Reaching over 1800 people in the community and the university, this newsletter promotes patient and community involvement in health professional education at UBC.
Justice for Girls Presents to UBC Medical Class
On September 13th, interns from Justice for Girls (JFG) shared their personal experiences and work with marginalized girls with UBC medical students. It was part of a week of learning about adolescent health for the 2nd year class.
280 students attended, including students in Prince George, Kelowna, and Victoria. The students sent their questions in advance to the panel of expert young women who shared their insights about the impact of poverty and racism on young women.
Medical and dietetics students meet their mentors.
August 30th was orientation day for a pilot health mentors program at Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile. There are three mentor groups, each with two medical students and two dietetics students.
“I think this program is a great opportunity to complement my medical training and be able to effectively help patients in clinical practice. It will contribute to my medical knowledge in psychosocial areas of the disease to focus not only on the biology of the pathology but also on a complete way to help the patient," said one medical student.
The mentors range in age from 40 to 75 with different health problems such as hypertension, autoimmune disorder, and celiac disease. Read more...
Mentor Spotlight: Lelainia Lloyd
Since 2012, Lelainia Lloyd has mentored 5 cohorts of UBC students. In sharing her experiences with chronic illness and disability, she teaches them how to be better health care providers. Now she is sharing some of those lessons beyond the program.
"This fall I will meet my 6th cohort. The reason I continue to volunteer with the Health Mentors Program is because I believe that we are making a difference. My students give me hope for the future of health care in British Columbia," says Lelainia.
Kerston Community Educator Award: Call for Nominations!
Named after long-time community educator, R. Paul Kerston, this award was established in 2014 to honour outstanding patients and community educators who have expanded student learning beyond traditional professional boundaries.
The Kerston Community Educator Award is part of the UBC Health Awards that recognize excellence in health education, research and practice. Recipients are selected by the UBC Health Awards Committee, which is comprised of UBC faculty members, students and public members.
If you know a patient who has made a difference to student learning at UBC please complete a nomination form.
For more information: click here
Nomination deadline: Nov. 15, 2018
Topics will cover arthritis prevention, medication safety during pregnancy, joint replacement surgery advice, basic and cutting-edge assistive devices and activity modifications, the importance of arthritis research and more.
When: September 29th, 9:30am-12:30pm Where: Ismaili Centre, Burnaby Registration: to attend in person is $5
