News & Announcements

  • Learning in Action – Students on clinical placements

    Learning in Action – Students on clinical placements

    The Year 2 Class of the UBC Master of Physical Therapy – North (MPT-N) undertook hands-on learning while on recent winter placements. MPT-N students spend several weeks at a time immersed in clinical settings such as hospitals and community clinics over the course of the 26-month full-time program. In total, they complete five placements during their master’s…

  • Dr Jackie Whittaker Received a Killam Faculty Research award

    Dr Jackie Whittaker Received a Killam Faculty Research award

    Congratulations to Dr Jackie Whittaker who was awarded the prestigious Killam Faculty Research Prize in the Accelerator Research Fellowship category. The Killam Faculty Research Prize is awarded annually to individuals who demonstrate outstanding research and scholarly contributions and have national and/or international research leadership in all fields.

  • Dr Kristin Campbell Received a Killam Faculty Research Award

    Dr Kristin Campbell Received a Killam Faculty Research Award

    Congratulations to Dr Kristin Campbell who was awarded the prestigious Killam Faculty Research Prize in the Applied Science, Medicine, Established category. The Killam Faculty Research Prize is awarded annually to individuals who demonstrate outstanding research and scholarly contributions and have national and/or international research leadership in all fields.

  • CIHR Fall 2025 Project Grant Recipients

    CIHR Fall 2025 Project Grant Recipients

    Drs Kristin Campbell and Michael Hunt received CIHR funding through the Fall 2025 Project Grant.

  • UBC Vancouver Summer Program 2026

    UBC Vancouver Summer Program 2026

    The UBC Department of Physical Therapy is participating in the Vancouver Summer Program (VSP) this summer! Join us for 4 weeks this summer and learn about Canadian health and life sciences. We are excited to invite undergraduate students to join our UBC Faculty of Medicine Vancouver Summer Program focused on medicine, healthy aging, and “movement…

  • In Memoriam: Dr. Tali Alborz Conine 

    In Memoriam: Dr. Tali Alborz Conine 

    Dr. Tali Alborz Conine passed away on November 28, 2025. The Department of Physical Therapy at the University of British Columbia honours the life and legacy of Dr. Tali Alborz Conine, Professor Emeritus and former Director of the School of Rehabilitation Medicine, which was later renamed the School of Rehabilitation Sciences.  Dr. Conine was appointed Professor of Physical Therapy…

  • Dr Janice Eng appointed as an officer to the Order of Canada

    Dr Janice Eng appointed as an officer to the Order of Canada

    Dr Janice Eng has been appointed as an officer to the Order of Canada. The Order of Canada is one of Canada’s highest civilian distinctions. It was created in 1967 to honour people whose service shapes our society, whose innovations ignite our imaginations, and whose compassion unites our communities.  

  • Year in Review 2025

    Year in Review 2025

    Friends and Colleagues, As 2025 comes to a close, the Department of Physical Therapy is winding down our activities for the year and taking a moment to reflect on our successes and the road ahead.   We are partway through the development of our new strategic plan, and the level of engagement from the department…

  • MPT-N graduate Katie Skinner returns home

    MPT-N graduate Katie Skinner returns home

    Hailing from Fort St. John, Katie Skinner, part of the latest graduating class of the UBC Master of Physical Therapy – North (MPT-N) program at UNBC, is preparing to return home to practice. Skinner will be joining Fort St. John Hospital’s acute care team, where she will work with a wide range of clinical populations.

  • Program Completion 2025

    Program Completion 2025

    Congratulations to the UBC Department of Physical Therapy 2023-2025 MPT Cohort! Huge congratulations to all our graduates who have successfully completed the demanding 26-month MPT program. We wish them all the very best as they start their exciting new careers! Meet a few of our graduates   Tina Ko “I learned that physiotherapy isn’t just…