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Using The Virtual Brain to Trace Trajectories of Brain Health in Ageing Summary

Event Details Lecture Title: Using The Virtual Brain to Trace Trajectories of Brain Health in Ageing Summary: We introduced The Virtual Brain (TVB) to the neuroscience community a decade ago. It was the first platform for creating large-scale simulations of human brain networks and has continued to evolve as a community project, extending to multiple basic and clinical applications and extensions […]

Marlowe Haskins in scrubs

December Cedar Award: Dr. Marlowe Haskins

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Marlowe Haskins on receiving the December Cedar Award. Marlowe is a long-standing family doctor, and is the rural director for the Postgraduate Program. He was nominated by Larissa McLean. From Larissa: Marlowe is a dedicated and enthusiastic preceptor in his community. He provides excellent guidance to all family practice […]

Portrait of Dr. Josh Greggain

Dr. Joshua Greggain Appointed as DFP Postgrad Program Director

The Department is pleased to announce Dr. Josh Greggain as the new director of the Family Practice Residency Program. This appointment comes following the tenure of Dr. Mark MacKenzie. Dr. Greggain will officially start on January 1, 2024, with a transition period beginning in December.

November 2023 HR Corner

November 2023 HR Corner

Welcome to November! It is late autumn, and a sudden temperature drop is expected. In November, you will experience the transition from warm scarlet October to icy white December. Let’s enjoy the slow transition and embrace the colour of nature. What’s New? New Hybrid Agreement for Staff All eligible staff who participate in UBC’s hybrid […]

October 2023 HR Corner

October 2023 HR Corner

October is National Book Month! Snuggle up with a blanket, get your favourite drink and snacks, and enjoy new books. What is your favourite book? What’s New? Payroll Timesheets Submission Deadline Hourly employees: Oct 23 2023@ 11:59 pm Managers and leaders: Oct 24 2023 @11:59pm Benefit Updates Employee and family assistance provider (EFAP) has transitioned […]

Maria Hubinette

Maria Hubinette

Dr. Maria Hubinette is a community-based family physician with a special interest in youth and women’s health, including survivors of gender-based and sexualized violence. Her clinical practice serves as a constant reminder of why we do what we do in health professions education. She is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Practice at […]

2023 Every Child Matters Shirt

Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – September 30, 2023

September 30th is a day to remember and to honour survivors and those children who never came home from residential schools.

2022 End of Year Awards and Recognition

Dr. Melissa Lem receives 2022 Nature Inspiration Award for park prescription program Elaine Carty and Dr. Carol Herbert inducted into the 2023 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Alumni UBC Achievement Awards honour members of faculty of medicine community

Women of Impact in Canada

Women of Impact in Canada

Dr. Wendy Norman and Dr. Terri Aldred have been recognized by the Government of Canada this month as being among the “Women of Impact in Canada”, STEM Category. Women of Impact in Canada is an online gallery dedicated to women’s achievements, featuring profiles of courageous women who have made an impact in politics, the arts […]

Researchers

Researchers

Allison Campbell Midwifery Programallison.campbell@ubc.ca Allison Campbell is an Associate Professor of Teaching. She completed her Master of Arts (Sociology) at Simon Fraser University in 2004, where she studied the treatment of women classified as maximum security, in Canada’s federal prison system. She has been teaching in the Midwifery Program since 2012, and became fully appointed […]