Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl receives 2015 Joseph Zins Distinguished Scholar Award
CASEL’s Distinguished Scholar Awards are presented to researchers for their achievements in the field of social and emotional learning.
Dr. Craig Mitton wins UBC Killam Teaching Prize
Dr. Mitton is a professor and Director of the UBC Master of Health Administration (MHA) program. In 2012 he received SPPH’s CJG Mackenzie Prize for Excellence in Teaching.
UBC Free Professional Coaching – April 30 & May 1
UBC Free Professional Coaching – April 2015 UBC Continuing Studies is offering the opportunity to be coached by one of their Organizational Coaching students as part of their final capstone. The intent of the coaching capstone session is for students to demonstrate the International Coach Federation (ICF) core competencies learned during the 8-month UBC Certificate in Organizational […]
SPPH garners three new Canada Research Chairs, plus one renewal
Drs Gardy, Law, Ogilvie, and Schechter received Canada Research Chair appointments.
Children of residential school survivors and victims of childhood sexual abuse are at increased risk of sexual assault
Women who had a parent who attended a residential school were 2.35 times more likely to be sexually assaulted.
Dr. Gina Ogilvie joins SPPH as Canada Research Chair in Global Control of HPV-Related Disease and Cancer
Dr. Ogilvie has been influential in setting and directing health policy on reproductive health, sexually transmitted infections, HPV screening, and the HPV vaccine, both in Canada and globally.
Dr. Erica Frank wins two prestigious awards
Dr. Frank received the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award, and the 2015 Velji Emerging Leader in Global Health Innovation Award.
IHI UBC Chapter hiring for 2015-16 executive committee
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Open School: University of British Columbia (UBC) Chapter is an interdisciplinary community of students and professionals striving for a more efficient, effective and safe healthcare system that provides the best possible care for all patients. The group is currently hiring for for the 2015-16 executive committee. If you are […]
SPPH Student Association launch event, April 8
Join your fellow SPPH students for the launch of the new SPPH student association and help shape its future academic and social activities. The Association of Population and Public Health Students (TAPPHS) hopes to be an organized student voice representing the interests of the School’s graduate students. Wednesday, April 8, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm […]
Access to CFHI Webinar series: Shifting Culture, Shifting Care
Responding to students’ request, the MHA has arranged access to the Canadian Foundation for Health Care Improvement’s webinar series on Shifting Culture: Shifting Care: From “Usual Care” to Chronic Care, with sessions from April 1 to June 10, 2015. To access to the On Demand materials: Visit the CFHI website and enter the MHA program access password: 20150401SCSC […]