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2021 in Review: Don’t Miss the UBC Department of Psychiatry Annual Newsletter!
Dear colleagues, staff, students, and residents, As we approach the end of 2021, I would like to express my deep gratitude to all of you for your support and for working extremely hard to achieve the many high goals we set for the Department this year. Throughout the year, all of you in your […] Read More
CAREER OPPORTUNITY: Accepting Applications for Re-Entry Residency Position, Interior Health Authority
The UBC Department of Psychiatry is accepting applications for a re-entry residency position in Psychiatry, commencing July 1, 2022. This re-entry psychiatry residency position has a 3 year Return of Service (ROS) contract with Interior Health Authority in British Columbia. The application deadline is Tuesday February 8th, 2022. Please review the FULL POSITION POSTING […] Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Ivan Torres, Recipient of a MSHR BC 2021 Health Professional-Investigator Award!
Congratulations to Dr. Ivan Torres, who has received a 2021 Health Professional-Investigator Award from Michael Smith Research BC! This award will support a study led by Dr. Torres to investigate the severity, pattern, and variation in cognitive functioning among individuals with treatment resistant schizophrenia (TRS), and to determine whether cognitive difficulties predict treatment response […] Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Christian Schütz, Promoted to the Rank of Professor (Partner)!
The Department would like to congratulate Dr. Christian Schütz on his promotion to the rank of Professor (Partner), effective July 1, 2021. Dr. Schütz has been an academic faculty member in the UBC Department of Psychiatry since 2009, and is also a Research Scientist at the UBC Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences […] Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Lakshmi Yatham and Dr. Raymond Lam, Named Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate in 2021!
Congratulations to Department Head Dr. Lakshmi Yatham and Associate Head Dr. Raymond Lam, both of whom are named Highly Cited Researchers in 2021 by Clarivate Analytics! Each year, Clarivate identifies the world’s most influential researchers who have demonstrated significant impact through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade. […] Read More
Strategic Plan in Action: Academic Faculty Recruitment in the Northern Medical Program
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share that the UBC Department of Psychiatry has recently made important progress in meeting two key objectives outlined in the UBC Psychiatry Strategic Plan 2020-2025. Since early 2021, the Department has been actively pursuing opportunities to establish an academic presence beyond the Vancouver epicentre, and build much-needed […] Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Cameron Anderson, Recipient of the 2021 Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching – Early Career!
Dear Staff, Students, Residents and Colleagues, We are delighted to share that Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Cameron Anderson has received the 2021 Faculty of Medicine Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching – Early Career, in recognition of his significant and outstanding contributions to both undergraduate and postgraduate education in Psychiatry. An […] Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Terry Snutch, Recipient of the 2021 Faculty of Medicine Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award!
The UBC Department of Psychiatry, Michael Smith Laboratories, and the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health are delighted to announce that Dr. Terry Snutch has been awarded the prestigious 2021 Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award. By way of this award, the Faculty of Medicine recognizes extraordinary members who have had sustained […] Read More
Announcement of 2021/2022 IMH Marshall Fellows
Dear Faculty, Staff, Students and Residents, I am delighted to share that, following the thorough review and consideration of eighteen outstanding project proposals submitted by PhD and MD applicants this year, the selection process for the 2021/2022 IMH Marshall Fellows Program has been completed. As in previous years, the reviewers noted the high […] Read More
Release of Finalized Department Strategic Plan for 2020-2025
Dear students, residents, staff and faculty, Upon completion of the last phase of Department-wide review and consultation, I am delighted to announce the release of the finalized UBC Department of Psychiatry Strategic Plan for 2020-2025. With this finalized Strategic Plan, I believe we have succeeded in implementing the diverse and candid feedback gathered […] Read More