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Site Education Leader, Surrey Site

By adallman | March 13, 2026

The MD Undergraduate Program (MDUP) in the Faculty of Medicine at The University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for the position of VFMP Site Education Leader, Surrey Site. This is a three-year term appointment with a time commitment of 0.3 FTE, equivalent to 1.5 days per week, and is renewable subject to satisfactory review. The incumbent must have sufficient protected time during the working week to fulfill the requirements of this role.

The UBC Faculty of Medicine plays a critical role in training the health professionals of the future. Students in the accredited Doctor of Medicine (MD) undergraduate program have the opportunity to learn medicine at one of four geographically distinct program sites – Island Medical Program (IMP), Northern Medical Program (NMP), Vancouver Fraser Medical Program (VFMP), and the Southern Medical Program (SMP), where they gain invaluable training and mentoring from highly skilled clinicians.

Within the Vancouver Fraser Medical Program (VFMP), students may be admitted into geographically distinct learning communities. The Fraser Learning Community includes students who complete the majority of their clerkship training within the Fraser region and provides opportunities for strong connections with community, faculty, staff, and peers throughout medical school.

This position provides academic, managerial, and administrative leadership for undergraduate medical education at Surrey Memorial Hospital. The Surrey Site Education Leader supports learner experiences, including Year 3 clerkship rotations, Year 4 electives, and increasing Year 1 and Year 2 educational opportunities for students in the Fraser Learning Community.

The successful candidate will hold an MD or PhD and must hold, or be eligible to hold, a faculty appointment at the University of British Columbia (UBC). The successful candidate will demonstrate evidence of:

  • Experience teaching within the UBC MD Undergraduate Program
  • Strong leadership, organizational, and planning skills in complex academic or clinical environments
  • Knowledge of the MD Undergraduate Program curriculum and clinical education principles
  • Ability to collaborate with clinical faculty, hospital leadership, and health authority partners to support medical education
  • Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
  • Commitment to fostering inclusive learning environments and applying an equity, diversity, and inclusion framework to their work

A detailed job description is available below.

A letter of application, accompanied by a curriculum vitae should be directed to:

Dr. Cary Cuncic
Regional Associate Dean, Vancouver Fraser
c/o Yichi Lin
Email: vfmprad.admin@ubc.ca
Subject: Site Education Leader, Surrey Site

This posting will remain up until the position is filled.

The expected pay for this position is $51,750 per annum (0.30 FTE).

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Job Description

UBC — One of the World's Leading Universities. As one of the world's leading universities, the University of British Columbia creates an exceptional learning environment that fosters global citizenship, advances a civil and sustainable society, and supports outstanding research to serve the people of British Columbia, Canada and 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, three schools, and 24 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.

UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. All qualifies persons are encouraged to apply. Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.