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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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SpiNepal Awarded International Development, Aid and Collaboration (IDAC) Grant
Spinal Cord Injury Collaboration – Nepal (SpiNepal) was awarded a three-year International Development, Aid and Collaboration (IDAC) Grant from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – RCPS(C) totalling CAD90,000 for its project: A Physical Medicine Residency by, in and for Nepal. SpiNepal works closely with the Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Centre (SIRC) near Kathmandu, Nepal’s first…
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