Elections & Voting

Elections are held to elect members of Faculty of Medicine committees. Other voting may take place when significant Faculty of Medicine decisions are needed.

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Notice of Election/Vote

Election of representatives to the Faculty of Medicine’s standing committees for the 2025-2026 academic year have now concluded.

Election Results

• Alexander Mark Weber (Pediatrics) has been elected by academic faculty members to the position of early-career academic faculty member on the Research Committee.

• Alice Mui (Surgery) has been elected by academic faculty members to the position of academic faculty member from foundational science on the Undergraduate Medical Education Committee.

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

1. Visit the Qualtrics website to vote online.
2. Enter your name, department and academic rank on the form.
3. Vote for your preferred candidate.
4. At the end of the voting period, the top candidate will be elected.

Committees requiring election

Nominee statements