Explore the unique stories of our diverse alumni, where passion meets purpose. Their profiles offer a glimpse into their diverse career paths, lessons learned, and the impact they’re making in their communities and industries.
Dr. Rick Celebrini, BSc (Phys Ther)’92, PhD’2011
After a successful soccer varsity career as part of the UBC Thunderbirds, Rick is now Director of Sports Medicine and Performance with the Golden State Warriors. In his profile, Rick shares how he applied his UBC experiences to his career and his favourite memories as a UBC student-athlete. Read More >
Juliette Mudra, BMw’20
Juliette took the journey from the farm she grew up in the Nova Scotia to UBC’s Midwifery Program because of her dream: bringing midwifery to her rural community back home. Read More >
Dr. Richard Warren, MD’74
Dr. Richard Warren is a 2020 recipient of the UBC Medical Alumni Association Wallace Wilson Leadership Award. Dr. Warren is a Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of British Columbia in the Division of Plastic Surgery. He is currently Medical Director of the Vancouver Plastic Surgery Center. Dr. Warren was born and raised in […] Read More >
Dr. Kenneth Gin, MD’85
Dr. Kenneth Gin is a 2020 recipient of the UBC Medical Alumni Association Wallace Wilson Leadership Award. Dr. Gin graduated MD at UBC in 1985, and completed his internal medicine and adult cardiology training, followed by an echocardiography fellowship. Appointed by the UBC Department of Medicine and VGH Division of Cardiology in 1992, he achieved […] Read More >
Poh Tan, PhD’08
Entrepreneur. Scientist. Researcher. Polynesian dancer. Educator. PhD candidate, again! Dr. Poh Tan, PhD’08, is all these and more. Read More >
Claire O’Gorman, MPH’12
Finding the intersection of community development and health, Claire O’Gorman, MPH'12, utilized her education in public health and nursing to creating Alberta’s first supervised drug-consumption site, Safeworks. Read More >
Derek Mah, BA’96, BSc (Phys Ther)’99, LLB’03
Although no longer a practicing physiotherapist, Derek Mah, BA'96, BSc (Phys Ther)'99, LLB'03, has been able to merge his education in physical therapy and law in order to help people with personal injury litigation. Read More >
David Meddings, MHSc’94, MedRes’97
Dr. David Meddings, MHSc’94, MedRes’97, has worked at the World Health Organization since 2002 and is currently in the Department for Management of Noncommunicable Diseases, Disability, Violence and Injury Prevention. Read More >
Marshall Chasin MSc’81
Marshall Chasin, MSc’81, has been a clinical and research audiologist for almost 40 years. He is the director of research and the chief audiologist for the Musicians' Clinics of Canada. Read More >
Ian MacDonald MD’79, PhD’89
Dr. Ian MacDonald, MD’79, PhD’89, who is currently the Faculty Lead, Curriculum Management Unit in the UBC Faculty of Medicine, is also a volunteer member of the Coquitlam Search and Rescue for the past 23 years. Read More >