The Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (REDI) has been established to provide leadership across the Faculty of Medicine in the areas of professionalism, learner mistreatment, equity, diversity, and inclusion, anti-racism, and anti-discrimination.
Events
- Celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities by taking part in upcoming events
Join the Centre for Workplace Accessibility and the Equity & Inclusion Office in celebrating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities by attending two upcoming events: “AttentionMD: Bridging the Gap between ADHD & Medical Residency” on December 2 and “Academic Ableism and its Alternatives” on December 4. - Transforming Health for Everyone: Strengthening Medical Curriculum in an era of Truth, Reconciliation and Inclusion
Join us virtually on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, from 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM (PT), for an It Starts With Us session featuring a panel discussion exploring how curriculum in the Faculty of Medicine can be transformed to better reflect Indigenization, decolonization, and inclusion. Hear from leaders and educators who are reimagining how we teach and learn to prepare future health professionals to serve BC’s diverse communities. - EDI Joint Interest Group
Staff and faculty leading EDI initiatives in their units are invited to join our group or drop in for a session. Upcoming Session | Dec 15 @ 1pm | Beyond punishment: A Motivational Framework for Addressing Complaints with Maï Yasué, and Madison Tardif. - We Are the Change We Seek: Leading Indigenous Health in British Columbia
Join us virtually on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, from 12:00–3:00 PM (PT), for an Indigenous Speakers Series session featuring Indigenous Vice Presidents from Northern Health, Interior Health, Fraser Health, Vancouver Coastal Health, Island Health, and the Provincial Health Services Authority. They will share how Indigenous leadership is transforming health systems across B.C.—advancing Cultural Safety, Humility, and Truth and Reconciliation. - CANOE Approach Workshop for Community-Engaged Research
Are you prepared to navigate the research waters of community engagement in a meaningful and reciprocal way? Join the CANOE Approach workshop on January 22, or February 13 to reflect on your identity and readiness to embark on a community-engaged research journey with Indigenous communities. This in-person small group workshop is co-facilitated by Dr. Kimberly Huyser, Derek Thompson, and Daniele Gallardo, and co-organized by CIEDAR & REDI. - Engaging Values, Shifting Culture: Evidence-Based Approaches to Frame Messages that Inspire Enduring Change
Join us virtually on Monday, January 26, 2026, from 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM (PT), for an It Starts With Us session with Mark Chenery, Co-Founder and Director of Common Cause Australia. Mark will facilitate training on the Common Cause Values and Frames Fundamentals—an evidence-based approach designed for healthcare professionals, educators, leaders, and staff who want to communicate in ways grounded in shared human values. - Frybread Power: The Significance of Indigenous Empowerment, Pride & Resilience
Join us virtually on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, from 12:00–2:00 PM, for an Indigenous Speakers Series session featuring Dr. Evan Tlesla Adams, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Public Health, First Nations Health Authority, host of The Conversation docuseries, and a member of the Tla’amin Nation. Learn about his journey in storytelling, medicine, and health-system transformation, which shaped his vision for thriving Indigenous futures. - Taking Care of Each Other: Métis Perspectives on Culture, Wellness, Belonging & Identity
Join us virtually on Thursday, March 26th, 2026, from 12:00–2:00 PM, for an Indigenous Speakers Series session featuring Colette Trudeau, Chief Executive Officer, Métis Nation British Columbia. Learn more about Métis identity and why understanding it within health-care systems is vital to addressing the disparities and barriers Métis people continue to face. - ‘My Name is Charlene’: Perseverance and Poise in an Era of Truth, Reconciliation, Anger & Rage
Join us on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, from 12:00 – 2:00 PM (PT), for a conversation with Chief Charlene Belleau of the Esk’etemc First Nation, who helped lay the foundations for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Her work supported the Commission’s mandate to document the history and legacy of Canada’s Indian Residential Schools, and guide reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
Recent Posts
- Research Voices from the Field with Rola Ajjawi
In this edition, Rola Ajjawi, Professor of Medical Education in the Department of Surgery and Associate Director (Research) at the UBC Centre for Health Education Scholarship, reflects on why she co-authored “Reflections on four theoretical perspectives of belonging” and how it can be relevant to medical education. - Anti-Racism in Health Professions Education Modules
Developed to foster reflection, awareness, and action, these interactive self-paced modules explore how racism operates within health professions education. Through real-world scenarios, expert insights, and curated resources, learners examine anti-Indigenous and anti-Black racism and build tools for more equitable teaching and practice. Completing all four modules takes about 2.5 hours and offers up to 2.5 CPD credits. - Call for Applications: Indigenous Stream of the CHES Clinical Educator Fellowship Program
CHES is now accepting applications for the Indigenous Stream of its learner-centred Clinical Educator Fellowship Program — a funded, two-year full-time (or four-year part-time) opportunity for Indigenous physicians and Indigenous ally physicians interested in developing skills in clinical education and shaping an Indigenous-informed vision of educational leadership. Applications are due Friday, December 12, 2025. - Job Posting: UGME Indigenous Health Curriculum Lead (0.2 FTE)
Help shape the future of medical education at UBC. This role offers a unique opportunity to strengthen how future physicians learn about Indigenous health, cultural safety, and reconciliation in practice. Working across all four sites of UBC’s MD Undergraduate Program, the Lead will guide the integration and delivery of Indigenous health curriculum. - Equity on Life Support: Podcast Series with Saleem Razack
We invite you to tune in to this thought-provoking Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada special podcast series hosted by Dr. Saleem Razack, REDI Senior Faculty Advisor. The podcast explores the intersection of health equity, social justice and anti-racist/anti-oppressive practices in medical education. - New book by Elder Larry Grant: Reconciling: A Lifelong Struggle to Belong
In recognition of Musqueam Day on November 1, we invite you to read Elder Larry Grant’s newly-published book, Reconciling: A Lifelong Struggle to Belong. Through a series of heartfelt conversations with writer Scott Steedman, Elder Grant reflects on his life as a Musqueam-Chinese man navigating identity, belonging and reconciliation. Reconciling is both a deeply personal memoir and a powerful reflection on resilience, culture, healing and belonging.
Recordings
- UBC Medicine & The Australian National University: Walking the Path of Reconciliation Together
Watch a recording for an Indigenous Speakers Series session featuring representatives from The Australian National University (ANU) and the UBC FoM. Learn about the historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in June 2024 to collaborate on advancing Indigenous medical education, health and wellness research, and reconciliation with Indigenous communities. - The Nature of All Things Indigenous: Discussing the Changing Climate of Truth, Reconciliation and Nurturing Connections
Watch the recording for our second in-person Indigenous Speakers Series. In this event, we were honoured to welcome Dr. David Suzuki and Dr. Shane Pointe, who shared their perspectives and experiences on our changing climate. - Building a More Welcoming Movement Toward a Just Culture
What motivates real cultural change? How can we create movements that feel hopeful and actionable? Watch a recording for REDI’s Fourth Annual Symposium to learn about evidence-based approaches in psychology, social change, and transformative education to creating lasting, inclusive change—grounded in science, compassion, and care.
With gratitude, we acknowledge that the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine and its distributed programs, which include four university academic campuses, are located on traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of First Nations Peoples and communities around the province.
We respectfully acknowledge that the UBC Vancouver-Point Grey academic campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), and UBC operations in Vancouver more generally are also on the territories of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh).
We respectfully acknowledge that the UBC Okanagan academic campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation.
We respectfully acknowledge that the University of Northern BC Prince George campus is located on the traditional territory of the Lheidli T’enneh, who are part of the Dakelh (Carrier) First Nations.
We acknowledge and respect the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples on whose traditional territories the University of Victoria is located and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.
Learn more about the Faculty of Medicine’s commitments to reconciliation.