Student Research & Education Coordinator

Facilitates and promotes co-curricular and experiential research, scholarship and engagement opportunities for UBC Faculty of Medicine (FoM) undergraduate students (both MD Undergraduate Students and non-MD), as well as non-FoM students working within the FoM.

Responsible for the implementation of on-going, annual and one-time projects, programs, and initiatives to create a supportive learning environment for FoM undergraduate students engaged in scholarly co-curricular or experiential activities, particularly those that support the exit competencies of undergraduate students within the MD Undergraduate Program (MDUP). This includes participating on both ongoing and ad-hoc FoM committees, working groups and advisory councils, facilitating communication across the FoM regional and clinical campuses with respect to student research and scholarship, managing donor and stakeholder relationships, and providing support to student-staff and student led teams/initiatives.

This will include the creation and maintenance of databases of research projects and researchers for the FoM; the creation and maintenance of related web content; oversight and coordination of activities, and gathering and communicating information on research, scholarship and funding opportunities.

Organizational Status

The University of British Columbia is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world. Since 1915, UBC’s entrepreneurial spirit has embraced innovation and challenged the status quo. UBC encourages its students, staff and faculty to challenge convention, lead discovery and explore new ways of learning. At UBC, bold thinking is given a place to develop into ideas that can change the world.

Our Vision:
To Transform Health for Everyone

Ranked among the world’s top medical schools with the fifth-largest MD enrollment in North America, the UBC Faculty of Medicine is a leader in both the science and the practice of medicine. Across British Columbia, more than 12,000 faculty and staff are training the next generation of doctors and health care professionals, making remarkable discoveries, and helping to create the pathways to better health for our communities at home and around the world.

The Faculty—comprised of approximately 2,200 administrative support, technical/research and management and professional staff, as well approximately 650 full-time academic and over 10,000 clinical faculty members—is composed of 19 academic basic science and/or clinical departments, 3 schools, and 25 research centres and institutes. Together with its University and Health Authority partners, the Faculty delivers innovative programs and conducts research in the areas of health and life sciences.

Faculty, staff and trainees are located at university campuses, clinical academic campuses in hospital settings and other regionally based centres across the province.

The UBC Vancouver Campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. The City of Vancouver is located on Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations territory.

Work Performed

Facilitates and promotes student engagement in research and scholarly activities within the Faculty of Medicine.

Program Coordination:

Manages and coordinates internal awards programs, supporting student engagement in research and scholarly activities: including determining eligibility and adjudication criteria; developing application materials; managing adjudication committees; determining awardees, establishing funding criteria; managing program budgets, and processing award payments. Develops and implements program evaluation tools, analyzes the results, and prepares a detailed annual comparative report of participation and funding for the Faculty of Medicine.

Current programs include:
Summer Student Research Program (FoM SSRP), Multidisciplinary Research Program in Medicine (FoM MRPM), Travel Awards, and Research Scholarships.

Participates in ongoing and ad-hoc FoM committees, working groups and advisory councils, related to student research and engagement activities.

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