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UBC Faculty Career Opportunity: Canfield Distinguished Scholar in Patient Partnerships
May 30, 2025

UBC Faculty Career Opportunity: Canfield Distinguished Scholar in Patient Partnerships

Applications are now open for the position of Canfield Distinguished Scholar in Patient Partnerships at UBC. This part-time honorific position for…

Workshop: Dietetic Students Explore Real-World Advocacy in Practice
May 30, 2025

Workshop: Dietetic Students Explore Real-World Advocacy in Practice

On Thursday, May 22, 46 students in Dietetics Practice Education Placement II/III (FNH 481/HUNU 582A) participated in a powerful and thought-provoking workshop titled “Health…

Welcome! New Health Mentors Program Coordinator Betsa Parsa
May 30, 2025

Welcome! New Health Mentors Program Coordinator Betsa Parsa

In May we welcomed Betsabeh (Betsa) Parsa who will coordinate the Health Mentors program and Patient & Community Voices Workshop series…

14th Annual Health Mentors Symposium
Apr 30, 2025

14th Annual Health Mentors Symposium

In-Person Health Mentors Program The 14th Annual UBC Health Mentors Symposium took place on April 14, 2025. This event is…

Conference: International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM)
Apr 30, 2025

Conference: International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM)

A team from PCPE attended the ICAM conference April 3-7 in Halifax. It is an annual conference of the Association…

Workshops: Patient & Community Voices
Apr 30, 2025

Workshops: Patient & Community Voices

We held two in-person and one virtual Patient & Community Voices workshops in recent months. Stereotypes, Truth & Moving Toward Reconciliation in…

Northern Connections: Strengthening Relationships in Prince George and UNBC
Apr 30, 2025

Northern Connections: Strengthening Relationships in Prince George and UNBC

At the beginning of April, PCPE’s Community Engagement Coordinator, Mandy Young, travelled to Prince George to strengthen relationships with community…

Last Call: Submit your Abstract by April 15th
Mar 23, 2025

Last Call: Submit your Abstract by April 15th

Join us in Vancouver for the 3rd international conference on, ‘Where’s the patient’s voice in health professional education?’ November, 12-15th, 2025! The…

2024 Kerston Award Recipients Announced: Vikram Bubber & John Dub
Mar 23, 2025

2024 Kerston Award Recipients Announced: Vikram Bubber & John Dub

The UBC Health Awards Committee has announced the recipients of the 2024 R. Paul Kerston award for outstanding community educators who…

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