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» Faculty of Medicine » Home » 2017 » October » 12 » FoM The Link- October 10, 2017

FoM The Link- October 10, 2017

 

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The Link is a bi-weekly roundup of the news and events of interest within the Faculty of Medicine. For a complete list, visit MedNet: mednet.med.ubc.ca.

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

Learn more about Melanie Pedersen, Administrative Director, Postgrad Medical Education, in this week’s staff spotlight.

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

Faculty spotlight

Brett Finlay, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is among six individuals to be inducted into the 2018 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.

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

Next issue publication date:
October 24, 2017

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