Faculty of Medicine

Priority Project

Integrated approaches to heart and lung care

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

Research Excellence

Priority Project

Critical Care Program Offers Life After Brain Injury

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

Research Excellence

Priority Project

Support Specialized Training and Treatment for Pelvic Floor Disorders

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

Priority Project

Sports, Concussions and Brain Health

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

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A New Learning Program to Treat Traumatic Brain Injury

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

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The Canada-India Maternal-Infant Health Collaborative (CIMIHC)

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

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The Robert Dickson and Glen Kong Memorial Fund

In honour of otolaryngologists Dr. Robert Dickson and Dr. Glen P. Kong, an award is being established in the UBC Division of Otolaryngology. After serving two years in Korea with more