EDI Joint Interest Group

Join us for lunch from 12-1 PM and then attend a session with Madison Tardif, Equity Advisor, REDI, on trauma informed practices. The session will also be broadcasted via Zoom for those unable to join us in person.

In person location: TBD.

Maï Yasué, Associate Director, REDI, Mai will provide “train-the-trainer” support for the EDI leads within units to facilitate 5-10 minute EDI speed lessons for their units or teams. This could be suitable for the start of grand rounds, faculty, or team meetings and will help you embed EDI into your regular practices. For topic examples, refer to REDI Best Practices, REDI Grab ‘n’ Gos, and REDI Deep Dives.

Optional office hours after the session provides an opportunity to stay longer and ask questions in smaller group settings.

Maï Yasué, Associate Director, REDI, will lead a session on inclusive chairing practices designed to mitigate power imbalances and enhance accessibility.

Optional office hours after the session provides an opportunity to stay longer and ask questions in smaller group settings.

Maï Yasué, Associate Director, REDI, will facilitate a discussion on strategies for fostering autonomous motivation—behaving because one truly values and identifies with the behaviour, or finds it inherently satisfying—which is crucial for inspiring lasting change. In this session, we will explore key principles that can drive behavioural change in a self-sustained manner, even without external rewards or pressure.

Optional office hours after the session provides an opportunity to stay longer and ask questions in smaller group settings.

Maï Yasué, Associate Director, REDI, will facilitate an open-ended session featuring a Q&A format and small group discussions. Participants will have the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas and questions on various previously covered topics, including admissions, faculty hiring, conflict engagement, creating inclusive environments for historically marginalized groups, and tips for engaging others in EDI initiatives, as well as initiating action within EDI committees.

Arun Mohan, Director of Human Rights at the Equity & Inclusion Office, will help answer questions about what EDI leads and unit heads can do to de-escalate intergroup conflict and provide support when there are global events and tragedies that affect the learning and work environments.

Questions that we might address include: How can we inclusively and equitably adjudicate excellence in hiring, selections, and award decisions? What are the most important changes in procedures that we can make to foster more inclusive and equitable selection processes? How do we best frame these changes in process or criteria to avoid backlash and support historically marginalized groups?

Our special guest for this session will be Saleem Razack, who is the Senior Faculty Advisor to the REDI Office. This session is a follow-up conversation from the January 2024 meeting with Saleem Razack and the November 2023 meeting with Catherine Macala.

Questions that we might address include: If grades, volunteering experiences, journal impact factors, and student evaluations of teaching are sexist/ableist/racist, etc., then how do we inclusively and equitably adjudicate excellence in hiring, selections, and award decisions? What are the most important changes in procedures that we can make to have more inclusive and equitable selection processes? How do we best frame these changes in process or criteria to avoid backlash and support historically marginalized groups?

Our special guest for this session will be Saleem Razack, who is the Senior Faculty Advisor to the REDI Office and has extensive experience working within medical school admissions processes. This session is a follow-up conversation from the meeting in November 2023 that Catherine Macala (Associate Director MD Undergraduate Admissions) led about equity and inclusion considerations in the undergraduate admissions process.

In this session, we aim to discuss various initiatives within units in the FoM designed to support historically, persistently, and systemically marginalized groups. Specifically, Tal Jarus will talk about the mentorship program for learners with disabilities within Occupational Science and Therapy, as well as the Diversifying Health and Human Service Professions Education – D-HOPE Program. This program aims to support historically marginalized students in applying for Health Professions at UBC by providing resources and creating opportunities for mentorship and connection.