
Dr. Chan Gunn, a pioneering Vancouver physician in the field
of pain relief, has donated $5 million to the University of British Columbia
(UBC) for a new sport and exercise medicine center.
The 13,480-square-foot building will be the new home for
UBC's sport and exercise medicine centre - one of the first academic sports
medicine units in the world, and the first in Canada. The building will be
named after Chan Gunn.
Dr. Gunn and his wife Peggy made the gift in recognition of UBC's efforts to investigate, apply and teach intramuscular stimulation (IMS). IMS is a non-surgical, non-pharmaceutical technique developed by Dr. Gunn for alleviating pain resulting from nerve damage.
UBC will commit $2.25 million for the first phase of the building, which will house space for community care and research activity, including IMS.
Source: Medindia
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