Ben Huang

Class of 2021

Ben Huang is a resident physician specializing in Emergency Medicine at the University of British Columbia who is fascinated by the growing opportunities for multimedia to tell the human stories of clinical medicine, as well as the potential for free online access medical education (FOAMed) to empower patients and practitioners. Ben is interested in stories on the world of emergency and pre-hospital medicine, the hidden curriculum of medical education, and knowledge translation for improving health literacy. Outside the hospital, Ben likes to cultivate his creative hobbies of music production and engineering, photography, and videography.

Clippings

  • 2021
  • Canadian Press
  • National Post

Shigella outbreak in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside 'a disease of destitution'

  • 2021
  • The Conversation

‘A Disease of Destitution’: Downtown Eastside Grapples with Shigella

  • 2021
  • The Conversation
  • Yahoo News

Posting COVID-19 vaccine selfies on social media can cause anger, frustration

  • 2021
  • Canadian Press
  • National Post
  • PostMedia
  • The Conversation

Posting COVID-19 vaccine selfies on social media can cause anger, frustration

  • 2021
  • The Conversation

Shigella outbreak in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside ‘a disease of destitution’

  • 2021
  • Healthy Debate

Residents warn of burnout as COVID-19, medical exams clash

  • 2021
  • The Conversation

Posting COVID-19 vaccine selfies on social media can cause anger, frustration

  • 2021
  • Healthy Debate

Proposed B.C. med school will crowd out learning opportunities, students say

  • 2021
  • National Post
  • PostMedia

Celebratory selfies by doctors and nurses promote vaccine safety, but are ‘demoralizing’ for some still waiting

  • 2021

REMOTE CONNECTIONS

  • 2021
  • The Toronto Star

Amid an uproar over cancelled tests, some say the body that oversees medical exams for resident doctors seeking licences is ‘obsolete’

  • 2021
  • Healthy Debate

Rethinking race in healthcare

  • 2021
  • Healthy Debate

Critics claim epidural study instilling ‘fear and guilt’

  • 2021
  • Healthy Debate

‘That’s nuts, right?’ Burnout rates raise concerns among ER doctors