Explore more updates, events & opportunities from across the Faculty & UBC.
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Equity & Inclusion opportunities: StEAR Fund & Employment Equity Advisor Program
Submit a proposal by Feb. 8; join the Employment Equity Advisory Program retreat on Feb. 10.
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Black Excellence in STEM Speaker Series
Register to join the hybrid sessions through Feb., 2026.
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UBC Wellbeing Fellows Program
UBCV & UBCO faculty, apply for the new program by March 16.
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2025 tax information: T4/T4A tax statements expected by March 2
2025 tax slips will be available on or before March 2.
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UBC Emeritus College Awards: Call for nominations
Nominate UBCV emeriti by Feb. 25.
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Sustainability Education Fellows Program
UBCV faculty, apply by Feb. 16.
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Dr. Rachel Fernandez extended as UBC Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation, pro tem
Dr. Fernandez will serve on a pro-tem basis to September 14, 2026.
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Policy Communications Clinic & workshops
Develop skills to communicate your research for policy impact with workshops & consulting hours.
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Disability in the Workplace: Register for an interactive workshop
Register for an online, interactive workshop for faculty and staff.
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Privacy Matters @ UBC Symposium
Register to join in-person or online on Oct. 18, 2023.
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Clinical Trials BC Symposium 2023
Register to join the event in-person or online on Nov. 28.
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Orange Shirt Day at UBC
Participate in events & access resources leading up to Sep. 30.
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Entrepreneurship Immersion Week: Climate Change & the Public Health Crisis
Join in-person or online for events Sep. 26–28.
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Fall wellbeing events & funding
Join a UBCV or UBCO campus walk, plan an event for Thrive Month, & apply for a Move UBC Grant.
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CTLT Indigenous Initiatives Open House
Join the UBCV on-campus event on Sep. 21.
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We Welcome the Children Back Home: Indigenous Speaker Series
Register to join the virtual event at 12 pm, Sep. 20.
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Health After 2020: Call for proposals
Apply for up to $10,000 funding per research team by Nov. 15, 2023.
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Open educational resource (OER) grants
UBCV faculty & staff: Attend an information session & submit a proposal.
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UBC Health Awards: Call for nominations
Submit nominations by Nov. 10.
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Clinical Trials BC Awards 2024
Submit nominations by Dec. 10.
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Small Teaching & Learning Enhancement Fund Innovation projects
Submit proposals by 3 pm on Nov. 16.
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King Faisal Prize in Medicine 2025: Call for nominations
Submit nomination packages for internal review by March 15, 2024.
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Fall wellbeing events & funding
Join a UBCV or UBCO campus walk, plan an event for Thrive Month, & apply for a Move UBC Grant.
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Campus as a Living Lab Grand Challenge
Attend the Sep. 11 information session, & submit a notice of intent by Sep. 28.
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Community-University Engagement Support Fund
Attend the Sep. 14 info session, & submit a Notice of Intent by Sep. 22.
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Dr. Hannah Carolan appointed Associate Dean, MD Admissions
A message from Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education.
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Dr. Sarah McCorquodale reappointed Regional Associate Dean, Interior
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health & Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education.
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Dr. Paola Colozzo appointed Director, School of Audiology & Speech Sciences
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC.
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Dr. Clarissa Wallace extended as interim Associate Dean, Fraser
A message from Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education.
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Dr. Sharmila Anandasabapathy appointed Dean, Faculty of Medicine, and Vice-President, Health
A message from Benoit-Antoine Bacon, President and Vice-Chancellor & Gage Averill, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver.
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Dr. Robyn Hutchings appointed Associate Dean, Student Affairs, MD Undergraduate Program
A message from Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education.
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Dr. Ahmer Karimuddin appointed Head, Department of Surgery
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC.
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Dr. Wyeth Wasserman appointed Vice Dean, Research
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health.
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Dr. Sarah Bartlett extended as interim Associate Dean, Student Affairs
A message from Roger Wong, Vice Dean, Education.
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Join us for the next Indigenous Initiatives Speaker Series
An invitation from the Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Please join the Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) for the next Indigenous Initiatives Speaker Series. The event will feature Louise Bernice Halfe – Sky Dancer, Parliamentary Poet Laureate, who will talk about the Cree expression Ni tipeyihtenan ōhi acimōwina, meaning,…
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Call for Nominations: 2022 Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Awards
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC. Nominations are now open for the 2022 UBC Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award. The Distinguished Achievement awards provide an important opportunity to acknowledge faculty members who exemplify exceptional contributions to the Faculty of Medicine in the areas of education, research and/or…
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Call for Strategic Investment Fund Proposals
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC. I’m pleased to announce that the Faculty of Medicine’s spring 2022 call for Strategic Investment Fund (SIF) proposals is now open. Dr. Chris Lovato, Vice-Dean Academic, will continue to chair the SIF Advisory Group. To support the proposal process, we are introducing…
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Save the Date: REDI Virtual Symposium on May 25
An invitation from the Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion The Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) invites you to its first virtual symposium: “Race Ideology: Historical Perspectives, Current Realities and Re-imagining the Future.” When: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Time: 8:30 am – 1:00 pm What will I learn? Speakers: Information on registrations…
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Fraudulent Email Alert
A message from Gráinne McElroy, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Faculty of Medicine I’m writing to advise you of a serious cyber security attack. Please be aware that we have received reports of an email making fictitious allegations towards a student that was sent to members of the Faculty of Medicine community. This is a form…
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Join Us for It Starts with Us: Let’s Talk About Sex (and Gender)
An invitation from the Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Please join the Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) for the next It Starts with Us event: Let’s talk about sex (and gender). This presentation will feature Dr. Mei-ling Wiedmeyer and Dr. A.J. Lowik, who will share some background learnings that set…
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Community Update from Dean Dermot Kelleher
A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC As we enter a new year and a new winter term, we find ourselves in the midst of a significant transformational change in the global pandemic. While conditions remain serious right now, there is growing optimism that better days lay ahead. Despite…

