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Information and updates for medical staff
May 2023

UBC & PHC Department of Medicine Annual Faculty & Staff Awards Presentation

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Join us on June 8, 2023 for the UBC & PHC Department of Medicine Annual Faculty & Staff Awards Presentation The 2023 UBC & PHC Department of Medicine Faculty and Staff Awards Presentation will be held on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 7:30am via Zoom.  Each year, the UBC & PHC Department of Medicine honors Read More »

Apr 2023

The Department of Medicine’s Biennial Celebration

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Department of Medicine Members are invited to attend the biennial dinner to celebrate our achievements, welcoming our new members and appreciating the contributions of our distinguished colleagues who will be retiring, and those who have completed terms in senior administrative positions. The celebration will include a beautiful sit-down dinner and mementos from the Department for Read More »

Dec 2022

Featured in The Daily Scan News: “A BEAUTIFUL HEART – TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT DEDICATES RACE MEDAL TO ST. PAUL’S HOSPITAL”

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Jason Gray-Stanford (holding frame) and from L-R: Mother Donna; St. Paul’s team members Josie Mackey; Dr. Mustafa Toma; Dr. Margot Davis; Dr. Jamil Bashir and Dr. Andy Ignaszewski. Jason Gray-Stanford, a Vancouver-born actor who received a heart transplant at St. Paul’s Hospital in 2020, has donated the gold medal he won at a sports competition Read More »

Nov 2022

NOW OPEN – Applications to Carraresi Foundation 2022 Early Career Clinician Investigator Award, Providence Research

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Dear PHC Researchers, Providence Research and the St. Paul’s Foundation are pleased to announce applications are now open for the Carraresi Foundation Early Career Clinician Investigator Award. The intent of this competition is to support early career clinician investigators by providing funds that will help them explore research questions identified in the early stages of Read More »

Oct 2022

Featured in PHC News: “Cardiologist Dr. Andrew Krahn speaks to Global TV about sudden cardiac arrest”

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  October is Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month, a time to draw attention to a condition that can cause unexpected loss of heart function and lead to death. To mark the awareness month, Dr. Andrew Krahn from the St. Paul’s Hospital’s Heart Centre appeared on Global TV. He discussed how tragic a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) can be on families, Read More »