June 2026

We’re excited to spotlight our Director of Faculty Development, Dr. Katherine Wisener, sharing insights into her role, perspectives, and future priorities.

In this issue, we also highlight some exciting new resources:

• The Student Accommodations webpage
• Assessment of Learners in UBC's Medical Education Programs webpage
• This Changed My Teaching article: "Bringing the Patient’s Voice into Undergraduate Medical Research Education" by Dr. Bonnie Sawatzky
• ...and more!

Click to read the June 2026 issue.

March 2026

Winners of 2025 Faculty/Resident Development Initiatives Grants

We are thrilled to announce our winners of 2025 FRDIG. This year’s awards funds innovation or research projects that focus on faculty and residents teaching. Congratulations to our awardees:

• Drs. Rola Ajjawi, Christina Johnson, and Margaret Bearman - Enabling Feedback Conversations Regarding Performance Concerns
• Drs. Sara Jassemi, Janet Greenman, and Maï Yasué - Reducing the Influence of Bias on Competence Committee Discussions
• Drs. Quynh Nguyen and Joel Price - Structured Pre-, Intra-, and Post-Operative Teaching Model to Enhance Faculty-Resident Teaching in Cardiac Surgery

We also introduce some exciting resources: our new updated Teaching Skills for Community Based Preceptors booklet in PDF or hardcopy and our new Supporting Inclusive Clinical Learning Environment module!

Click to read the March 2026 issue.

November 2025

R&R Series: Teaching Multiple Learners In The Clinical Setting: Unpeeling The Layers Of Learning

We hosted a great session on teaching multiple learners with perspectives from faculty, learners and patient partners.

This newsletter also highlights our upcoming session on AI - The Role of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Teaching in the Clinical Setting on February 3rd, 2026 as well as other programs, workshops and webinars.

We also introduce new resources on Gender Bias Affecting Women in the Learning Environment, a new Quick Tip for Teaching (QTip) on Common Challenges in Feedback Conversations

Click to read the November 2025 issue

August 2025

R&R Series - What's love got to do with teaching? Embedding humanity into our teaching to spark transformation and joy

A half-day event where we explored the transformative power of teaching with love in health professions education.

We also introduced new teaching resources on Layered Learning and Generalism as teaching approach.

Click to read the August 2025 issue

May 2025

In May we announced some of our most exciting events for the upcoming year, including our June and September R&R series sessions.

Click to read the May 2025 issue.

February 2025

Supporting Nutrition and Healthy Eating

The Faculty Development Office received a Healthy Workplace Initiative Funding Award and were able to host an amazing event with the talented Chef Paul Natrall, known locally as “Mr. Bannock.” The Office joined Chef Paul for an engaging “Bannock tacos” cooking session focused on Indigenous cuisine. Participants had the opportunity to learn about Chef Paul and his work for the community. It was a fun, informative experience that left everyone inspired to make healthier choices in the kitchen. A big thank you to Chef Paul and all who joined for this wonderful event!

Click to read the February 2025 issue.

October 2024

Explore the All-New Office of Faculty Development website!

Experience a fresh, vibrant design with our newly updated Office of Faculty Development website! Whether you're looking for resources, exploring engaging modules, or accessing workshop recordings, our user-friendly, searchable catalogue simplifies your search. Be sure to check out upcoming events and exciting programs as well. Join us and discover how you can contribute to the community at https://facdev.med.ubc.ca/.

Click to read the October 2024 issue.

July 2024

R&R Series - Generational Othering: How popular stereotypes impact our teaching and a scientific way forward

Register for this half-day event featuring the annual Webber Lecture on Generational Othering

Speakers: Drs. Joshua Jauregui and Adelaide McClintock, University of Washington School of Medicine

Date & Time: Friday, September 13, 2024, 8:30am - 1:00pm

This is a province-wide in-person event featuring local discussions and networking opportunities, with a virtual option for remote participants. Breakfast and lunch will be provided at distributed sites.

Click to read the July 2024 issue.

April 2024

Research and Reflections on Teaching: A Medical and Health Education 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

Click to read the April 2024 issue.

January 2024

Congratulations to 2023-24 Faculty Resident Development Initiatives Grant (FRDIG) Recipients!

This year the focus was on supporting faculty or residents as teachers and incorporating Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), anti-oppression, and anti-racism principles in the learning environment. Discover more about the projects of recipients Dr. Vincent Wong and Ms. Simone Gruenig.

Click to read the January 2024 issue.

October 2023

Each year, the Faculty of Medicine recognizes faculty and staff members for excellence.

The Office of Faculty Development would like to congratulate Katherine Wisener for being recognized for outstanding contributions by UBC staff and Sharon Doucet, Jennifer McKay and David Sanders for their strong commitment to living the Faculty of Medicine values of respect, integrity, compassion, collaboration and equity.

Click to read the October 2023 issue.

June 2023

2023 Faculty/ Resident Development Initiatives Grant (FRDIG) - Call for Applications is Now Open!

The Faculty/ Resident Development Initiatives Grant (FRDIG) offered by the Office of Faculty Development supports projects from faculty and residents in the Faculty of Medicine. The focus of the projects must aim to enhance the quality or scholarship of teaching in the Faculty of Medicine within the faculty development priority areas of health professions education that are widely transferrable across contexts.

Click to read the June 2023 issue.

March 2023

This year’s annual Medical Education Day was held on Friday March 3rd, in-person at the University Golf Club.

The theme for the day was Teaching and Assessing Learners with Disabilities. The 17th William Webber Lecturer was Dr. Lisa Meeks from the University of Michigan Medical School and and her talk was on Creating Inclusive Training Programs for Trainees with Disabilities.

Click to read the March 2023 issue.

January 2023

Dr. Heather Buckley has been appointed as Associate Dean, Faculty Development in the Faculty of Medicine, effective to November 30, 2027.

Dr. Buckley is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Family Practice and a scholar at the Centre for Health Education Scholarship (CHES). Her history of involvement in the Faculty of Medicine includes 20 years as a teacher and 10 years as a leader on the Vancouver Fraser Medical Program (VFMP) Faculty Development team. Dr. Buckley is the Provincial Portfolio Lead for the Undergraduate Medical Education Program, served as a fellow in CHES’s Clinical Educator Fellowship Program, and is a recipient of the Association of the Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) Award for Outstanding Contribution to Faculty Development in Canada.

Click to read the January 2023 issue.