FoM The Link- October 10, 2017

WHAT’S NEW

• Call for Nominations: Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Research Prize
• Save the Date: Get your free flu shot Oct 31 – Nov 9
• Invitation: Have your say during the next phase of the UBC baseball field modifications
• Increase in university contribution to UBC Staff Pension Plan
• Call for submissions: Faculty of Medicine Research Trainee Day & Lecture Series
• Call for proposals: Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund
• Invitation: 50th Anniversary of Postgraduate Public Health Training in Western Canada

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LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES & SEARCHES

• Head, Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Department Head, Medical Genetics, BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre
• Director, Career Planning
• Physical Therapy Knowledge Broker (PT KB)
• Director, School of Population and Public Health
• Head, Department of Family Practice
• Head, Department of Medicine and Regional Medical Department Head, VCH/PHC

STAFF SPOTLIGHT

If you are interested in being profiled or wish to nominate a colleague, e-mail: communications.med@ubc.ca

Faculty spotlight

NEWS & HONOURS

• Indigenous medical graduates follow their passions and inspire future generations
• Fraser Black recognized for teaching excellence
• New tool maps nature across Vancouver to boost mental health
• Two faculty members receive Movember/Prostate Cancer Canada grants
• 2017 Faculty of Medicine Award Recipients
• Brett Finlay inducted into the 2018 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
• Education can make difference in cardiac arrest outcomes
• Big-city vision with small-town heart

DATES & DEADLINES

• Call for nominations – FoM Distinguished Research Lecturer Award | Deadline: Oct 11
• Call for submissions – UBC Medical Journal | Deadline: Oct 14
• Charles A. McDowell Award | Deadline: Oct 15
• CIHR Fellowship Award | Deadline: Oct 24

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

EVENTS

• Oct 10-13: UBC Community United Way: A Week of Caring
• Oct 11: UBC Turkey 2K Trot
• Oct 11: A Conversation on Memory
• Oct 19: UBC ShakeOut: Annual Earthquake Preparedness Drill
• Oct 20 : The Cy Frank Legacy Lectureship: Innovation in Healthcare
• Oct 26: Margolese National Heart Disorders Prize Lecture
• Oct 27: Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research Lecture

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Oct 17: Webinar: Update on Late Effects after Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Cancer
• Oct 19: Thesis Management Workshop
• Oct 19: Citation Management Workshop
• Oct 19: BCCHR PITCH Seminar Series with Drs. Edmond Chan & Vishal Avinashi
• Oct 19: Webinar: Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
• Oct 19-21 : Diabetes Educator Course

CONFERENCE

• Oct 26: 2017 Gairdner Symposium
• Oct 26 : The 7th Conference on Recent Advances in the Prevention and Treatment of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity

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MedNet Quick Links

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• Social Media
• Faculty and Staff Perks
• Health and Wellness

Next issue publication date:
October 24, 2017

The Link is a biweekly publication created for faculty and staff
by Faculty of Medicine Communications.