Dr. Jill McEwen passed away on November 1, 2024.
A dedicated educator and leader, Dr. McEwen was Director of the Undergraduate Medical Education program for the Department of Emergency Medicine for 35 years.
She was instrumental in distributing UBC’s emergency medicine clerkship rotation across the province, enabling students to experience the specialty outside traditional academic sites. She actively contributed to UBC’s curriculum renewal and served as Assistant Dean for UBC’s MD Undergraduate Program from 2013-2016.
Dr. McEwen was a member of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) for close to four decades and served on the CAEP Board of Directors and as CAEP President. Internationally, she served as the Canadian representative of the US National Board of Medical Examiners Task Force and gave invited lectures in Brazil and Grenada. In 2019, she was awarded with CAEP’s highest honour, the President’s Award, for her contributions to the profession.
The BC, Musqueam and UBC flags were lowered on Thursday, November 21, 2024 in remembrance.