Building Networks for Lasting Impact: An Affinity Lunch for Indigenous & Black Staff, Faculty, & Clinical Faculty in the FoM (October 2025)
FoM Indigenous and Black staff, faculty and clinical faculty are invited to join us in person on Thursday, Oct 30th, 2025 from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm at IRC, 3rd floor. This affinity lunch offers a unique opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue, and develop collaborative networks with colleagues across the Faculty.
Better Together: Embedding trans-inclusion in perinatal healthcare through participatory action research
Join the Justice and Equity in Perinatal Service Seminar Series on October 30th from 2–5 PM. Dr. George Parker and Mx. Fleur Kelsey (PhDc) will offer an overview and mid-point critical reflection on the Warming the Whare Project—an innovative three-year participatory action research initiative in Aotearoa New Zealand that aims to build readiness for trans-inclusive perinatal healthcare.
Presentation to CCE Canada: Ceremony and Safety in Indigenous Events, and the State of Indigenous Engagement in Canada
Derek Thompson will join Oliver Mann from UBC’s Office of Community Engagement for an online conversation with Community Campus Engage (CCE) Canada. Together, they will explore the origins of the Faculty of Medicine’s Indigenous Speaker Series, the importance of ceremony and safety in Indigenous events, and the current landscape of community and Indigenous engagement in Canada.
Transforming Health for Everyone: Strengthening Medical Curriculum in an era of Truth, Reconciliation and Inclusion
Watch a recording for an It Starts With Us panel discussion exploring how curriculum in the Faculty of Medicine can be transformed to better reflect Indigenization, decolonization, and inclusion. Hear from leaders and educators who are reimagining how we teach and learn to prepare future health professionals to serve BC’s diverse communities.
Engaging Values, Shifting Culture (Master Class)
Join our Engaging Values, Shifting Culture Master Class on May 12 & 19 from 1 – 4 pm, which focuses on applying the strategies learned in the Common Cause Values and Frames Training. In this Master Class, you’ll have a hands-on opportunity to craft and frame messages that foster connection, reduce polarization, and strengthen a shared commitment to justice, equity, decolonization, Indigenization, and inclusion. This event is open to UBC Faculty of Medicine clinical faculty, faculty, and staff.
The Nature of All Things Indigenous: Discussing the Changing Climate of Truth, Reconciliation and Nurturing Connections
Watch the recording for our second in-person Indigenous Speakers Series. In this event, we were honoured to welcome Dr. David Suzuki and Dr. Shane Pointe, who shared their perspectives and experiences on our changing climate.
Disability Needs to be Decolonized: Ableism, Colonialism, and Why Indigenous Knowledges are Important to Health Research
Join ICON virtually on Thursday, August 28, 2025, from 12:00–1:30 p.m. Guest speaker Dr. Rheanna Robinson, from the Manitoba Métis Federation, will share how her work as an Indigenous scholar living with chronic illness and disability demonstrates the powerful ways Indigenous knowledges advance equity and inclusion.
2025 Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day
Join the Intergenerational March on Tuesday, September 30, from 11:45 am–3:00 pm at the UBC campus to commemorate Orange Shirt Day (OSD). Members of the UBC community, families, and those in solidarity are welcome to participate. The Faculties of Land and Food Systems and Forestry are honoured to host this event.
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
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.