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UGME Written Exam Pillar Lead, Student Assessment

By Sarah Wong | September 15, 2023

The Faculty of Medicine at The University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for the position UGME Written Exam Pillar Lead, Student Assessment. This is an administrative role with a 3-year term appointment. The time commitment is 0.20 FTE (1 day per week). The appointee must have sufficient protected time during the work week to fulfill the requirements of this role. The anticipated start date is January 1, 2024, or upon a date to be mutually agreed.

The University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of Medicine contributes to the health of individuals and communities locally, nationally, and internationally by fostering excellence, innovation and scholarship in education, research, and care. UBC’s MD Undergraduate Program strives to deliver exemplary distributed medical education that prepares future physicians to collaborate with patients and their circle of support in providing culturally safe, high-quality healthcare for the diverse and changing populations in BC and beyond, including Indigenous Peoples, people living in rural and remote communities, and those who disproportionately experience adverse outcomes in health care.

Reporting directly to the UGME Director of Student Assessment, the successful candidate will be responsible for ongoing development and delivery of the Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) assessment modality. As well, the successful candidate will support the UGME Director of Student Assessment by ensuring that objectives and exit competencies of the MD Undergraduate Program (MDUP) are assessed within a programmatic framework.

The successful candidate will hold an MD and/or PhD and must possess teaching experience and excellence within the MD Undergraduate Program (MDUP) at UBC. They should also demonstrate administrative expertise, exceptional organizational and time management abilities, and collaborative leadership skills, allowing them to work effectively with students, faculty, and administrative leaders. Additionally, strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills are essential, and eligibility for or possession of a UBC Faculty of Medicine appointment is required.

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

Vincent Arockiasamy
UGME Director of Student Assessment
c/o Aneta Janousek
Email: ugme.teamlead@ubc.ca
Subject Line: UGME Written Exam Pillar Lead, Student Assessment

Applications will be accepted until Friday, October 6. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date for this position is January 1, 2024.

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 more than 10,000 clinical faculty members — is composed of 19 academic basic science and/or clinical departments, three schools, and 23 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.

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 will be given priority.