AFMC Awards 2025: Call for nominations
Nominations are now open for the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) Awards for 2025. We invite you to consider colleagues who could be eligible for these award categories:
- Administration Award
- Award for Outstanding Contribution to Faculty Development in Canada
- Charles Boelen International Social Accountability Award
- Clinical Teacher Award
- Clinician-Scientist Award
- Gold Humanism Award and Lecture
- Indigenous Health Advocacy Lifetime Contribution Award
- Indigenous Health Advocacy Emerging Leader Award
- Indigenous Health Advocacy Learner Award
- John Ruedy Award for Innovation in Medical Education
- John Ruedy Award for Excellence in Graduate Health Professions Education Scholarship
- Learner Changemaker Awards
- May Cohen Equity, Diversity and Gender Award
- Mentorship Award
- President’s Award for Exemplary National Leadership in Academic Medicine
- Scientist Award
- Wellness Award
- Young Educators Award
Nomination instructions are available on the AFMC website. Send completed packages to fom.recognition@ubc.ca for review and internal adjudication where applicable by September 6, 2024.
If you have questions, please contact fom.recognition@ubc.ca.
Workday Student: Changes for faculty and instructors
Workday Student, UBC’s new student information system, is now live and operational for faculty, staff and students. Workday Student replaces the Faculty Service Centre (FSC).
- June (2024 Winter session registration): Continue using the Student Information Service Centre (SISC) and the FSC for 2023 Winter and 2024 Spring session-related tasks.
- September 2024 onwards: Use Workday Student and the Final Grade Submission Tool for grade submissions and changes. Both the Student Communications Tool (SCT) and Canvas can be used to email students.
Training and Support
- User guides: Step-by-step guides on how to use Workday, FGST, and SCT are available on the Faculty/Instructor Training Hub (CWL required).
- Drop-in sessions: Six drop-in sessions for Q+A and demos will be scheduled for August & September.
- See the Faculty Resource page for ongoing updates and additional resources.
For questions or further assistance, contact the Faculty of Medicine IRP Student Team at med.IRPStudent@ubc.ca.
Winter 2024 session registration
Registration for the Winter 2024 session has begun, using Workday Student. Students will be notified by email one to two weeks ahead of their registration date, which will include links to tutorials for the new system.
For more information on registration dates and times, as well as links to student tutorials, on the Student IRP website.
Emerging Media Lab projects: Call for proposals
Faculty members at UBC Vancouver are invited to submit a proposal to work with UBC’s Emerging Media Lab to explore how to incorporate technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence and machine learning into your teaching, learning or research projects.
The Emerging Media Lab is an experimental lab space where faculty, staff, and students from all disciplines collaborate to evolve learning by creating tools and techniques using emerging media technologies.
Submit a proposal for the fall/winter cohort by July 15, 2024.
Call for Nominations: President’s Advisory Committee for the Selection of a New Dean of the Faculty of Medicine & Vice-President, Health
A message from UBC Senate and Curriculum Services.
Faculty members of the Faculty of Medicine are invited to nominate for positions in the President’s Advisory Committee for the Selection of a New Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health.
There are four (4) faculty member representative positions available. Nominations are due no later than 4 pm on Tuesday, July 2, 2024.
Instructions for completing and submitting a nomination are included on the form. Deadlines and word limits are strictly observed. Forms and statements should be scanned and emailed to UBC Elections at elections.information@ubc.ca.
If you have any questions, please contact UBC Elections at elections.information@ubc.ca.
This message was sent to faculty in the Faculty of Medicine with the following appointments: Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Professor of Teaching, Associate Professor of Teaching, Assistant Professor of Teaching, or Lecturer.
Postdoctoral Fellows Financial Townhall
The UBC Postdoctoral Fellows Office (PDFO) invites faculty and postdocs to provide your perspectives and feedback on postdoc stipends at UBC.
The Town Halls follow the recently-published UBC Postdoctoral Fellows Finance Survey Report. Join one of three in-person Town Halls, with sessions for both faculty and postdoctoral fellows.
Thursday, July 4: BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute
- Faculty Session: 10 am–12 pm
- Postdoc Session: 2–4 pm
Friday, July 5: Diamond Health Care Centre, Vancouver General Hospital
- Faculty Session: 10 am–12 pm
- Postdoc Session: 2–4 pm
Monday, July 8: Life Sciences Institute, UBC Point Grey Campus
- Faculty Session: 10 am–12 pm
- Postdoc Session: 4:30–6:30 pm
Climate Solutions Research Collective: Summer Climate Conversations
The Climate Solutions Research Collective is hosting a series of informal conversations at UBC Vancouver campus over the summer, around topics relevant to climate research and current events.
Bring your own picnic to these casual networking opportunities and gather with others from the UBC community. All events will be held in the courtyard behind the Beaty Biodiversity Museum (an indoor location will be shared on the event page in the event of inclement weather).
- June 26 | 12–1:30 pm: Join Co-Chair of the Federal Net-Zero Advisory Board, Simon Donner (Geography, Arts), for an informal discussion on the state of climate policy in Canada.
- July 24 | 12–1:30 pm: Join Kathy Harrison (Political Science) & Michael Brauer (Medicine) in a discussion on greenwashing by the fossil fuel industry and related calls for restrictions on advertising.
- August 21 | 12–1:30 pm: Join Naoko Ellis (Applied Science) & Derek Gladwin (Education), Co-Leads of the Transdisciplinary Education PhD, to discuss the conditions that foster transdisciplinary research.
Dr. Brian Kwon appointed Director, International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD)
A message from Robert McMaster and Teresa Tsang.
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Brian Kwon has been appointed Director, International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD) for a five-year term effective from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029.
Dr. Kwon is a professor in the Department of Orthopaedics, an associate member of the School of Biomedical Engineering and the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, and previously served as Associate Director, Clinical Research at ICORD. He is Director of the UBC Spine Surgery Fellowship, and Director of Research for the Spine Research Program at Vancouver General Hospital, where he also practises as a spine surgeon.
As a surgeon and neuroscientist, Dr. Kwon is internationally recognized in the field of spinal cord injury and spine trauma. His research has shed new insights into the management of acute spinal cord injury and established biomarkers of injury severity. He also established and leads the International Spinal Cord Injury Biobank, which supports researchers from around the world to accelerate understanding and treatment of spinal cord injury.
Dr. Kwon holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Spinal Cord Injury and the Dvorak Chair in Spine Trauma. His contributions to the field have been recognized through numerous awards, including a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, the Tator-Turnbull Award and the inaugural Visionary Prize from the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation.
In his role as Director, Dr. Kwon will spearhead ICORD’s efforts to advance research and training initiatives focused on the development and application of strategies and approaches to improve the lives of those who have suffered a spinal cord injury. His visionary leadership and expertise will empower ICORD to cultivate interdisciplinary collaborations, harness state-of-the-art technologies and uncover significant research breakthroughs that will lead the Centre to new heights of excellence.
Dr. Kwon’s appointment follows the interim leadership of Dr. John Kramer. We extend our sincere gratitude to Dr. Kramer for his dedication and leadership as interim Director, ensuring the seamless continuity of ICORD’s mission in alignment with the strategic objectives of the Faculty of Medicine and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Kwon on his appointment.