IBPOC Voices is a new monthly series led by Dr. Neila Miled the anti-racism Advisor. It is an opportunity to meet and have a conversation with guests who identify as Indigenous, Black and people of color. In this first session we will have a conversation with Dr. Adrian Yee, the Director of Curriculum, within the Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME) Program.
In this second session of the IBPOC Voices series, we will have a conversation with Dr. Kiran Veerapen, Assistant Dean of Faculty Development, and Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine. She is committed to remaining responsive to emerging needs in undergraduate and postgraduate education in the Faculty of Medicine.
Join us for “IBPOC Voices: A Conversation with Dr. Anita Palepu”. Anita Palepu, MD, MPH, FRCPC, MACP, FCAHS is a Professor and Eric W. Hamber Chair, Department of Medicine at UBC and Providence Health Care.
To commemorate Black History Month and as part of REDI’s commitment to amplifying IBPOC voices, we invite you to join our panel which provides a space for an important conversation about the experiences of Black members of the Faculty and the challenges they face to find belonging.
IBPOC Voices is an opportunity to meet and have a conversation with guests who identify as Indigenous, Black and people of color. In this session we will have a conversation with Dr. Kishore Mulpuri, Head of the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of British Columbia, and a Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon at BC Children’s Hospital.
Jorden Hendry is Tsimshian/settler and a member of the Lax Kw’alaams band with nine years of experience contributing to reconciliation and anti-racism in the health and educational system. As a PhD student at the University of British Columbia, Jorden studies Indigenous Public Health and the systems that drive health disparities.