Annual Report - 2022/23

A Year in Review of Our Team's Collaborative Efforts and Milestones

🌟 We've been pretty productive this year!

700
+

📚 We've published over
🔗 700 articles

48

🏆 Our amazing team has scooped up
🔗 48 awards

350
+

💡 Fueled our research with
🔗 350+ grants

3000
+

🎓 Spent 3000+ hours (Lecture hrs: ~499 | Tutorial hrs: ~180 | Lab hrs: ~1434 | Other hrs: ~1291) shaping minds through teaching

🚀

And, kicked off a 🔗 5-year strategy that’s already yielding results as we forge ahead.

📊

Our 🔗 current organizational chart which provides a detailed overview of our department's structure

FACULTY
MEMBERS
425
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SUPPORT
STAFF
177
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ASSOCIATE
MEMBERS
31
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ASSIGNABLE
SPACE
34,473
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Statistical Breakdown of Our Faculty and Staff:

Visualizing Changes and Patterns Over a Five-Year Period:

Genevieve MacMillan
Director, Human Resources and Administration
Ryan French
Dr. Cheryl Wellington
Vice Chair of Research
Roberto Gomes
Dr. Suzanne Vercauteren
Director, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Roberto Gomes
Dr. Julie Irving
Regional Associate Academic Department Head for the Island Health
Roberto Gomes
Dr. Zu-hua Gao
Professor and Department Head
Karina Reis

Executive
Committee
Members

Mr. Craig Ivany
Chief Provincial Diagnostics Officer, Provincial Laboratory Medicine Services, and Adjunct Professor, UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Fernando Galuppo
Dr. Denis Bonin
Regional Academic Associate Department Head for the Interior Health Authority
Karina Reis
Dr. Mike Nimmo
Vice Chair of Education
Lucas Machado
Dr. David Huntsman
Director of Communications
Darlan Santos
Dr. Hélène Côté
Vice Chair of Scientific Education, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Darlan Santos
Dr. Michelle Wong
Associate Academic Department Head for Fraser Health Authority
Darlan Santos
Karina Reis
Webflow Developer, magic maker
Karina Reis
Fernando Galuppo
Digital Media Buyer, communications wizard
Fernando Galuppo
MISSION
We are an inclusive Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine where cutting-edge discoveries are made, future leaders in medicine are trained, and patients receive the highest quality of care.
VISION
Transform laboratory medicine and our understanding of disease for better health.
OUR VALUES
global relevance.
societal commitment.
integrity.
collegiality.
curiosity and innovation.
equity and inclusiveness.
OUR VALUES:
global relevance.
societal commitment.
integrity.
collegiality.
curiosity and innovation.
equity and inclusiveness.
Promotions to Clinical Professor in 2002
  • Dr. Jennifer Grant
  • Dr. Tracy Tucker
  • Dr. Linda Hoang
  • Dr. Ghada Al-Rawahi
  • Dr. Kamilla Schlade-Bartusiak
Promotions to Clinical Associate Professor in 2002
  • Dr. Christine Tyson
  • Dr. Gang Wang
  • Dr. Peter Schutz
  • Dr. Agatha Jassem
  • Dr. Ananta Gurung
  • Dr. Matthew Yan
  • Dr. Davide, Salina
Promotions to Clinical Assistant Professor in 2002
  • Dr. Diana Whellams
  • Dr. Shannon Russell
  • Dr. Thomas Covello
  • Dr. Ehsan, Yousefzadeh-Davani
  • Dr. Frances Vice
  • Dr. Habib Moshref-Razavi
  • Dr. Tunde Adegbola

Overview of Pathology Educational Program Statistics for 2022
RESIDENCY
GRADUATE STUDIES
BMLSc
PATH MEDICAL UNDERGRAD PROGRAM

Residency Program

Program of Study:

  • Anatomical Pathology: 22
  • General Pathology: 0
  • Neuropathology: 1
  • Hematopathology: 4
  • Medical Microbiology: 6
  • Medical Biochemistry: 0
  • Transfusion Medicine: 0

Fellowships:

  • Bone & Soft Tissue:  1
  • Gastrointestinal & Liver pathology : 1
  • Breast Pathology:  1
  • Infection Prevention & Control (IPAC): 1
  • Antimicrobial Stewardship:  1
  • Dermatopathology:  1
  • Pediatric Pathology:  1

Major Awards:

  • Melvyn Bernstein:  Dr Reza Alaghehbandan
  • Roberta Millar: Dr Shazia Masud (Medmicro), Dr Veronica Hirsch-Reinshagen (NeuroPath), Hamish Nicolson (HemePath)

Graduate Studies

Graduate Studies 2022:

  • MSc - 33
  • PhD - 36
  • MD/PhD - 1
  • Supervisors - 38

Major Awards:

  • Vanier - Madeline Lauener
  • CIHR CGSD - Brett Collinge
  • CIHR CGSM - Raneen Abdul Rahman, Loulou Cai, Liam Johnston, Terri Ser, Guadalein Tanunliong
  • 4YF - Vriti Bhagat, Fang Fang Li, Tetiana Povshedna
List of exam chairs:
  • Donald Brooks, Helene Cote, Dana Devine, C. Blake Gilks, David Huntsman, Aly Karsan, Cornelia Laule, Victor Ling, Bruce McManus, Haydn Pritchard, Fumio Takei (2 exams), Bruce Verchere, Juergen Vielkind, Cheryl Wellington, Joanne Wright

    • BMLSc

    Undergraduate Courses:

    • PATH 375: 80 students (3 credits)
    • PATH 437: 0 students (3 credits)
    • PATH 438: 12 students (3 credits)

    BMLSc:

    • Number of Students: 36
    • Program Courses (PATH:15; non PATH: 3): 18
    • Program Credits: 61
    • Instructors (Faculty, Technologists, Others): 98
    • Lecture Hours: 720
    • Other Types of Instruction - Hours: 537

    Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Certificate:

    • PATH 427: 12 students (3 credits)
    • PATH 451: 5 students (3 credits)
    • PATH 467: 11 students (3 credits)
    • PATH 477: 7 students (3 credits)

    Major Awards:

    • BMLSc Graduates’ Choice for Teaching Excellence Award:
    • Dr. Sophia Park, Dr. James Lan and Ms. Jennifer Xenakis
    • The Reid Memorial Cup: William Wan

    Pathology Medical Undergraduate Programs

    Year 4 Electives (VFMP only)

    Specialty

    # of students

    # of weeks

    VFMP hospital

    Anatomic Pathology

    12

    22

    VGH, SPH, CWH

    Hematopathology

    10

    10

    VGH, SPH, CWH, RCH

    Medical Microbiology

    10

    20

    VGH, SPH, CW

    Neuropathology

    5

    16

    VGH

    Forensic Pathology

    6

     

    Abbotsford, Burnaby

    MD Undergraduate Program For 2022 (across all sites)

    * Some Faculty teach in more than one category

     

     

    # of Faculty participating*

    Instructional hours

    Teaching with patient care (sessions)

    Flex

     

    5

     

     

    1st & 2nd Year

    Lectures & Labs

    36

    101.82

    0

     

    Case Based Learning

    4

    118

    0

    3rd year & other departments

     

    10

    50

    25

    4th year

    Electives

    46

    0

    256

     

    Transition to PostGrad (TIPP)

    5

    4

    0

    Totals

     

    101

    273.82

    281

    Clinical Faculty involved in teaching from the different Medical Program sites:

    # of Faculty Instructional (hours without pt care) Teaching with Patient Care (sessions)
    Island MP: 9 23 12
    Northern MP: 1 3 2
    Southern MP 28 99 96.75
    Vancouver Fraser MP 88 340 370
    Totals 126 465 480.75

    Financial Overview for 2022/23: Grants, Awards, and Funds:

    Five-Year Financial Trends: Tracking Our Financial Progress Over Time:

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