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Job Posting: Associate Dean, Reconciliation, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI)
We are looking for an Associate Dean, Reconciliation, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to lead our REDI team. Are YOU our next team leader? Read more >


Job Posting: Equity Education Specialist, Dialogue and Facilitation
We are looking for an Equity Education Specialist, Dialogue and Facilitation to join our REDI team. Are YOU our next team member? Read more >


Farewell Saleem Razack, Senior Faculty Advisor, REDI Office
We would like to congratulate Saleem Razack on his new role as Dean of Medicine at Dalhousie University. As he prepares to step into this position, Saleem will be moving on from his role as Senior Faculty Advisor in the Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (REDI) in June. Read more >


On His Lonely Way Back Home: A Tribute to Dr. Shane Pointe
Derek K Thompson - Čaabať Bookwilla | Suhiltun offers a heartfelt reflection honouring the life, legacy, and teachings of Dr. Shane Pointe. Read more >


Farewell Maï Yasué, Associate Director of the REDI Office
Join us in wishing Maï Yasué well as she moves on from her role as Associate Director of the Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (REDI) Office. Maï will be starting a new role as Assistant Dean of Equity and Social Accountability at the new School of Medicine at Simon Fraser University in April 2026. Read more >


Seed2STEM Summer Research Program for Indigenous Youth
Are you a faculty member in a STEM field? Would you like to host a high school student from an Indigenous background in your lab this summer? Learn more and apply by March 20. Read more >


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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. Read more >


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. Read more >


Congratulations to Derek Thompson
Congratulations to Derek Thompson on receiving the 2025 UBC Department of Medicine Faculty & Staff Award. Read more >