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
- Coming Home: Honouring the Resiliency of All Survivors of the Indian Residential School ExperienceJoin our first hybrid Indigenous Speakers Series session on September 25th, 2024 from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, where, we are honoured to welcome back survivors of the Indian Residential School Experience, who joined us in September 2022, and the children of survivors, who participated in September 2023. Both generations are courageous survivors of the continuing legacy of this horrific chapter in Canada’s history.
- Generational Othering: How popular stereotypes impact our teaching and a scientific way forwardJoin the Faculty Development R&R session on Friday, September 13th. Connect with colleagues from all corners of the Faculty of Medicine during this exciting half-day event held in person at sites across the province. In addition to the Webber Lecture on Intergenerational Teaching, this event will feature local discussions and networking opportunities.
- EDI Joint Interest GroupStaff and faculty leading EDI initiatives in their units across the FoM are invited to join our EDI Joint Interest Group or drop in for a session. Learn more about our upcoming topics for July and August 2024.
Recent Posts
- Just in! New resources by the National Consortium for Indigenous Medical EducationCheck out the extensive array of new resources by the National Consortium for Indigenous Medical Education.
- New CWA Course Available: Accessible Interviewing & AccommodationsThe Centre for Workplace Accessibility’s new course Accessible Interviewing & Accommodations provides guidance to hiring managers and others involved in recruitment on making interviews more accessible, and creating a welcoming, inclusive environment where all job candidates can showcase their strengths and skills.
- Walking the path of reconciliation togetherUBC Medicine and the Australian National University sign historic agreement to collaborate on efforts to help improve the health and wellness of Indigenous populations.
- Centering Indigenous voices in the culture of medicineHow the Indigenous Speaker Series is helping to transform culture inside the Faculty of Medicine — and beyond.
- REDI’s Indigenous Musicians ListJune 21st marks 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” (Government of Canada). In honour of this day, we are thrilled to share a curated list of our favourite Indigenous musicians.
- PrideLearn and celebrate with us during this Pride season.
Recordings
- Navigating Indigenous Tokenism, Saviourism, and AppropriationIn the era of Truth and Reconciliation, organizations across Canada are on a journey towards systemic transformation. In this webinar, Len discusses common pitfalls to reconciliation: Indigenous tokenism, saviourism, and appropriation.
- Beyond Diversity: Embedding a Culture of Inclusive Excellence in MedicineWatch a recording of REDI’s Third Annual Symposium on embedding inclusive excellence into various domains of academic medicine. We addressed topics including teaching, mentorship, leadership, research, and patient care.
- Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami: The National Voice of All Inuit in CanadaWatch the recording for a conversation with Natan Obed, Canada’s National Inuit Leader. Natan Obed is the president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national representational organization protecting and advancing the rights and interests of Inuit in Canada.
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.