Dr. Siavash Jafari Memorial Award in Medicine

Award descriptionAwards totalling $2,050 have been made available through an endowment established by family, friends and colleagues in memory of Dr. Siavash Jafari (1969-2021) for first-generation Canadian M.D. undergraduate students. Dr. Jafari graduated from Shiraz Medical School in Iran in 1999, and went on to obtain his specialty training in public health and preventive medicine, and a fellowship in mental health and addiction in the Faculty of Medicine at UBC. He also held the positions of associate chief medical information officer and clinical assistant professor in the Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Jafari's expertise was in the treatment and research of addiction medicine, mental health, preventative medicine, and chronic pain, which led him to serve on the Royal College Regional Advisory Committee from 2016-2020. Dr. Jafari was also a board-certified physician and member of the American Board of Addiction Medicine. The awards are made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Medicine.