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UBC Global Health Initiative and UBC EnviroMed Workshop!
Hi everyone! Our first Global Health Initiative (GHI) workshop of the year is a collaboration between EnviroMed and GHI on Climate Change & Disaster Management on Friday, January 17th, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the MSAC Latham Hall! If you have any questions or comments about the workshop, feel free to email monica.hsieh@alumni.ubc.ca or […]
Global Health Newsletter – January 2020
Happy new year! Welcome to the Global Health Initiative newsletter! Top Local News BC government resists intervention in LNG Canada pipeline dispute Vancouver-based TRIUMF says it has produced the “rarest drug on earth” for cancer treatment Significant increases in health spending planned for BC Top World News US braces for possible “tit-for-tat” […]
The Centre for International Child Health Quarterly eUpdate – Opportunities Inside!
The Centre for International Child Health Quarterly eUpdate Issue 14: Dec 2019 Centre Updates Are you a medical student, resident or fellow? Apply now for CICH Trainee Grants 2020 Application Deadline: January 31, 2020 The Centre for International Child Health and the Medical Staff Association at BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital are once again offering $1000 […]
Upcoming Events!
Global Health Initiative Workshop: Health Systems and Resilience Come to our third GHI workshop featuring Dr. Ali Okhowat as our presenter on Health Systems and Resilience on Wednesday, Nov. 20, from 6 to 8 pm at the MSAC Hardwick Hall! Dr. Okhowat is a physician, bioethicist, and humanitarian worker who is interested in the application […]
Global Health Initiative Workshop: Building a Village
Hello everyone! Come to our next Global Health Initiative (GHI) workshop called Building A Village on colonial legacies and globalization. The workshop will be on Wednesday, November 6th, from 6:00 to 7:30pm at the MSAC Hardwick Hall! There will be FREE PIZZA for all participants starting at 5:30 pm. To begin the evening, we have […]
2020 Public Health in Colombia Scholarship – Opportunity for Medical Students
Please see below for an opportunity from Ana Maria, the Program Manager from Red Tree Study. Please email Dr. Videsh Kapoor (videsh.kapoor@gmail.com) if you are interested. The 2020 Public Health in Colombia Scholarship is offered by Universidad de Los Andes in partnership with Red Tree Study. This scholarship will offer recipients the chance to learn first-hand […]
GHI Workshop – Ethics in Global Health (Sept. 25th)
Hello everyone, We are hosting our first Global Health Initiative workshop on Ethics in Global Health on Wednesday, September 25th, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm at the Medical Students’ Alumni Centre! Food will be served at 5:30PM. Please RSVP at: https://forms.gle/xE7tEn3WJ1Cyp1aJ7 Questions can be directed to monica.hsieh@alumni.ubc.ca or veena.lin@alumni.ubc.ca.
Remembering Dr. Jay Keystone, January 28th 1943-September 3rd 2019
On Tuesday, September 3rd 2019, after a year-long battle against cancer, Dr. Jay Keystone, CM, MD, MSc, FRCPC, passed away peacefully surrounded by family. Dr. Keystone will be remembered and missed by his wife Margaret Mascarenhas and his five children, Danielle and Amos Adler, Kathryn Keystone, Jen Keystone, […]
UBC Global Health Initiative: Health Trek Nepal
Here is a look at first year students from the UBC MD Undergraduate program on their Flexible Enhanced Learning program. This is the team participating in Health Trek Nepal with the Global Health Initiative. “Today we went to the Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Center (SIRC) which is a non-profit NGO that services all of Nepal and […]
UBC Sickle Cell Project in Nepal
First year students from the UBC MD Undergraduate program have just started their Flexible Enhanced Learning program, a series of courses that offers undergraduate medical students opportunities to pursue a spectrum of scholarly activities. Here is a first look at the team pursuing the Nepal Sickle Cell Project with the Global Health Initiative. Learn […]