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VFMP Integrated Community Clerkship Associate Site Director, Fraser East

By josebelle cruz | July 4, 2024

The Faculty of Medicine at The University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for the position of Integrated Community Clerkship (ICC) Associate Site Director, Fraser East in the Vancouver Fraser Medical Program (VFMP). This is a 0.3 FTE (1.5 days per week) position for a three (3) year term with the possibility of renewal, subject to satisfactory review, and is expected to be filled by a candidate internal to the Faculty.

The Integrated Community Clerkship (ICC) is a year-long, integrated, longitudinal clerkship for Year 3 students at UBC. During this year, the students live locally in smaller communities and receive their clinical training in family doctors’ offices, specialist clinics, and in the local community hospital. They have the opportunity to form meaningful relationships with their preceptors, patients, and community.

The ICC Associate Director, Fraser East supports the planning and organizational responsibilities for Year 3 students in the Fraser East area, centered at Chilliwack and extended into Abbotsford and other Fraser East locations. They are a skilled facilitator, negotiator, and collaborator, reporting to the ICC director, Fraser East, and working synergistically with the ICC Program Director, ICC Expansion Director and ICC Site Directors located at other ICC sites as well as program staff to ensure curricular goals are met. The ICC Associate Director, Fraser East will sit on the ICC Committee.

The ICC Associate Director, Fraser East provides both managerial and academic leadership for a complex program in a dynamic environment. This individual will have credibility with local clinicians, clinical department heads, and UBC program directors, and sufficient educational expertise, commitment to medical education, and adequate protected time to perform the job well. They are ideally situated in Abbotsford to support the local context in contributing to this very successful provincial clerkship program. There are currently six students enrolled and the ICC Associate Director, Fraser East will contribute to the growth of the programme.

The ICC Associate Director, Fraser East reports to the ICC Director, Fraser East and ultimately reports to the Regional Associate Dean, Vancouver Fraser and works collaboratively with the ICC Program Director.

The successful candidate will hold an MD. The qualities of the ICC Associate Director, Fraser East reflect UBC’s commitment to student education. They are a local role model who has earned the trust of students and colleagues, and whose sense of duty to patients, families, co-workers, and learners is essential. The successful candidate will:

Work effectively with the UBC education leaders and administration to implement the UBC curriculum in a geographically distinct site; Coordinate with programs of other learners e.g., UBC Family Practice Residency leadership; Have demonstrated excellence in teaching; Be enthusiastic about educating undergraduate medical students, and regard MD undergraduate student education as a central focus for career development; Have experience with clinical supervision of learners; experience with Year 3 students an asset; Have or willingness to develop a working knowledge of both ICC program and department-specific curricular goals and objectives; Have or willingness to develop an understanding of the pedagogical principles of clinical education at the undergraduate level and be innovative in implementing curriculum effectively in the local context; Be able and willing to provide feedback to colleagues; Have or be willing to develop educational management skills; Demonstrated ability to build, manage and maintain positive and productive relationships across cultural differences and shows a commitment to equity and inclusion framework to their work; Works in a collaborative and inclusive manner, fostering equitable experiences and a respectful environment for all; Creates and fosters an environment that promotes inclusivity and the values of respect, integrity, compassion, collaboration and equity

Applicants must have a current UBC academic or clinical faculty appointment or be eligible to hold a UBC appointment.

A detailed job description is available below for those who wish to review it.

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

Dr. Mike Curry
Assistant Dean, Fraser
c/o Chaitali Soni
Email: vfmprad.office@ubc.ca
Subject Line: VFMP ICC Associate Director, Fraser East

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.  The anticipated start date for this position is November 1, 2024 or upon a date to be mutually agreed.

The expected pay (or pay range) for this position is $45,000 per annum at 0.3 FTE.

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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.