Patient Programs Coordinator

Staff
- Non Union

M&P - AAPS

AAPS Salaried
- Educational Programming, Level A

Patient Programs Coordinator

UBCO | Year One and Two Program Support | Southern Medical Program | Faculty of Medicine

$5,273.67 - $7,576.83 CAD Monthly

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September 10, 2026

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

Ongoing

This position is expected to be filled by promotion/reassignment and is included here to inform you of its vacancy at the University.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

This position recruits, trains and supports successful delivery of activities involving patient programs participants, including Standardized Patients (SPs), Volunteer Patients (VPs), Clinical Teaching Associates (CTAs) used for teaching and assessment of medical students for the Southern Medical Program (SMP).

This position will require an individual who is comfortable in an atmosphere of ambiguity as systems and processes are regularly revised for quality improvement purposes.

This position reports to the Administrative Director. This position works closely with the patient program colleagues, program staff, clinical faculty, and clinical faculty leadership at the SMP. This position works collaboratively with provincial patient programs staff at the MDUP distributed sites, and MDUP clinical faculty leadership to support effective communication and delivery of provincial MDUP curriculum and assessment involving patient programs participants.

This position liaises with representatives of Interior Health (IH), partner institutions and representatives of other external organizations as required.

Coordinates and implements Patient Program activity at the SMP:

• Proactively recruits new VPs from members from diverse backgrounds. Liaises with clinical faculty in identifying new prospective VPs with known findings.
• Interviews, selects, trains and evaluates individuals for the VP program.
• Works with the SMP Program Manager Years 1&2 and SMP program coordinators to schedule VP involvement in curriculum delivery and student remediation as directed by SMP Course Director(s). Books and confirms appointments in accordance with program schedules and requirements of each session.
• Answers queries VPs may raise concerning curriculum sessions and advises VPs on confidentiality and informed consent issues.

• Manages projects undertaken by the SP Program; including outlining requirements, responsibilities, and timelines.
• Collaborates with colleagues and faculty on the development and revision of teaching and assessment materials.
• Recruits and trains SPs to simulate medical conditions and/or communication challenges for the teaching and assessment of medical students.
• Works with the SMP program managers and SMP program coordinators to schedule SP involvement in curriculum delivery and student remediation as directed by SMP Course Director(s). Books and confirms appointments in accordance with schedule blocks and requirements of each session.
• Conducts research and prepares a teaching plan for educating SPs.
• Works with SMP program managers, program coordinators and faculty leadership on Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs): providing back-up support for all aspects of exam coordination as required.

• Leads the recruitment, training and scheduling of the male Clinical Teaching Associates (CTAs) for sensitive examinations.
• Supports the recruitment, training and scheduling of the female Clinical Teaching Associates…