The UBC Health Awards and Scholarships recognize the academic and research excellence of faculty and students from various health disciplines at UBC as well as the achievements of health educators, professionals, and community partners across British Columbia. The competition for the 2023 awards and scholarships opens on September 25, 2023 and closes on November 10, 2023. 

Awards for Health Educators, Professionals, and Community Partners

Awards are open to health educators, professionals, and community partners in health who have made significant contributions to the advancement of health education and practice:

• John McNeill Excellence in Health Research Mentorship Award recognizes outstanding mentorship by a faculty member in a UBC health-related discipline who exemplifies a deep commitment to fostering the professional and personal development of faculty colleagues, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows.
  2023 is a commemorative year for this award, as UBC Health and the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences honour the memory of Dr. John McNeill, who recently passed away. Read more about Dr. McNeill's legacy.
• John F. McCreary Prize for Interprofessional Teamwork recognizes and promotes interprofessional teamwork in the health and human service professions.
• Award for Excellence in Interprofessional Teaching and Learning recognizes two outstanding educators who demonstrate excellence in facilitating interprofessional groups of learners at UBC Vancouver or UBC Okanagan.
• Practice Education Team Award honours a healthcare team that provides outstanding interprofessional collaborative patient-centred education in the practice setting for UBC pre-entry to practice level students.
• R. Paul Kerston Community Educator Award honours outstanding community educators who have made a difference to student learning at UBC.

Scholarships for UBC Students

Scholarships are open to current UBC students in any health or human services degree program:

• ImpactBC Scholarships in Health Care Research and Development for outstanding students enrolled in a health program at UBC Vancouver or UBC Okanagan who have completed a research or development project focusing on patient/client involvement in healthcare decision-making or in health professional education.
• John H. V. Gilbert Interprofessional Scholarship for an outstanding UBC Vancouver or UBC Okanagan student who, having completed the penultimate year of any health or human services degree program, combines academic excellence and demonstrated student leadership in interprofessional education for collaborative patient-centred practice.
• Professor Jessie Gordon MacCarthy Memorial Scholarship for a student who, having completed the penultimate year of any health program at UBC Vancouver or UBC Okanagan, best combines academic excellence, demonstrated interest, and leadership in the field of community and/or population health.

For more information on individual awards, scholarships, and nomination and application processes, visit the Awards page. 

Posted September 15, 2023