The Faculty of Medicine touches the lives of all British Columbians. The health professionals we educate provide outstanding care that improves people’s health throughout the province. Our leading researchers seek innovative ways of preventing, detecting, treating and curing illness here in BC and around the world.
“…a dedicated and well-respected teacher… I consider Dr. Wadge an exemplary example of a teacher of medicine….a kind, thoughtful, and supportive colleague that has significantly impacted my more
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 […]
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Each year in Canada, more than 15,500 people will be diagnosed with epilepsy – 55% of those before the age of ten. In 50-60% of the cases, the cause is unknown. Refractory epilepsy – described as that which cannot be controlled with two or more medications – is especially dangerous, because uncontrolled seizures interfere with […]
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The body’s ability to take in air and circulate oxygen through our blood is required to sustain life. When either of these functions is hampered by inflammation, spasms or obstructions, more
A physician’s ability to respond to signs of oxygen deprivation in the brain following a traumatic injury can mean the difference between death, life with a mild disability, or full more
The UBC Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is improving the quality of life of women suffering from pelvic floor disorders by conducting research aimed at developing new prevention and treatment more
With three degrees—a BSc(Pharm) from UBC, PharmD from State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, and MBA from Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN)—and 12 years’ experience as a university Dean, Linda Hensman credits her success to the education she received. That’s why she has decided to give back to return the benefit of education […]
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Innovative Research to Help Diagnose the Long-term Effects of Traumatic Brain Injuries Emerging research at UBC shows that the effects of brain injury could be more severe and longer more
Each year, about 1.8 million people in North America experience traumatic brain injury (TBI), often from falls, blunt trauma, vehicle accidents, and sports related concussions. Unlike bodily more
As longtime faculty members, Dr. Larry Warshawski and Dr. Anne Wachsmuth always planned to leave something to UBC down the line. When they learned about The American Foundation for The University of British Columbia, a registered charity designed to maximize tax benefits on donations from the United States, these generous donors had the perfect gift […]
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As we celebrate the 25-year anniversary of the Medical Student and Alumni Centre (MSAC), we take pride in our donors who made it possible, and we reflect on the impact more
Maternal-newborn health outcomes for India fall well behind benchmarks suggested by the World Health Organization, making attention to improving the health disparities both a national and more
