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Seed2STEM Summer Research Program for Indigenous Youth

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.

Photos of women in the faculty of Medicine

International Women’s Day (2026)

In honour of the 115th International Women’s Day (IWD), meet some of the outstanding women in the UBC Faculty of Medicine who are transforming health for everyone.

REDI’s Black Authors Book List

REDI’s Black Authors Book List

Celebrate the voices and stories of Black authors by exploring our curated book list. These works offer profound insights into the Black experience and its impact on history, culture, and society. Deepen your understanding of racial injustice and resilience, and join us in honoring the legacy of Black writers and their contributions to literature and beyond.

Research Voices from the Field with Chelsey Perry

Research Voices from the Field with Chelsey Perry

In this edition, Chelsey Perry, a Nisga’a First Nation scholar, a PhD candidate in the Department of Medicine, and researcher at the Indigenous Equity Lab, reflect on why they co-authored “‘Our bodies are sacred… the information we share with healthcare providers is sacred’: Envisioning the future of culturally safe healthcare systems for Indigenous women, Two-Spirit, Indigiqueer and gender diverse peoples”— a compelling call for current and future health-care providers to reflect on what culturally safe care can and should be.

REDI Moments That Matter: Onboarding

REDI Moments That Matter: Onboarding

This guide focuses on Onboarding as a key moment that reveals whether commitments to equity, diversity, and inclusion are aligned with real-world practices. It highlights how early experiences shape belonging, engagement, and retention. It invites units to consider ways to level the playing field and create conditions for new faculty and staff to thrive.

REDI Digest Guides: Moving from Harm to Healing

REDI Digest Guides: Moving from Harm to Healing

In this edition, the guide draws on the It Starts With Us webinar Moving from Harm to Healing in EDI, Medical Education, and Clinical Practice (January 2025). It examines retributive and restorative justice approaches and their implications for responding to harm in educational and clinical settings, and invites reflection on how restorative practices can repair relationships, restore trust, and support accountability.

Tips for graduate student selection

Tips for graduate student selection

This tip sheet highlights common equity and inclusion hazards in recruitment and selection of graduate students and offers practical, evidence-informed strategies to avoid them. By using inclusive language, broadening how excellence is defined, reducing bias, and creating transparent, accessible, and humane processes, programs can attract a more diverse applicant pool and make fairer, more rigorous decisions that benefit students, programs, and the Faculty as a whole.

Braiding Accountability: A Ten-Year Review of the TRC’s Healthcare Calls to Action

Braiding Accountability: A Ten-Year Review of the TRC’s Healthcare Calls to Action

Ten years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission issued its Calls to Action, what has been achieved in healthcare? Explore this landmark report to learn more.

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New Year, New You: REDI's New Year Book List

New Year, New You: REDI’s New Year Book List

Explore a compilation of books that have deeply inspired the REDI team in their work. Immersing yourself in the stories, lived experiences, and perspectives of individuals from various historically marginalized groups can foster empathy, understanding, and even aid in mitigating bias in your teaching and clinical practice.