Ras Mulinta, B.Ed.,Ph.D. Physiology
Medical Educator, Academic Advisor
Southern Medical Program, Faculty of Medicine
University of British Columbia
Dates of Visit: July 15 – 19, 2024
Biography
Dr. Ras Mulinta lives, plays and works on the unceded traditional territories of the Syilx Okanagan and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Her ancestry is Indonesian-Dutch Chinese and she is an educator at UBC Faculty of Medicine distributed sites in Vancouver (VFMP) and Kelowna (SMP). She has Ph.D. in Cellular Physiology (2010) and her current academic interest is in social emotional learning/teaching. She supports students in achieving physiological balance within their mental, emotional, physical and spiritual realms. At SMP and VFMP, she is also a FLEX (MEDD 419, 429, 449) activity supervisor for project entitled: Becoming Metacognitive. Instructional Design as a Life Skill for Medical Students Managing Stress.
Purpose of Visit
During her visit to CHES, Dr. Mulinta will meet with scientists and scholars to share and refine her thinking around medical education as a vehicle to reduce burn out and attrition rate in the profession.