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Dr. Susan Forwell (left) and Dr. Jon Breen (right) have created virtual interactive workshops to deepen our understanding of disability and inclusion.

Increasing awareness and understanding of disability in the workplace

How a new workshop developed by Dr. Jon Breen and Dr. Susan Forwell is helping to reframe disability and increase inclusion at UBC and beyond.

Deadline Extended

Faculty/Resident Development Initiatives Grant (FRDIG)

The Office of Faculty Development, in partnership with REDI, is offering up to $5,000 in funding to support projects aligned with their mandates in health professions education. Projects must focus on faculty/resident development as teachers and include elements of equity, diversity, inclusion, Indigenization, or decolonization.

Meghan MacGillivray, Manager of Indigenous Student Initiatives (left), and Donneil McNab, Manager of Black Student Initiatives.

Creating a medical program that is equitable and accessible to all

How UBC’s Indigenous and Black Student MD Admissions Pathways are transforming medical education — and health.

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New CWA Course Available: Accessible Interviewing & Accommodations

The 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 together

Walking the path of reconciliation together

UBC Medicine and the Australian National University sign historic agreement to collaborate on efforts to help improve the health and wellness of Indigenous populations.

Derek K. Thompson – Thlaapkiituup, Director of Indigenous Engagement

Centering Indigenous voices in the culture of medicine

How the Indigenous Speaker Series is helping to transform culture inside the Faculty of Medicine — and beyond.

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Pride

Learn and celebrate with us during this Pride season.

Are you REDI’s next Executive Director? Champion equitable learning & working environments across the Faculty of Medicine. deadline: May 30th, 2024

Executive Director Role Open: Champion Equity in Transforming Health for All

The Faculty of Medicine’s Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion is hiring an Executive Director. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the future of healthcare education and practice. The deadline to apply is midnight on May 30th, 2024.

Farewell Roslyn Goldner

Farewell Roslyn Goldner, Executive Director of the REDI Office 

As we bid farewell to Roslyn Goldner, who recently stepped down as the Executive Director of the Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (REDI), we pause to acknowledge the tremendous impact and indelible mark she has left on the Faculty of Medicine and the broader UBC community.

Former seed2STEM participant Dean Harris (far right) with colleagues from ICORD’s Orthopaedic and Injury Biomechanics Group. Credit: Martin Dee/ICORD.

Strengthening STEM pathways for Indigenous youth

A look back at the early impacts of seed2STEM, an innovative UBC summer research program for Indigenous youth in B.C.