Highlights from GPR Research Day

Highlights from General Practice Residents Research Day and the awards and certificates of completion ceremony of postgraduate residency programs

June 12, 2012

The General Practice Residency (GPR) Training Program celebrated their annual research day this year on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. The day also marked the completion by residents of the GPR and the Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology (OMOP) Residency programs.

Residents in the GPR and OMOP programs are licenced dentists undertaking advanced postgraduate training in dental specialties in hospital settings.

The GPR Research Day took place at the BC Cancer Agency Research Centre lecture theatre where residents presented their year-long residency research projects.

In the evening an awards and certificates of completion ceremony and dinner was held at Brock House Restaurant. Sixty-eight people attended—faculty and staff of the GPR and OMOP programs. Thirteen residents completed the General Practice Residency Training Program this year and one resident completed the four-year Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology Residency Program.

Highlights of the awards and Certificate of Completion Ceremony:

First Place Study Project

Dr. Matthew Gustafson
Do Improvements in Overall Health Have a Positive Impact on Oral Health in First Nations Communities?

Second Place Study Project

Dr. Victoria Seto
A Synopsis of Common Oral Complications of Cancer Therapies

Sam Ionnitis Grand Round Award

Dr. Victoria Seto

Anesthesia Award

Dr. Olivia Lo

General Practice Residency Teaching Award

Dr. Michelle Williams

GPR Staff Appreciation Award

Susanna Chow

GPR Program Appreciation Award

Dr. David Sowden

Certificate of Completion in the Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology Residency Program

Dr. Yoko Tsukada

UBC Dentistry is proud of its GPR and OMOP residency programs and salutes the hard work and dedication of each of its residents who completed certificates of completion in 2012.

Certificate of Completion – General Practice Residency Training Program

Dr. Seema Basati
Dr. Steven Chang
Dr. Matthew Gustafson (continuing on as Resident II)
Dr. Olivia Lo
Dr. Quoc Nguyen
Dr. Sarah Park (continuing on as Resident III)
Dr. Pawandeep Sekhon
Dr. Victoria Seto
Dr. Shan Sun
Dr. Samuel Tam (residency ends September 2012)
Dr. Nirvani Umadat
Dr. Anya Vanaki
Dr. Jayde Wiedemann

Certificate of Completion – Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology Residency Program

Dr. Yoko Tsukada

Congratulations General Practice and Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology Residents!