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: September 7 – December 1, 2026 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. […]
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 […]
