Roger Wong
CM, BMSc, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FCAHS, FCGS
UBC Division of Geriatric Medicine
UBC Rank: Clinical Professor and Vice Dean, Education
Areas of
Focus
Dr. Wong has been appointed to the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honour, for his contributions to the field of geriatric medicine, including the advancement of policies, education and specialized, culturally sensitive health care.
- Geriatric medicine
- Acute care geriatrics
- Dementia
- Alzheimer disease
- Medical education
- Quality improvement
Affiliations & Awards
- UBC Edwin S.H. Leong Healthy Aging Program
- Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
- Board Member and Chair, Research and Knowledge Translation and Exchange Committee, Alzheimer Society of Canada
- Chair, Senior Education Deans Network, Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada
- Member of the Order of Canada
- Fellowship of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
- Canadian Geriatrics Society’s Ronald Cape Distinguished Service Award
- Australia and New Zealand Society of Geriatric Medicine’s International Visiting Professor Medal
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada’s Duncan Graham Award for Outstanding Contribution to Medical Education
- University of British Columbia’s Killam Teaching Prize
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