EDI Spotlight – Taylor Crown
For the month of July, each Monday we are featuring an interview with a UBC Department of Orthopaedics member about how equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) appears in their life.
In our third spotlight of our four-part introductory EDI Spotlight Series, we speak with third-year Resident Taylor Crown.
Dr. Babak Shadgan to Serve as Medical Director at 2022 Common Wealth Games
As an official representative from Canada, Dr. Babak Shadgan, a faculty member of the Department of Orthopaedics, is assigned to direct medical coverage of Olympic Styles Wrestling Competitions at the 2022 Common Wealth Games, held in Birmingham, UK, August 2–8, 2022. He will supervise and lead an expert medical team—consisting of orthopaedic surgeons, emergency physicians, […]
Dave Wilson and Bas Masri awarded $300,000 grant to measure cartilage mechanics using UBC’s unique Open MRI
Dr. Dave Wilson and Dr. Bas Masri, along with co-applicants Piotr Kozlowski and Alex Rauscher, were awarded an Arthritis Society Strategic Operating Grant of more than $300,000 over 3 years for their research project, Imaging measures of cartilage mechanics.
Dr. Bob McCormack Honoured with Medal of Service from Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine
Dr. Bob McCormack was honoured with a 2021 Medal of Service Award at the 2022 Annual Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine (CASEM) Meeting in Quebec City. The award recognizes individuals within CASEM who have made exceptional and outstanding contributions to the advancement of sport and exercise medicine in Canada.