Published Resident Research Projects

Year 2 Residents are required to complete a research project as part of their graduation requirements.

The following UBC Family Medicine residents were successful in publishing the results of their graduation projects. Links to published works are provided where possible.

2010 Published Resident Projects

Patricia Gabriel
"Fostering Canadian drug research and development for neglected tropical diseases." Open Medicine, Vol 4, No 2 (2010)

Lisa Mu, Farah Shroff and Shafik Dharamsi
"Inspiring health advocacy in Family Medicine: A qualitative study." Education for Health 11 (online), 2011: 534.

Susan Nouch and Jill Cunes
FILM REVIEW: "Poignant tales of refugees in Canada." by Kevin Pottie, University of Ottawa. CMAJ,

2009 Published Resident Projects

Joyce Choi and Sherry Chan and Ellen Wiebe
"Natural Family Planning: Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice." Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Canada, July 2010

2010 Resident Article

2008 Published Resident Projects

Amritpal Arora
"Burdened Whispers: An Exploration of Domestic Abuse in the South Asian Community." Can Fam Physician, December 2008; 54: 1722 - 1725. view the PDF

Weiling M. Tan
"How do Physicians and Midwives Handle the Third Stage of Labour?" Birth, September 2008, 35:3: 220-229.

CFPC Family Medicine Residency Research Award winner, 2008

2007 Published Resident Projects

Courtney Howard, Caren Lee Rose, Konia Trouton, Holly Stamm, Danielle Marentette, Nicole Kirkpatrick, Sanja Karalic, Renee Fernandez, Julie Paget.
"FLOW (finding lasting options for women)." Can Fam Physician, June 2011; 57: e208-15 view the PDF

Christine E. Malcolm, Kevin K. Wong, and Ruth Elwood Martin
"Patients’ perceptions and experiences of family medicine residents in the office." Can Fam Physician, April 2008; 54: 570 - 571.e6. view the PDF

Lloyd Jones Colins Award winner, 2007

Ariana Murata
Murata A, Brown CJ, Raval M, Phang PT. "Impact of short-course radiotherapy and low anterior resection on quality of life and bowel function in primary rectal cancer." Am J Surg. 2008 May;195(5):611-5; discussion 615.

Julia Ridley
Ridley JZ, Gallagher R. "Palliative care telephone consultation: who calls and what do they need to know?" J Palliat Med. 2008 Sep;11(7):1009-14.

Suzanne Watters
Suzanne Watters, MD* and Lindsay Zier-Vogel, MA "Physicians as patients: a narrative patchwork." CMAJ • April 8, 2008; 178 (8). doi:10.1503/cmaj.080385. view the PDF

Interview: "Doctors are the patients." Pamela Fayerman, Vancouver Sun, Published: Thursday, May 01, 2008

2006 Published Resident Projects

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2005 Published Resident Projects

Janet Ip
"We don't live in igloos: Inuvik youth speak out." Can Fam Physician. 2007 May;53(5):865-70, 864. view the PDF

"The simple life." Can Fam Physician. 2007 May;53(5):896-7. view the PDF

Michelle van den Engh, and Lori Bonertz
"The effects of direct-to-consumer- advertising on patients in a northern Canadian community: A cross-sectional survey." Canadian Pharmacists Journal 2010;143:126-33.

2004 Published Resident Projects

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2003 PublishedResident Projects

Richard Beever
"Mosquito repellent effectiveness: A placebo controlled trial comparing 95% DEET, Avon Skin So Soft, and a 'special mixture' containing eucalyptus oil." BC Medical Journal, April 2006: 48(5):226-23.

2002 Published Resident Projects

Brenda Huff
"Caveat emptor. 'Probiotics' might not be what they seem." Can Fam Physician, 2004 Apr; 50: 583 - 587. view the PDF

CORRESPONDENCE: "Author stands by results of probiotics study." Can Fam Physician, 2004 Dec; 50: 1640. view the PDF

Morgan Price
"Can hand-held computers improve adherence to guidelines? A (Palm) Pilot study of family doctors in British Columbia." Can Fam Physician, 2005 Nov; 51: 1506 - 1507. view the PDF

Lloyd Jones Colins Award winner, 2002
CFPC PAIRO Resident Reserch Award winner, 2002

1999 Published Resident Projects

Sarah Ostler and Anna Sun
"Fetal sex determination: The predictive value of 3 common myths." Canadian Medical Association Journal, Dec 14, 1999: 161, 12. view the PDF

1997 Published Resident Projects

Amin Sajan, Trevor Corneil and Stephan Grzybowski
"The street value of prescription drugs." Canadian Medical Association Journal, Jul 28, 1998: 159, 2.

Resident Researchers