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  • What’s love got to do with teaching? Embedding humanity into our teaching to spark transformation and joy

    Join the Office of Faculty Development on Friday, September 12, 2025 from 8:30 am – 1:00 pm for a half-day hybrid+ event exploring the transformative power of teaching with love in health professions education. As part of the R&R Series, Katie Lee Bunting will share key dimensions of love as a pedagogical practice. Together, we’ll explore how compassion and connection can be meaningfully integrated into your teaching. Read More

  • A black and white photo of a woman looking into a microscope in 1948

    Celebrating changemaking women in the Faculty of Medicine

    From the preeminent Parkinson’s disease researcher in our inaugural graduating class, to the first female obstetrician gynecologist in B.C., to the visionary radiologist who launched the province’s mammography program, we invite you to learn about and celebrate some of the incredible women researchers, clinicians and educators of our past, present and future. Read More

  • Are you the next inaugural Manger, Indigenous Initiatives? Support the Faculty of Medicine’s efforts in building Indigenous partnerships and advancing reconciliation. Deadline: July 1, 2025

    Job Posting: Manager, Indigenous Initiatives

    Are you the inaugural Manager, Indigenous Initiatives with the Faculty of Medicine’s Indigenous Engagement Office? Advance reconciliation and help build strong partnerships. Apply by July 1, 2025. Read More

  • We Walk Together Launch Event: Teachings from Elders and Youth about Connection to Land, Water and Territory

    We Walk Together Launch Event: Teachings from Elders and Youth about Connection to Land, Water and Territory

    Join Dr. Evan Adams, Dr. Danièle Behn Smith, and Dr. Nel Wieman virtually on July 15, 2025, at 2 pm, as they share insights from We Walk Together—a collaborative research project involving 54 Knowledge Keepers and youth from 22 First Nations communities. Learn about the development of a new health indicator that reflects connection to land, water, and territory—an essential aspect of First Nations health and wellness in BC. Read More

  • Inviting you to join the Shame in Healthcare Network conversation series

    Shame in Healthcare Network

    Join the Shame in Healthcare Network international webinar series on July 9, 2025, October 8, 2025, January 14, 2026, or April 8, 2026, from 10–11 a.m. PT for a presentation and discussion that openly and authentically explore experiences of shame in healthcare. Read More

  • Indigenous History Month

    Indigenous History Month

    June commemorates Indigenous History Month in Canada, a time to learn about, appreciate, and recognize the rich history, heritage, resilience, contributions, and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples across the country. Explore a wide range of events and resources available at UBC. Read More

  • #UBCPRIDE

    PRIDE

    June kicks off Pride season in Canada. Explore the many Pride activities at UBC Vancouver and Okanagan campuses, connect with your community, and reflect on what each of us can to do support 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion. Read More

  • Building a More Welcoming Movement Toward a Just Culture

    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. Read More

  • Advancing Inclusive Research in Medicine: Anti-Racist and Decolonial Approaches

    Advancing Inclusive Research in Medicine: Anti-Racist and Decolonial Approaches

    Watch a recording for a discussion on how medical and health researchers can cultivate more reciprocal, collaborative, and inclusive research practices that are culturally sensitive, anti-racist, and welcoming to historically, systemically, and persistently marginalized (HSPM) communities. Read More

  • Dubayaax a ts’awalk - Everything Is One: The Ditidaht First Nation Speaks About the Need for Meaningful Engagement & Relationship Building

    Dubayaax a ts’awalk – Everything Is One: The Need for Meaningful Engagement & Relationship Building

    Register for our second in-person Indigenous Speakers Series session on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (PT) at the UBC Vancouver campus. In this unique event, we are honoured to welcome members of the Ditidaht First Nation Chief & Council, including the Nation’s Treaty Negotiator. Read More


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

  • What’s love got to do with teaching? Embedding humanity into our teaching to spark transformation and joy
    Join the Office of Faculty Development on Friday, September 12, 2025 from 8:30 am – 1:00 pm for a half-day hybrid+ event exploring the transformative power of teaching with love in health professions education. As part of the R&R Series, Katie Lee Bunting will share key dimensions of love as a pedagogical practice. Together, we’ll explore how compassion and connection can be meaningfully integrated into your teaching.
  • We Walk Together Launch Event: Teachings from Elders and Youth about Connection to Land, Water and Territory
    We Walk Together Launch Event: Teachings from Elders and Youth about Connection to Land, Water and Territory
    Join Dr. Evan Adams, Dr. Danièle Behn Smith, and Dr. Nel Wieman virtually on July 15, 2025, at 2 pm, as they share insights from We Walk Together—a collaborative research project involving 54 Knowledge Keepers and youth from 22 First Nations communities. Learn about the development of a new health indicator that reflects connection to land, water, and territory—an essential aspect of First Nations health and wellness in BC.
  • Inviting you to join the Shame in Healthcare Network conversation series
    Shame in Healthcare Network
    Join the Shame in Healthcare Network international webinar series on July 9, 2025, October 8, 2025, January 14, 2026, or April 8, 2026, from 10–11 a.m. PT for a presentation and discussion that openly and authentically explore experiences of shame in healthcare.
  • Dubayaax a ts’awalk - Everything Is One: The Ditidaht First Nation Speaks About the Need for Meaningful Engagement & Relationship Building
    Dubayaax a ts’awalk – Everything Is One: The Need for Meaningful Engagement & Relationship Building
    Register for our second in-person Indigenous Speakers Series session on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (PT) at the UBC Vancouver campus. In this unique event, we are honoured to welcome members of the Ditidaht First Nation Chief & Council, including the Nation’s Treaty Negotiator.
  • Disability in the Workplace! Interactive workshop
    Disability in the Workplace! Interactive workshop
    Are you ready to deepen your understanding of disability awareness and inclusion in the workplace? Join this interactive virtual workshop developed specifically for faculty, staff, and leaners at the Faculty of Medicine, led by Dr. Jon Breen, Equity Advisor with the Dean’s Office. Upcoming sessions: Sep 18 & 23, Oct 9 & 21.
Learn more about our events

Recent Posts

  • A black and white photo of a woman looking into a microscope in 1948
    Celebrating changemaking women in the Faculty of Medicine
    From the preeminent Parkinson’s disease researcher in our inaugural graduating class, to the first female obstetrician gynecologist in B.C., to the visionary radiologist who launched the province’s mammography program, we invite you to learn about and celebrate some of the incredible women researchers, clinicians and educators of our past, present and future.
  • Are you the next inaugural Manger, Indigenous Initiatives? Support the Faculty of Medicine’s efforts in building Indigenous partnerships and advancing reconciliation. Deadline: July 1, 2025
    Job Posting: Manager, Indigenous Initiatives
    Are you the inaugural Manager, Indigenous Initiatives with the Faculty of Medicine’s Indigenous Engagement Office? Advance reconciliation and help build strong partnerships. Apply by July 1, 2025.
  • Indigenous History Month
    Indigenous History Month
    June commemorates Indigenous History Month in Canada, a time to learn about, appreciate, and recognize the rich history, heritage, resilience, contributions, and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples across the country. Explore a wide range of events and resources available at UBC.
  • #UBCPRIDE
    PRIDE
    June kicks off Pride season in Canada. Explore the many Pride activities at UBC Vancouver and Okanagan campuses, connect with your community, and reflect on what each of us can to do support 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion.
  • REDI's Indigenous Media and Book List
    REDI’s Indigenous Media and Book List
    June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada, a time to recognize and celebrate the history, heritage, resilience, and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities across Canada. In honour of this day, we are thrilled to share a curated list of our favourite Indigenous book and movies. We encourage you to explore our curated collection and participate in local festivities throughout British Columbia.
  • JEDII Courses: New REDI page
    JEDII Courses
    As summer begins to roll in and things start to wind down, it might be the perfect time to deepen your understanding of Justice, Equity, Decolonization, Inclusion, and Indigenization—and how to apply these principles in your work. Explore REDI’s newly curated page featuring a wide range of courses from UBC and beyond, designed to help you build the knowledge and skills needed for more equitable and inclusive practices. Consider taking a course with your team or unit, reflect on your learning together, and explore ways to embed it into your everyday practice.
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Recordings

  • Building a More Welcoming Movement Toward a Just Culture
    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.
  • Advancing Inclusive Research in Medicine: Anti-Racist and Decolonial Approaches
    Advancing Inclusive Research in Medicine: Anti-Racist and Decolonial Approaches
    Watch a recording for a discussion on how medical and health researchers can cultivate more reciprocal, collaborative, and inclusive research practices that are culturally sensitive, anti-racist, and welcoming to historically, systemically, and persistently marginalized (HSPM) communities.
  • To Bear Witness: A Meaningful Conversation about my Mom on Belonging and Perseverance
    To Bear Witness: A Meaningful Conversation about my Mom on Belonging and Perseverance
    Watch a recording for a conversation with Maï Yasué, Associate Director of the REDI Office, about Derek’ mother, Maude Thompson. Maude was a Haisla First Nations woman, a Survivor of the Indian Residential School experience, and a cook at the Tsow-tun Le Lum Society – Substance Use and Trauma Treatment Centre for nearly 40 years.
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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.

Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Faculty of Medicine
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Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z3
Tel 604 827 3664
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Email redi.office@ubc.ca
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