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UGME Indigenous Health Curriculum Lead

By adallman | June 12, 2025

The MD Undergraduate Program (MDUP) in the Faculty of Medicine at The University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for the position of UGME Indigenous Health Curriculum Lead. This is a three-year term appointment with a time commitment of 0.2 FTE one (1) day 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.

This position will be responsible for, but not limited to, providing leadership for integration, coordination, delivery and quality improvement of the Indigenous Health curriculum and assessment across all four years and at all four sites of the MD Undergraduate Program (MDUP), enabling alignment with the MDUP Exit Competencies and course objectives, and meets relevant Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS) accreditation standards.

The successful candidate will hold a faculty appointment at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and an MD and/or PhD. The successful candidate will have demonstrated evidence of:

  • Knowledge of Indigenous engagement protocols and ethical frameworks for working with Indigenous Peoples and communities.
  • Familiarity with decolonizing methodologies and pedagogical approaches to curriculum and education.
  • Deep knowledge of Indigenous health strengths and diversity, history and impacts of colonization on health determinants, and core concepts of Indigenous cultural safety and humility.
  • A critical, strategic, and analytical thinker.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, able to engage effectively with faculty, staff, students, partners, and the broader community.
  • Ability to build, nurture, and maintain strong partnerships and collaborative working relationships across all organizational levels.
  • Collaboration with Site Leadership and Site Indigenous Coordinators to foster engagement with local Indigenous communities, advancing clinical placements and learning opportunities for medical students.
  • Previous administrative leadership experience; excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to stay focused on big-picture priorities, even amid reactive demands.
  • Be committed to inclusive excellence and actively applies an equity, diversity, and inclusion framework to their work.

A detailed job description is available below.

A letter of application, accompanied by a detailed curriculum vitae and the names of three references should be directed to:

Dr. Joana Gil Mohapel
UGME Director of Curriculum
c/o Anna Costello
Email: ugme.admin@ubc.ca
Subject Line: UGME Indigenous Health Curriculum Lead

The expected pay (or pay range) for this position is $30,000 per annum.

The deadline for applications will be July 15, 2025. The anticipated start date for this position is October 1, 2025, or upon a date to be mutually agreed.

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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.