Pathology Residents






                                



















Pathology Residency Programs
















The UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is the academic home to a wide variety of exceptional individuals who create and convey knowledge related to the causes (etiology) and mechanisms (pathogenesis) of disease, enabling translation into improved diagnosis, prognosis and management of patients and populations (service).  This in large part defines the “business” we are in. The Department has major roles in undergraduate medical and residency education, continuing professional development-knowledge translation (CPD-KT), and in the education of allied health professions.




  

    

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Specialties we offer:














PLEASE NOTE: Medical Biochemistry is now a subspecialty and applications are submitted through the CaRMS subspecialty match. 
  https://www.carms.ca/en/residency/msm/







































Diagnostic & Molecular Pathology






 








Program Director: Dr. Jonathan Bush  Clinical Associate Professor, UBC; BC Children’s Hospital



Email: jonathan.bush@ubc.ca  






































Diagnostic & Molecular Pathology






 








Associate Program Director: Dr. David Farnell  
Clinical Instructor, UBC; 
Consultant Pathologist at Vancouver General Hospital


Email: david.farnell@vch.ca 






































Medical Biochemistry







 







Program Director: Dr. Andre Mattman  
Clinical Professor,  UBC; 
Medical Biochemist, St Paul's Hospital



Email:  amattman@providencehealth.bc.ca 




































Hematopathology






 








Program Director:  Dr. Kate Chipperfield 

Clinical Associate Professor, UBC:
Hematopathologist, BC Children’s Hospital 


Email: kate.chipperfield@cw.bc.ca 



 Interested in applying for Hematopathology in the upcoming CARMS match? Contact 
Dr. Kate Chipperfield 
Explore our program: watch our video 
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Medical Microbiology






 








Program Director: Dr. Chris Lowe 
Clinical Associate Professor, UBC;
Virology Laboratory, St. Paul’s Hospital



Email: clowe@providencehealth.bc.ca 


















































Medical Microbiology






 








Associate Program Director: Dr. Michael Payne  
Clinical Associate Professor, UBC;
Medical Microbiologist, St. Paul’s Hospital



Email: mpayne2@providencehealth.bc.ca  





















































Neuropathology






 









Program Director: Dr. Ian Mackenzie
Professor,  UBC;
Neuropathologist, Vancouver General Hospital, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health




Email: ian.mackenzie@vch.ca


 Interested in applying for Neuropathology in the upcoming CARMS match? Contact Dr. Ian Mackenzie, Program Director.  
































































































Area of Focused Competence (AFC) Programs 











  
  













Transfusion Medicine AFC




 



 Program Director: Dr. Youness Elkhalidy 
Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC;
Surrey Memorial Hospital

Email:  youness.elkhalidy1@fraserhealth.ca








  
  















Pediatric & Perinatal AFC 



 





 Program Director: Dr. Anna Lee 
Clinical Associate Professor, UBC;
BC Children’s Hospital

Email:   anna.lee@cw.bc.ca








  
  












  




  
        
   












































    

        
        

            
Want to Apply?

            
                UBC Pathology Residency Program accepts applications through CaRMS: Canadian Residents Matching Service

Podcasts: interviews with PDs

There's More Than Meets the Microscope - Dr. Kate Chipperfield

September 15, 2020 | 45:33

Approaching the Bench: From Law to the Lab - Dr. Mike Nimmo

September 1, 2020 | 01:43:25

Medical Biochemistry: A Chat with Dr. Mattman

September 27, 2023 | 00:31:38

Fellowships

Unfortunately, there are no UBC funded fellowships in Pathology. However, fellowships funded by a specific hospital site are sometimes available. These include cytopathology at the BC Cancer Agency, general surgical pathology through Royal Columbian Hospital, and possibly GI pathology through Vancouver General Hospital. Enrollment in such a fellowship is at the discretion of the individual preceptor. Fellowships funded through external agencies (eg. IMG residents wishing to complete additional training in a specific area or CMG residents funded by an agency to complete additional training in a specific area) are sometimes available at the discretion of the individual preceptor. In the past, such fellowships have been completed in Bone & Soft Tissue, Head & Neck, Breast, Gynecologic, Gastrointestinal & Hematopathology. Although we do provide certificates of completion, fellowships are not credentialed by the Royal College. Pls contact Shelley Berkow, Residency Program Manager for more information.

Where in the world are our graduates?

Meet our Staff

Dr. Michael Nimmo Executive Program Director Clinical Professor UBC Vancouver General Hospital Email: michael.nimmo@vch.ca
Shelley Berkow Residency Program Manager Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre 10th floor – Room 10125/10127 2775 Laurel St Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9 Tel. (604) 875-4892 Shelley.Berkow@pathology.ubc.ca
Mayumi Shimada Residency Program Assistant Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre 10th floor – Room 10125/10127 2775 Laurel St Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9 Tel. (604) 875-4111 ext 68709 pathology.residencyasst@ubc.ca

Professional Advancement Learning Series (PALS) One hour interactive presentations that provides “information you can’t get from a book”

PALS Upcoming Events