Education

Faculty of Medicine learners receive prestigious 2024 Vanier and Banting awards

Faculty of Medicine learners receive prestigious 2024 Vanier and Banting awards

Fifteen Faculty of Medicine learners have received the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships for their work advancing health research on topics including cancer, organ transplantation and endometriosis.

Crossing the threshold

Crossing the threshold

In a ceremony filled with culture and tradition, eight Indigenous medical students and two Indigenous midwifery students graduated from UBC’s Faculty of Medicine

UBC team receives $1.65M to train a new generation of immunoengineers

UBC team receives $1.65M to train a new generation of immunoengineers

An interdisciplinary UBC team led by Dr. Peter Zandstra has received $1.65 million in federal funding to train a new generation of immunoengineers to innovate, develop and deliver new immunoengineering technologies for commercialization.

Tuum Est! Spring Graduation 2024

Tuum Est! Spring Graduation 2024

This week, hundreds of new graduates — from across a wide range of Faculty of Medicine programs — will celebrate their achievements and look ahead to the next stage of their careers as doctors, researchers, midwives and more.

Faculty and learners honoured with Killam awards for outstanding teaching

Faculty and learners honoured with Killam awards for outstanding teaching

A number of UBC Faculty of Medicine members have been honoured with Killam teaching awards for 2023/2024. The annual awards are granted by the Killam Endowment Fund to faculty and teaching assistants who demonstrate excellence in teaching.

Fueling a B.C. biotech boom

Fueling a B.C. biotech boom

Explore how UBC Medicine researchers, learners and spin-off companies are propelling the growth of Vancouver’s life sciences sector.

Strengthening STEM pathways for Indigenous youth

Strengthening STEM pathways for Indigenous youth

A look back at the early impacts of seed2STEM, an innovative UBC summer research program for Indigenous youth in B.C.

UBC Faculty of Medicine launches new rural family medicine residency program

UBC Faculty of Medicine launches new rural family medicine residency program

The Rural Immersion program will train UBC family medicine resident doctors in communities across northern B.C.

Celebrating UBC Resident Doctors

Celebrating UBC Resident Doctors

More than 1,440 UBC resident doctors are delivering excellence in health care for British Columbians

UBC medical student Navjit Moore receives BC Medal of Good Citizenship