The Space Planning & Facilities Management unit supports the Faculty of Medicine in the provision of medical education, research and administration by developing and utilizing university and health authority academic facilities to meet functional requirements for all programs. The Space Planning & Facilities Management unit is also responsible for Purchasing.
| Space Planning and Facilities Management | |
| Michelle Neilly Director, Space Planning & Facilities Management | 604 862 2417 |
| Joy Magno Facilities Coordinator/Director Support | 604 822 8584 |
| Space Planning | |
| Stephen Arentsen Senior Planner | 604 561 0543 |
| Yumi Cross Planner | 604 616 6451 |
| Simona Dziaugyte Project Coordinator | 604 218 4444 |
| Andrew Cochrane Project Coordinator | 604 306 9665 |
| Conor Trahar Project Coordinator | 604 360 5867 |
| Facilities Management | |
| Jamie Witt Facilities Manager, Academic Learning Spaces | 604 822 2216 |
| Eileen Koshi Facilities Manager, Admin & Research | 604 822 6600 |
| Sophia Wang Facilities Manager, Life Sciences Centre | 604 827 3936 |
| Facilities Management Operations | |
| Satoshi Iura Office Manager | 604 822 3136 |
| Jharmela Tejano Office Coordinator | 604 827 3127 |
| Capital Projects | |
| Mickey Frenklach Manager, Major Capital Projects | 604 418 7360 |
Space Planning and Facilities Management Staff Overview
Why Contact Space Planning & Facilities Management
To enable core training to be effectively delivered in clinical and academic settings, medical education requires these types of infrastructure:
- Academic space in affiliated hospitals to enable groups of trainees and clinical faculty to meet to review patients
- Video-conference rooms to ensure that trainees can connect to academic learning delivered elsewhere
- Call-rooms and other living facilities to enable students/residents to stay overnight or take call
Top 10 Services
- Champion the FoM’s academic space interests with the Ministry of Health, Health Authorities, and UBC stakeholders.
- Lead the design and project management of FoM capital projects at University and Health Care facilities across BC, creating the functional program requirements for academic space and negotiating project budgets with the Ministry of Health.
- Oversee the management of shared academic resources and systems across the province including video-conference facilities, lecture theatres, on-call rooms, clinical skills rooms and other teaching facilities.
- Develop academic space allocation and utilization policies, guidelines and agreements including space management tools and processes.
- Assist FoM departments, schools, research centres and institutes, and administrative units with space planning, utilization and management.
- Create space acquisition plans and manages renovations, relocations and maintenance projects at FOM sites.
- Manage Ministry of Health funding for minor capital renovations of FoM academic space.
- Maintain an annual inventory of FoM academic space across the province (teaching, administration and research).
- Manage and maintain FoM facilities, such as the Life Sciences Centre, to ensure that health, safety & security issues of the building and its occupants are addressed.
- Coordinate the procurement of computer, office equipment and mobile devices for the FoM Point Grey Campus and Health Authority sites.
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