In the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia is Canada's first and only academic dermatology department: The Department of Dermatology & Skin Science.
Through the main treatment facility of The Skin Care Centre we accommodate over 80,000 patient visits each year, with our faculty providing front-line care to patients with skin problems ranging from common to unusual and complicated.
Our faculty members have world-class standing in their fields and provide the most extensive Undergraduate medical dermatology teaching and the broadest range of Postgraduate training opportunities in Canada.
Five focused laboratories conducting advanced research in: Skin Cancer, Photonics, Hair, Immunodermatology, and Molecular Medicine, each of which output numerous Publications and Reports.


Current Event Schedule: January to June 2012


  News Releases & Announcements
October 23, 2010: American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Honours Department Faculty Member. more »
September 1, 2010: Skin vaccination research by Dr. Jan Dutz recognized by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. more »
June 5, 2010: Department of Dermatology Establishes the Stuart Maddin Leadership Strategy Fund. more »
May 29, 2010: Dr. Marian Akrigg named the 2010 Dermatology Practitioner of the Year. more »
February 3, 2010: Dr. James Bergman to chair “Pediatric Allergy & Dermatology for the Practitioner” course in Whistler, May 21-23, 2010. more »
Read more in News Releases Archives
Upcoming Events :
The Department of Dermatology & Skin Science also hosts several important events each year. The next events on our calendar are:
 
  • 12th Annual UBC & CIHR Skin Research Day - March 2012
  • 5th Annual Pediatric Allergy & Dermatology for the Practitioner - March 9-11, 2012
  • Annual Spring Dermatology Review for Family Physicians - March 30-31, 2012
  • Department Faculty Meeting - October 29 (Saturday), 2012
   
Read more in Upcoming and Archived Events

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The Department is affiliated with Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre, St. Paul's Hospital, British Columbia
Cancer Agency, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, and British Columbia's Women's Hospital & Health Centre.
   
 

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