FoM The Link – April 10, 2018

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

• Register for MEDtalks – Emergency: Drug Use and Addiction in the 21st Century
• Save the date: May 7 Full Faculty Meeting
• Invitation: Launch symposium of the new School of Biomedical Engineering
• Reminder: Submit your nominations for the 2018 Faculty of Medicine Awards
• Register for UBC’s Staff and Faculty Sports Day
• Find student programs and services at the new UBC Life Building
• Appointment Announcements

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LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES & SEARCHES

• First Nations Health Authority Chair in Cancer and Wellness at UBC
• Interim Lead for Written Exams
• Director, Centre for Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics
• Associate Director of Curriculum, Years 3 and 4
• FLEX Course Co-Director
• Assistant Dean, Professionalism
• Canada Excellence Research Chair in Precision Cancer Drug Design
• Director, UBC James Hogg Research Centre

STAFF SPOTLIGHT

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

STUDENT spotlight

NEWS & HONOURS

• Fentanyl overdose survivors require little if any hospital treatment
• Ehsan Jozaghi awarded the 2017 Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Research Prize
• Top researchers join UBC as Canada 150 Research Chairs

DATES & DEADLINES

• Call for submissions: UBC Medicine’s 13th Annual Art Show | Deadline: Apr 14
• Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research | Deadline: Apr 15
• Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize | Deadline: Apr 15
• Margolese National Heart Disorders Prize | Deadline: Apr 15
• Call for Applications: PWIAS International Research Roundtables | Deadline: May 1

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

EVENTS

• Apr 12:  What Makes for a Successful Research Environment?
• Apr 19: MEDtalks – Emergency: Drug Use and Addiction in the 21st Century
• Apr 25: Dr. Jean Templeton Hugill Visiting Professor Lecture
• May 7: Full Faculty Meeting

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Apr 5: In-Hospital Approaches to End-of-Life Care
• May 3 : Evidence-Based Medicine
• June 1: WordPress Training

CONFERENCES 

• Apr 18-21: 8th International Research Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
• May 9: 9th Annual Rehab Research Day

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MedNet Quick Links

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• Faculty and staff perks
• How to promote your event
• Business card orders

Next issue publication date:
April 24, 2018

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