The Research Committee of the UBC Department of Surgery is responsible for promoting and facilitating research within the Department. Specifically, the responsibilities are to:
- Support the implementation of the strategic priorities and action plans for research in the Department of Surgery, including monitoring success against established metrics.
- Foster an effective and inclusive research environment, supporting department members to become nationally and internationally recognized leaders in basic, clinical, and translational research.
- Build on established research excellence by developing areas of focus and promoting cross-cutting research themes.
- Enhance success in attracting research support (salary, operating grants, industry funding, etc.) including providing access to grant facilitation activities for department members.
- Increase capacity for innovative research by promoting and supporting faculty to access core research platforms.
- Strengthen relationships with health authority research institutes.
- Facilitate collaborative research activities involving clinical trainees, postdoctoral fellows and other graduate students.
- Provide input and support for Chung Research Day as needed.
- Adjudicate research competitions as needed.
Surgical Education Research Interest Group
Co-led by Drs. Faizal Haji and Geoffrey Blair the Surgical Education Research Group inspires the scholarly pursuit of innovation and efficacy in surgical education and aims to enrich research in surgical education.
To inquire about joining the Research Committee or Surgical Education Research Interest Group, please email Valeria Kolesova.