UBC announces Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Awards

The University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine has announced the recipients of its 2022 Distinguished Achievement Awards. The awards recognize “faculty members who exemplify exceptional contributions in the areas of education, research and/or service, and who are dedicated to advancing both the Faculty’s values and vision of transforming health for everyone.”

We would like to extend a warm congratulations to the two WHRI members among this year’s recipients.

Dr. Patricia Janssen

Distinguished Achievement Award – Service to the University and Community

Dr. Sarah Munro

Distinguished Achievement Award – Early Career

Read the full announcement.

The Women’s Health Research Institute would like to acknowledge that we are uninvited guests on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lo, and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-waututh) Nations.

As a provincial research institute committed to improving the health outcomes of women, including those across the 2SLGBTQIA+ spectrum, we recognize our responsibility in the collective effort towards establishing culturally safe health care systems and services that address health inequities among Indigenous peoples, especially Indigenous women, girls, and Two-spirit peoples.

We encourage all people involved in research to read both the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action and the In Plain Sight Report, and reflect on ways we can incorporate the recommendations into our work. As we gather in spaces together, we encourage you to reflect on your positionality on these lands and your personal commitments to reconciliation.

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