combined with academic more

    Research Excellence

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