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Study published in Academic Medicine on the Outcomes of the Health Mentors Program

A paper about the long-term impact of the Health Mentors Program has been published ahead of print in the journal Academic Medicine and is freely available. Data were collected in follow up interviews with 18 medical residents 3-4 years after they completed the program. Professional identity was...

UBC Health Mentors 'Virtual' Symposium 2020

The 2019-20 UBC Interprofessional Health Mentors Program is proud to present our Virtual Symposium! The Symposium is the highlight of the yearlong UBC Health Mentors Program, a unique experiential activity in which interdisciplinary teams of healthcare students learn together with and from a health...

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Congratulations to Nolan Chem

UBC Health wishes to congratulate Nolan Chem. He is recognized as an exemplary leader and innovator, by the Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS) for his academic excellence and his work with the Community Health Initiative by University Students (CHIUS) and the Vancouver Native Health (...

Staff Transitions at UBC Health

Dear colleagues: I am, with regret, writing to notify you that Victoria Wood , Curriculum Manager and Acting Strategic Lead for Systems, will be leaving her position at UBC Health on May 15th to assume a new role as Manager of Learning Design with the Sauder School of Business. During her 13 years...

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Collaborative Learning Across the Continuum

Embedding interprofessional collaborative practice into the provision of care is the focus of an innovative partnership between UBC Health and the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA). In 2019, UBC Health partnered with two organizations of the PHSA: BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s...

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Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Laureate Symposium

While the 2020 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony has been rescheduled to FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver, due to recommendations related to COVID-19, the Office of the Vice-President Health (UBC Health) has made the decision to cancel the pre-ceremony...

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Announcing Professor Kim McGrail as the new Director of Research at UBC Health

Along with Dr. Dermot Kelleher, Vice-President Health, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Kimberlyn McGrail as the new Director of Research for UBC Health, in the portfolio of the Vice-President Health, effective January 1, 2020. Kim is a Professor in the School of Population and...

Interdisciplinary Research

Students learn from patients and community members in new piloted workshops

The Patient and Community Voices (PCV) workshop series consists of interprofessional workshops in which students learn directly from patients and community members through their stories and expertise. Workshops are developed, evaluated and refined by students, patients / community members, and UBC...

2019 Integrated Curriculum - A Milestone!

Thank you to all of the students who participated in this invaluable interprofessional learning experience and to all of our facilitators who made this happen! 2019 Integrated Curriculum by the numbers: 6 topic areas 17 sessions 95 facilitators 220 discrete workshops 2,000+ participating students...

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Meeting of Experts: Patient and Community Teachers at the Centre of Health Professional Education

New and Improved Meeting of Experts Website As requested in the UBC Health Patient Engagement Framework , Patient & Community Partnership for Education (PCPE) has launched a central hub for patient and community involvement in health professional education at UBC. 'Meeting of Experts' is a...

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