Appointment / Promotion Processess for Full-Time and Clinical Faculty

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UBC Research in Clinical Settings
Dr. Yvonne Lefebvre ? VP Research Academic
Affairs, Providence Health Care President, PHC
Research Institute
(Academic health science centres and other
affiliated health care institutions)
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Affiliated Health Care Institutions

• BC Cancer Agency
• BC Centre for Disease Control
• Childrens Womens Health Centre
• Providence Health Care
• UBC Campus
• Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute

• Hallmarks
• All independent investigators are also faculty
  at UBC
• Close partnership with UBC

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ORSIL 2004/ 2005 Research Awards by Institution
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Research
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What Logistics are Different for Researchers at
PHC?

• Submission of ethics applications to the UBC/PHC
  Research Ethics Board
• Operating grants are signed by the VP Research
• Must comply with internal review, coordinated by
  Faculty of Medicine
• Personnel awards are the same as for Faculty of
  Medicine (signed by Faculty of Medicine)
• Contract negotiations are done at PHC

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History
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History (continued)
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Vision
At the Providence Health Care Research Institute
our vision is to dramatically improve the
treatment and overall health of patients at
Providence Health Care and beyond through
relevant, ethical and inspired health research.
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We specialize in six areas

• directly aligned with PHC's populations of
  emphasis
• heart/lung disease, kidney disease, HIV disease,
  urban health, mental health, and aging issues

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In real life, complex illnesses do not respect
academic disciplines

• Our place in a teaching hospital and in the heart
  of downtown means our research must address real
  life issues we dont reside in an ivory tower.

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Mature Research Centres

• James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular
  and Pulmonary Research
• heart, lung, kidney, critical care
• BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/ AIDS

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Mature Research Centres (continued)

• CHÉOS
• Urban health, addictions, mental health and
  health services research
• Clinical Research
• Heart, lung, renal, emergency medicine

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Emerging Research Centres

• Centre for Healthy Aging at Providence
• Addiction Research

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Annual Research Funding Trend, 1999 - 2005
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Thank you