DEPARTMENT MEMBERS HONOURED AT THE 2023 FACULTY OF MEDICINE ACADEMIC GOWNS AND EMERITI RECOGNITION CEREMONY

 

On May 31, the Faculty of Medicine celebrated the academic achievements and distinguished careers of faculty members during the most recent Academic Gowns and Emeriti Recognition Ceremony. Congratulations to: Dr. Jennifer Grant, Clinical Professor, Dr. Linda Hoang, Clinical Professor, Dr. Kamilla Schlade-Bartusiak, Clinical Professor, Morris Pudek, Clinical Professor Emeritus and Decheng Yang, Clinical Professor Emeritus.

OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A STUDY EXAMINING POST-SECONDARY ONLINE TEACHING EFFICACY

 

Are you a current post-secondary instructor (university or college)? Do you have experience teaching online in the past 3 years? If so, we want to hear from you!

 

We are recruiting post-secondary instructors for a research project titled, "Exploring Online Teaching Efficacy and Instructional Practices in the Post-secondary Context." We want to hear about your experiences with online/hybrid teaching, and how you feel about your abilities teaching in this format. We also hope to learn more about instructional strategies that you have been using when teaching online.

 

Participation involves completing a secure and anonymous questionnaire, which will take about 15-20 minutes to complete. Upon survey completion, you will be entered into a draw to win a $150 gift card for Chapters/Indigo!

 

For any inquiries, please email teachingefficacyproject@utoronto.ca or contact Dr. Julia Forgie at julia.forgie@utoronto.ca. More information and the consent letter can be found HERE.

ADJUDICATION – 2023 UBC FACULTY OF MEDICINE SUMMER STUDENT RESEARCH PROGRAM

 

Dr. Yip, we extend our gratitude for once again contributing to the adjudication process of the 2023 UBC Faculty of Medicine Summer Student Research Program. Your dedication and expertise in evaluating student applications have been instrumental in benefiting both the applicants and faculty supervisors. We truly appreciate your ongoing commitment to supporting the development of future researchers and clinicians.

***CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWEST ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGISTS***

 

Our PGY5s, Taylor Salisbury, Jonathan Lee, and Hang Yang, have successfully passed their Anatomical Pathology Royal College exam. Let us take a moment to celebrate their tremendous success before they embark on their fellowships. Congratulations to Taylor, Jonathan, and Hang on this remarkable achievement!

BMLSC GRADUATE PROFILED

 

Ava Keshavarzsafiei, a Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (BMLSc) student, has been featured in a short profile on the Faculty of Medicine student profiles website. Learn more about Ava and her accomplishments by visiting her profile HERE.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

 

• Dr. Lucy A Perrone and her research group: Winny Koster,Elishebah Maruta Mutegi,Francis Ocen,Collins Otieno Odhiambo, Maina Michael Waweru, Albert Gautier Ndione, Sri Lakshmi Priyanka Yerra, Jenny L. Grunwald, Delores Mack, Kekeletso Kao, Lucy A. Perrone, Pascale Ondoa. Contexts for developing of national essential diagnostics lists lessons from a mixed-methods study of existing documents, stakeholders and decision making on tier-specific essential in-vitro diagnostics in African countries. PLOS Global Public Health - May 18, 2023. HERE.

 

• Luo H, et al. BMC Medicine May 26, 2023 Bahreyni A, Liu H, Mohamud Y, Xue YC, Fan YM, Zhang YL, Luo H. A combination of genetically engineered oncolytic virus and melittin-CpG for cancer viro-chemo-immunotherapy. BMC Med. 2023 May 24;21(1):193. doi: 10.1186/s12916-023-02901-y. PMID: 37226233; PMCID: PMC10210435. HERE.

HIGHLIGHTED EVENTS

 

A SPECIAL THANK YOU FOR PATHOLOGY DAY 2023: RECOGNIZING CONTRIBUTORS AND AWARD WINNERS

 

We would like to express our gratitude to everyone involved in the successful organization and attendance of Pathology Day held on June 1, 2023. Your contributions made the event a resounding success. Additionally, we would like to congratulate the following individuals who received awards during the event:

• PATH Course Awards
• Gross to Nano Histology Award for PATH 501
• Winners: Rebecca Ho, Emma Kang, Michael Lane
• PATH 502 MVP Award
• Winner: Ryan Chan
• Pritchard Award for the best Graduate Student Seminar
• Winner: Terri Ser
• The Michael Noble Family Award in Laboratory Quality
• Emma Kang
• Poster Presentation Awards
• Post Graduate
• First Place: Layla Nabai
• Second Place: Wai Hang Cheng
• Graduate
• First Place: Peymen Malek
• Second Place: Maria Elishaev
• Third Place: Emma Kang
• Undergraduate
• First Place:Vivian Gusmao
• Second Place: Derek Wu
• Oral Presentation Awards
• Graduate
• First Place: Honor Cheung
• Second Place: Ryan Chan
• Third Place: Lauren Forgrave
• Resident
• First Place: Dr Spencer Martin (Anatomical Pathology)
• Second Place: Dr Calvin Lo (Medical Microbiology)/li>
• Third Place: Dr Karina Chornenka (Neuropathology)
• Pathology Day Trainee Awards: to celebrate and recognize PALM trainees for their contributions to the vitality of the program/department and their excellence in research:
• Medical Microbiology PGY4 resident Dr Suefay Liu who won in the category (Post-Doctoral Fellow, Fellow or Resident)
• Resident Staff Awards: (Presented at the Grad Dinner)
• Dr Roberta Miller Teaching Award (AP staff) to Dr Richard Crawford
• Dr Melvyn Bernstein Teaching Award (non-AP staff):
  • Hematopathology - to Dr Krista Marcon
  • Medical Microbiology- to Dr Nancy Matic
  • Neuropathology to Dr Peter Schutz
• 2023 Departmental Award Winners
• Education
• A) Undergraduate education and graduate education – Muhammad Morshed
• B) Resident and Fellow education – Ghada Al-Rawahi
• Research And Discovery
• A) Faculty researchers who are within 7 years of their faculty appointment – Ying Wang
• B) all other Faculty – Will Lockwood
• Clinical Service
• A) Clinical service in academic settings/university hospitals – Linda Hoang
• Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award – David Granville
• David Hardwick Lifetime Achievement Award(Golden Bow Tie Award) – Mel Krajden
• Staff Service Award
• A) Administrative staff – Heleena Mistry
• B) Technicians and technologists – Willson Jang
• Trainee Awards
• A) A MSc student – Honor Cheung
• B) A PhD student or candidate – Amirhossein Bahreyni
• C) A Post-Doctoral Fellow, Fellow, or Resident – Suefay Liu
• Mentorship Award – Mehwish Anwer
• Community Engagement and Philanthropy Award – Andre Mattman
• BMLSc Student Awards
• Donald M. Mclean Prize - Highest Standing in PATH 327 Medical Microbiology- Ava Keshavarzsafiei
• Beverly J. Twaites Prize - Highest Standing in PATH 408 Laboratory Administration - Danica Drummond
• Eugenie Phyllis And Philip Edward Reid Prize in Morphological Sciences - Kate Halverson-Kolkind
• Culling Prize – Highest Overall Academic Standing - Kate Halverson-Kolkind
• William J. Godolphin Award - Critical Thinking- Kate Halverson-Kolkind
• PATH 405 PATH 405 Outstanding Performance Prize - Kate Halverson-Kolkind
• Awards Presented on behalf of the BMLSc Students
• Teaching Excellence Award - James Lan
• Teaching Excellence Award - Sophia Park
• Teaching Excellence Award - Jennifer Xenakis
• Philip E. Reid Memorial CUP Award for Outstanding Contribution to the BMLSc Program - Wenpeng (William) Wang

Your exceptional achievements have been recognized and celebrated. Thank you once again for your participation and support.

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