About the Faculty

Website: 

www.med.ubc.ca

Slogan/Mission: 

Through Knowledge, Creating Health.

Faculty Factsheet: 

Faculty of Medicine

New knowledge and innovation are crucial to successfully identifying, addressing and overcoming the increasingly complex health-related challenges that influence the lives of all of us in British Columbia, in Canada, and in countries and communities around the globe.

UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers annually attract more than 50% of UBC's total research awards. In 2008/09, Faculty of Medicine researchers collectively generated nearly $280 million in research funding.

• The largest national contributor was the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), with over $60 million
• Largest international source remains the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), at $9M
• Team and Translational research is an increasingly important part of the Faculty of Medicine’s research success. Five Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR) were created in 2008 for a total of $75M building on previously established highly successful research Centres developed by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Authority Research Institute partners.
• Over 700 researchers/faculty members representing all of the Faculty’s departments, schools, and research centres received grants

These results demonstrate our faculty members' outstanding commitment to groundbreaking fundamental and applied research, and reflect not only the strength and vitality of the Faculty's research programmes, but also their national and international importance.