Surgery Grand Rounds

UBC Department of Surgery Rounds are typically scheduled from 7-8am on the second Wednesday every month from September to June.

In person at the Paetzhold Health Education Centre in the Jim Pattison Pavillion (VGH) 1st Floor.
Refreshments sponsored by Ethicon Johnson & Johnson
The UBC Department of Surgery Grand Rounds is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Evaluation & Attendance Form:

January 14, 2026 | 07:00 AM to 08:00 AM

Title: Shaping the Future Together: A Strategic Feedback Session on the UBC Surgery Plan

Presenter: Dr. Ahmer Karimuddin

Ahmer Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC
Department Head, Surgery

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this session, participants will:

  • Assess the proposed strategic framework and leadership model for its relevance and applicability across the department’s diverse, distributed sites.
  •  Propose specific changes to existing departmental systems to more effectively foster and recognize a culture of contribution and psychological safety.
  • Identify feedback mechanisms required to hold the department accountable to its core values of excellence, equity, and reconciliation

Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/98863943396?pwd=Uyt2dzhrWjBSRzR6N0g1VzVHSk9Tdz09

2025/2026 Dates

September 10, 2025 – Dr. Arman Abdalkhani, MD FRCSC, Undergraduate Surgical Education
October 8, 2024 – Drs. Rola Ajjawi and Faizal Haji, Surgical Education Scholarship
November 12, 2025 – Dr. Andrea Pusic
December 17, 2025 (Presented jointly with Dept of Orthopedics) – Dr. Brian Kwon, Biomarkers and Biobanking for Spinal Cord Injury and the Translational Research Applications for Orthopaedics
January 14, 2026 – Dr. Ahmer Karimuddin, Strategic Plan Town Hall
February 11, 2026 – Dr. Abraham Alexander, Radiation Oncology
March 11, 2026 – not booked yet
April 8, 2026 – not booked yet
May 13, 2026 – not booked yet
June 10, 2026 – not booked yet

Archived Grand Rounds Presentations (Videos)

Access recorded presentations here: UBC Canvas

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Video-recorded Grand Rounds presentations are posted on the UBC’s e-Learning System and accessible with a UBC Campus-Wide Login (CWL) account.