Elections are held to elect members of Faculty of Medicine committees. Other voting may take place when significant Faculty of Medicine decisions are needed.
Current election or votes
Call for Nominations: Standing Committee Membership
Dear Colleagues,
You are invited to nominate candidates for upcoming vacancies on a number of the Faculty’s major standing committees. Elections will be conducted in June 2025 after this call for nominations is complete. Please see eligibility notes and definitions for more information.
Please submit nominations by Tuesday, May 27, 2025 for the following positions with terms starting July 1, 2025.
Vacancies
Clinical Faculty Appointment & Promotion Appeals Committee (6-month term)
- Vacancy for two (2) clinical professors to be elected by clinical faculty members.
- The Nominating Committee’s nominees are:
- Neal Badner (Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics) for re-election
- Christopher Lowe (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine) for re-election
Faculty Appointment, Reappointment, Promotion & Tenure Committee (4-year term)
- Vacancy for four (4) senior academic faculty members (professor with tenure or professor of teaching with tenure) to be elected by academic faculty members.
- The Nominating Committee’s nominees are:
- Peter Choi (Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics)
- Teresa Liu-Ambrose (Physical Therapy) for re-election
- Amina Zoubeidi (Urological Sciences) for re-election
- Vacant position
Faculty Executive Committee (3-year term)
Note: These nominations must be supported by the head/director of the nominee’s department/school.
- Vacancy for two (2) members from the academic or clinical faculty at large to be elected by voting members of the Faculty of Medicine.
- The Nominating Committee’s nominees are:
- Cecilia Jevitt (Family Practice, Midwifery Program) for re-election
- Alice Mui (Surgery) for re-election
Nominating Committee (3-year term)
- Vacancy for one (1) clinician member of the Faculty at large, to be elected by voting members of the Faculty of Medicine.
- Clinician: Vacant position
Organizational Development Committee (2-year term)
- Vacancy for one (1) faculty member to be elected by voting members of the Faculty of Medicine.
- The Nominating Committee’s nominee is Amritpal Singh (Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics) for re-election
Research Committee (3-year term)
- Vacancy for one (1) academic early-career faculty member to be elected by academic faculty members.
- The Nominating Committee’s nominee is Alex Weber (Pediatrics)
- Vacancy for two (2) faculty members with a mix of clinical and laboratory research settings to be elected by academic and clinical faculty members.
- The Nominating Committee’s nominees are:
- Tillie-Louise Hackett (Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics) for re-election
- Brodie Sakakibara (Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy) for re-election
Undergraduate Medical Education Committee (2-year term)
- Vacancy for one (1) academic faculty member from a clinical discipline to be elected by academic faculty members.
- The Nominating Committee’s nominee is Kuo-Hsing Kuo (Cellular & Physiological Sciences) for re-election
- Vacancy for one (1) academic faculty member from foundational science to be elected by academic faculty members.
- The Nominating Committee’s nominee is Alice Mui (Surgery) for re-election
How to nominate
To nominate additional candidates to stand for election, please complete and return the nomination forms and nominee statements by end of day on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 to Faculty of Medicine Governance (fom.governance@ubc.ca)
Nomination materials
- Nomination form (PDF): Must be completed and signed by two eligible nominators, as well as by the nominee.
- Nominee’s statement form (PDF): Must be completed by the nominee.
Current membership and time commitment (PDF) of standing committees with vacancies.
An overview of the Faculty of Medicine committee structure is available on MedNet.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact fom.governance@ubc.ca.
Thank you,
Dermot Kelleher, MD, FMedSci
Dean, Faculty of Medicine
Vice-President, Health
The University of British Columbia
The Faculty of Medicine is committed to equitable and diverse representation in its students, faculty, staff and administration. Please bear in mind this commitment to equity and diversity in the nomination and selection process for committee members and other leadership positions within the Faculty.
Eligibility
Each committee’s terms of reference indicate by whom the elected members are elected. Typically, elected members are elected by their peers. If the terms of reference specify an elected academic faculty member (or simply faculty member) elected by peers, all academic faculty members are eligible to vote. The same applies to clinical faculty members or to both (academic/clinical).
Definitions of voting members
Academic faculty member (faculty member)
An individual who holds a full-time or part-time appointment as a Lecturer, Instructor, Senior Instructor, Professor of Teaching, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor; Affiliate Instructor, Affiliate Senior Instructor, Affiliate Professor of Teaching, Affiliate Assistant Professor, Affiliate Associate Professor, or Affiliate Professor; Assistant Professor (Partner), Associate Professor (Partner), or Professor (Partner).
An academic faculty member can self-identify as a clinician or scientist:
- Academic faculty member who is a clinician: An individual who meets the above definition of an academic faculty member and who engages in direct patient care as a licensed or certified practicing health professional (e.g., physician, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech language pathologist, audiologist, midwife, genetic counsellor, etc.).
- Academic faculty member who is a scientist: An individual who meets the above definition of an academic faculty member and who does not engage in direct patient care (e.g. basic or foundational scientist).
Clinical faculty member
An individual who holds an appointment as a Clinical Instructor, Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, or Clinical Professor.
Members of the Faculty of Medicine faculty at large
An individual specified in the UBC Senate Policy on voting membership of the Faculty of Medicine
Staff member
An individual who holds a full-time or part-time staff appointment in the Faculty of Medicine.
How to vote
Eligible faculty/staff members
- Visit the Qualtrics website to vote online.
- Enter your name, department and academic rank on the form.
- Vote for your preferred candidate.
- At the end of the voting period, the top candidate will be elected.
Committee requiring election
There are currently no committees that require an election
Nominee statements
There are currently no committees that require an election
Election Results
There are currently no committees that require an election
Contact
Governance & Recognition Assistant
fom.governance@ubc.ca