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Update: From the Desk of Mandy Young, Community Engagement Coordinator
Since joining our team in March as the inaugural Community Engagement Coordinator, Mandy has added much needed capacity to bring patient…
Last Call: 2024-25 Health Mentor Cohort 14 Applications Close August 15th
Do you know someone who would be a good health mentor? Encourage them to apply to the UBC Health Mentors…
Call for Submissions: Putting Patients First, November 14, 2024, Vancouver
The BC SUPPORT Unit is accepting submissions for the Putting Patients First 2024 conference. This year’s conference showcases why learning communities are…
Kerston Award: Celebrating 10 years of outstanding community educators!
On June 24th, we celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Kerston Community Educator Award at the annual UBC Health Awards…
Health Mentors Program: Accepting Applications!
UBC’s Health Mentors program needs volunteers who live with a chronic illness, or who are caregivers, to share their healthcare…
Survey: UBC Health Wants to Hear from You!
UBC Health is at the mid-point of a 5-year strategic plan and wants to know, ‘How are we doing?’ The survey aims to…
CPERC 2024: Canadian Pharmacy Education & Research Conference
In June, Darren Lauscher travelled to Quebec City to present our collaboration with Dr. Jane Xia that brings patient journeys…
Student Research Project: Understanding the Experience of Persons Living with Mental Illness
My name is Patience Emanuel. I’m a first-year UBC medical student conducting research under the supervision of Dr. Angela Towle…
New Living Library Video: ‘We are much more than our diagnosis’
My name is Sara Mohamed, and I’m part of the MD class of 2027. For my FLEX project, I wanted…
