The UBC Department of Orthopaedics hosted a virtual Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) Fall Forum on November 26 to showcase the invaluable research conducted by UBC Orthopaedics students and trainees.
This year’s online event was chaired by Dr. Lise Leveille, UBC Orthopaedics Clinical Assistant Professor. Dr. Kishore Mulpuri, Head of the Department of Orthopaedics, provided opening remarks. Presentations were limited to 5 minutes followed by a 4-minute discussion with the review panel—Dr. Helen Crofts, Dr. Bonita Sawatzky, and Dr. Tim Bhatnagar. The program and abstracts are available here. Congratulations to all the presenters, and thank you to all who made the event such a success!
We are please to announce the 2021 UGME Fall Research Forum award recipients:
First Place
Emily Dunnion and Michael Frew
3D-Printed foot prosthesis for children with fibular hemimelia (supervised by Dr. Anthony Cooper)
Emily Dunnion
George Brown College, Clinical Methods in Prosthetics and Orthotics, Year 1
McMaster University, Masters in Rehabilitation Science, Year 1
Michael Frew
University of Waterloo, Biomedical Engineering, Year 2
Runners-Up
Genevieve Bonnor
Development of an Omnidirectional Surrogate Neck (supervised by Dr. Peter Cripton)
Genevieve Bonnor
University of British Columbia, Biomedical Engineering, Biomechanics and Biomaterials Stream, Year 4
Junior Biomechanical Research and Development Engineering Intern at ICORD
Adan Moallemi and Nadine Truter
Optogenetic stimulation in conjunction with biomaterials for axon growth and guidance after spinal cord injury (supervised by Dr. Dena Shahriari)
Adan Moallemi
University of British Columbia, Bachelor of Science in Biology, Year 5
Undergraduate Researcher at BioAugmentative Interfaces Lab at ICORD
Nadine Truter
University of British Columbia, Biomedical Engineering, Year 5
Undergraduate Researcher at BioAugmentative Interfaces Lab at ICORD
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