Meet Michelle Man, Communications Coordinator, Department of Pediatrics.
Title:
Communications Coordinator
Department/unit:
Department of Pediatrics
Campus:
BC Children’s Hospital
How long have you worked at the UBC Faculty of Medicine?
Since 2015.
Tell us what you do at the Faculty in one or two sentences:
As the Communications Coordinator for our department, I am responsible for communications, engagement, recognition, as well as, grant writing and facilitation for our wellbeing initiatives.
What’s your favourite thing about your work?
The people! Collaboration and community-building is my super power.
What is something that you want us to know about you?
I am a Council Member with the BC Children’s Hospital Centre for Mindfulness.
And this year, I am part of the UBC Human Resources Workplace Wellbeing Ambassador (WWA) Program. I am excited to serve alongside the other Faculty of Medicine WWAs to help embed wellbeing practices, such as Mindfulness within our faculty.
My colleagues and I were awarded a grant in the first round of the Special COVID-19 Strategic Investment Fund this summer. We are running over 40 webinars that are aimed at building social connections and leadership qualities for our community during the pandemic.
Our virtual leadership retreat on November 27, 2022 has over 500 registered attendees meeting online to learn about a variety of topics, a portion of which will broadcast as part of our pediatric grand rounds. See: https://pediatrics.med.ubc.ca/intentionalwellbeing-program/
One thing on your desk you brought from work?
I brought home all of my cards, inspiring quotes and poems that were on my corkboard.
Most healthy habit:
Having a gratitude practice at the end of the day and then setting a daily intention for the following day has kept me grounded and focused on what is really important to me during the pandemic.