Dr. Bonita Sawatzky appointed Canfield Distinguished Scholar in Patient Partnerships
A message from Kevin Eva, Director for the Centre for Health Education Scholarship and Angela Towle, Co-Director Patient & Community Partnership for Education, UBC Health. We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Bonita Sawatzky as the Canfield Distinguished Scholar in Patient Partnerships at UBC for an 18-month term effective November 1, 2025. Dr. […]
March 2026 Invited Speaker Rounds
Bringing Validity to Life with Argumentation Theory Benjamin Kinnear, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Program Director, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency ProgramUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 Time: 12:00pm to 1:30pm Hybrid: IRC Room 414 & Zoom* Zoom Details: For connection details, please email ches.communications@ubc.ca. Abstract Within […]
December 2025 Invited Speaker Rounds
When Grief Comes to Work: How Physicians Navigate Loss in Medicine Sarah Burm, PhD Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025 Time: 12:00pm to 1:30pm Hybrid: IRC Room 414 & Zoom* Zoom Details: For connection details, please email ches.communications@ubc.ca. Abstract Physicians face unique challenges that often prevent them from fully experiencing […]
May 2026 What I’m Thinking About
What I’m Thinking About… Could Universal Design for Learning Transform Practice-Based Interprofessional Education? Kelly Allison Associate Professor of Teaching and Chair of Field Education, UBC School of Social Work Director of Education, UBC Health Carrie Krekoski Assistant Director of Education, UBC Health Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty of Dentistry Michelle Hamilton Education Program Manager, UBC Health […]
September 2025 Joanna Bates Lectureship
Dreaming Crip Futures in Medical Education: Audacity and Constraint Amidst Oppression Neera Jain, PhD, MS Senior Lecturer, Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education Waipapa Taumata Rau – The University of Auckland Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2025 Time: 12:00pm to 1:30pm Hybrid: IRC Room 414 & Zoom To kick-off the 2025-2026 Cutting Edge Speaker […]
Career Opportunity
Position: Associate Director, Education Deadline to Apply: August 1, 2025 To download this posting as a PDF, click here. The Centre for Health Education Scholarship in the Faculty of Medicine at The University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for the position of Associate Director, Education. This is an administrative role with a […]