UBC Presenters at the 2026 International Congress on Academic Medicine
Once again, UBC has reason to be very proud of our extensive participation and contributions to the International Congress for Academic Medicine (ICAM), held this year in Ottawa from April 16–19. UBC faculty, staff, and students delivered 3 workshops, 18 oral presentations, and various posters, all of which are summarized below. For a listing of […]
Visiting Scholar
Marvin Man Ting Chung, MBBS ChM MSc FRCS Clinical Assistant Professor & MBBS Programme Director (Pre-clinical) LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong Dates of Visit: August 10 – 12, 2026 Biography Dr. Marvin Chung is an orthopaedic surgeon and a clinical educator at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), where he graduated […]
Visiting Scholar
Ragnhild Holgaard, MSc in Psychology Ph.D. Student, Research Unit for General Practice, Section for General Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Date of Visit: TBC Purpose of Visit Ragnhild is looking forward to meeting with all members of the CHES community to discuss methodological and theoretical challenges in health education research. She is excited to hear […]
April 2026 What I’m Thinking About
Matching Harms: Indigenous medical learners’ experiences with the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS) Rebecca Howse, MD, CCFP Anti-Racism, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Faculty Co-Lead, UBC PGME FNHA Virtual Substance Use Pathway Co-Lead Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Time: 12:00pm to 1:30pm Hybrid: IRC Room 414 & Zoom* (Rebecca Howse will be presenting virtually) Zoom Details: […]
Visiting Scholar
Erin Abu-Rish Blakeney, PhD, MA, RN Research Associate Professor, Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics, School of Nursing, University of Washington (UW) Team Science Core Co-Director, UW Institute of Translational Health Sciences Core Faculty, UW Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence Affiliate Faculty, UW Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education, Research, & Practice Date […]
Visiting Scholar
Claire Pearce (BAppSc (Occupational Therapy), MSc (Health Sciences), PhD) Assistant Professor and Discipline Lead Speech Pathology & Occupational Therapy Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Australia Date of Visit: Monday, May 25 and Tuesday, May 26, 2026 Purpose of Visit The purpose of this visit is to explore opportunities for collaboration between UBC and the […]
Invited Scholar
Sayra Cristancho, PhD Associate Professor, Dept. of Surgery and Dept. of Anatomy & Cell Biology Senior Scientist, Centre for Education Research & Innovation (CERI) Dates of Visit: October 20 – 22, 2026 Purpose of Visit During this visit to CHES, Dr. Cristancho will be meeting with individual members of the CHES community to discuss their […]
Mini-Sabbaticant
Ruth Vilayil MD FRCSC Clinical Associate Professor, Department of OBGYN, UBC Adjunct Professor, Department of Surgery, UBC Dates of Visit: April 27 – 29, 2026 Biography Dr. Vilayil is a specialist GYN surgeon and obstetrician, medical educator, and global surgery aficionado. She graduated from the University of Alberta and spent part of her training internationally […]
