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Dr. Anthony Cooper Receives 2022 POSNA Registry Grant for International Limb Differences Registry
We are thrilled to congratulate Dr. Anthony Cooper, Clinical Associate Professor at UBC Orthopaedics and Pediatric Orthopaedic surgeon at BC Children’s Hospital, on receiving the 2022 Pediatric Orthopaedic Society Of North America (POSNA) Registry Grant research award for the International Limb Differences Registry. The POSNA Registry Grant provides three years of funding for high-quality, multicenter clinical…
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Meet our 2022 Incoming Residents!
We are pleased to welcome five new residents to the UBC Department of Orthopaedics Residency Program in 2022: Gina Peck, Jenny He, Naif Abdulaziz Alanazi, Nathan Katz, and Yousif Murad! Join us in welcoming our new trainees to our residency program in July 2022!
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In the News! Doctors in Kamloops calling for transparency, and action to address staffing shortages and surgical wait-lists
Dr. Scott Hughes, Clinical Instructor at UBC Orthopaedics, talks to CFJC TODAY about orthopaedic wait lists in Kamloops and chronic understaffing.
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2022 UBC Orthopaedics Week
UBC Orthopaedics hosted our signature week of events during the first week of May beginning with Research Day presentations by residents, fellows, and graduate students from the Department of UBC Orthopaedics trainees followed by Ortho Update, a two-day accredited CPD/CME orthopaedics conference, in collaboration with the BC Orthopaedics Association. For a finale, we ended the…
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In The News! B.C. has almost caught up on surgeries postponed by pandemic, province says, but thousands still waiting
Dr. Lane Dielwart, Clinical Assistant Professor at UBC Department of Orthopaedics and BC Orthopaedics Association President Elect, discusses long surgery wait-times with CBC and Global News. Read the CBC news story: B.C. has almost caught up on surgeries postponed by pandemic, province says, but thousands still waiting Watch the Global News interview: Orthopaedic surgeons want…
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Congratulations to our 2022 Orthopaedic Research Day Award Winners
Each year, the UBC Department of Orthopaedics recognizes the incredible research by our trainees at our annual Orthopaedic Research Day event. This year’s event was held at the Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre at Vancouver General Hospital. We are excited to announce the winners in Resident Research, Clinical Fellow Research, and Graduate Student Research.
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Staff Spotlight – Jacki Lung
Meet Jacki Lung! She is an HR Assistant with the UBC Department of Orthopaedics. Among other things, you’ll find Jacki supporting and coordinating clinical faculty appointments, reappointments, and promotions for new and existing clinical faculty members.
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UBC Department of Orthopaedics Residency Match Results 2022
We are pleased to share that all four of our residency program spots were filled on CaRMS Match Day, April 12! This year, we welcome residents from King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Queen’s University, University of Alberta, University of British Columbia – Kelowna, University of British Columbia – Vancouver!
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