Events

Details and registration information on upcoming Faculty Development events.

Inclusive Small Group Sessions

In consultation with Dr. Joana Gil Mohapel, Director of Curriculum, Faculty Development is offering combined virtual workshops for all Small Group Teachers in the MD Undergraduate Program for the 2024-25 academic year. There will be opportunities for both within-course/component discussions as well as opportunities for cross-pollination of ideas. Participation is strongly recommended (not mandatory). These workshops are accredited through UBC CPD.

Audience: All faculty who teach in small groups in the MD Undergraduate Program

Term 2

Inclusive Small Group Sessions 2: a focus on trauma-informed education

Date & Time: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 | 5:30-7:00pm (PDT)
Location: Zoom
Facilitators: Dr. Saleem Razack, Dr. Olusegun Oyedele & Jennifer McKay (Fac Dev Instructional Designer)
Learning Objectives: TBA

Research and Reflections on Teaching: A Medical and Health Education Series (R&R Series)

Hosted by the Office of Faculty Development, this series features:

    • Curated, current topics applicable to all faculty who teach in the MD Undergraduate Program, Postgraduate Medical Program, and Health Professional Programs
    • Opportunity for connecting and networking
    • Two virtual sessions and one hybrid session per academic year

Audience: All faculty who teach in the MD Undergraduate Program, Postgraduate Medical Program, and Health Professional Programs

Please visit the R&R Series dedicated page for more detailed information on upcoming sessions.

CAME Webinars

The CAME webinar series is designed to bring practical, evidence- and experience based advice to Canadian health educators. The webinars offer an exciting opportunity to engage online with an expert and with colleagues in a live discussion on a key topic in medical education. In order to register, you need to be affiliated with UBC.

Accreditation Information: Earn up to 11 certified Mainpro+® credits or Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Section 1 credits. The total hours (11.0) is for the entire series. Each webinar is 1.0 Section 1 hour/1.0 CFPC Mainpro+ credit/per hour.

Audience: UBC-affiliated Canadian health educators

Recording: If you have missed a webinar session, email Faculty Development and request the recording of the missed webinar.

Upcoming 2024 Webinar Topics and Registration below: 

Title: Faculty Mentorship
Date: Wednesday October 30, 2024
Presenter: Dr. Laura Foxcroft, Western University
Time: 12:00-1:00 pm (PST)

Register here!

Title: Physician Grief: An Overlooked Aspect of Health Professional Well-being
Date: Tuesday November 19, 2024
Presenter: Dr. Sarah Burm, PhD, Dalhousie University
Time: 12:00-1:00 pm (PST)

Register here!

Title: Beyond Competencies: The Role of Character-Based Leadership in Medicine
Date: Tuesday December 17, 2024
Presenter: Jacqueline Torti, PhD, Western University
Time: 12:00-1:00 pm (PST)

Register here!

Residents as Teachers

Residents are invited to attend the RaT topics virtually throughout the year. All residents are welcome to attend. 

Register for any or all of the upcoming RaT sessions.  

Topic: Patient Education
Facilitator: TBD
Date: TBD
Time: TBD

Topic: Designing presentations for learning
Facilitator: TBD
Date: TBD
Time: TBD

Topic: EDI (Anti-Oppression)
Facilitators: Drs. Leona Adams and Rebecca Howse
Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Time: 5:00-6:30 pm

Topic: Teaching clinical reasoning with collaborative questioning
Facilitator: Dr. Kyla Hildebrand
Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Time: 4:00-5:30 pm

Topic: Supporting the learner in difficulty
Facilitators: Drs. Clarissa Wallace and Brian Kim
Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Time: 5:00-6:30 pm

Topic: Teaching procedural skills
Facilitator: Dr. Henry Broekhuyse
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025
Time: 5:00-6:30 pm