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BMB library - 2nd floor

‘The Diamond Centre’

2775 Laurel Street-Oak-12th Ave

UBC Faculty, residents, staff & students across the VGH ‘campus’

UBC Biomedical Branch Library @ DHCC - VGH

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View of 2nd floor of the Diamond Centre — view from atrium into UBC library

Entrance — UBC Biomedical Branch LIbrary, 2nd floor Diamond Health Care Centre—VGH

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UBC Library users at VGH:

1. UBC Faculty of Medicine faculty, staff & students in ‘The Diamond Centre’
• Undergraduate medical students across four years (N=~1400)
• Residents ~70 post-graduate programs in medicine (N=~1400-1500)
• BC Cancer, BC Centre for Disease Control, Arthritis Centre, UBC Skin Centre

1000s of researchers, post-docs, teaching & clinical faculty

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• Hospital staff (~10,000 in allied health)
• Vancouver Hospital, St. Paul’s Hospital, BCCW Hospital site(s)
• Our focus is on VGH Hospital personnel (other UBC* sites as needed)

*Also: main campus faculty / community

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BMB Staff:

• UBC Biomedical Branch Library Staff (e-mail: bmb.library@ubc.ca)
• Liza Costa & Woodward Library support
• Dean Giustini (BMB Librarian*) https://directory.library.ubc.ca/people/view/120
• Kristina McDavid onsite on Thursdays and Fridays
• Work Learn student assistant, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 5-7pm

As of March 2025: BMB Library is open 11-4pm, Mon-Fri. BMB offers 24/7 swipe card access

• Circulation, Information & Reference Services
• We also have: ‘SELF-CHECKOUT’ for after hours’ users
• We take circ questions from all UBC teaching hospitals
• Tech questions e.g., wifi, printing, copying, room booking

*BMB librarian provides research support & guidance for grants, projects, reviews