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MD Undergraduate Program (MDUP) Provincial Academic Advisor

By nkerecha | September 3, 2024

The Faculty of Medicine at The University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for the position of MD Undergraduate Program (MDUP) Provincial Academic Advisor. This is a 0.20 FTE (1 day per week) position for a three (3) year term with the possibility of renewal, subject to evaluation of program and satisfactory performance appraisal.

The University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine, in collaboration with the Provincial Government, is committed to training the health professionals of the future. The MD Undergraduate Program (MDUP) Provincial Academic Advisor is responsible for providing provincial educational leadership for all academic advisors, master teachers and coaches working with students who require extra support in order to meet their enabling and exit competencies. They will work collaboratively with educational scholarship leaders (e.g. Centre for Health Education Scholarship) to explore innovative ways of supporting learners in difficulty; act as a resource to faculty members providing academic advising to students at the distributed sites; and ensure that all MD Undergraduate Students have academic advising available to them that is comparable across sites and meets accreditation standards.

The Provincial Academic Advisor reports to the Regional Associate Dean, VFMP but is accountable to the Regional Associate Deans at IMP, NMP and SMP.

The successful candidate will hold an MD. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience as a teacher of medical students; extensive experience supporting learners in difficulty; knowledge of learning in medical environments and adult learning; excellent team and communication skills including with faculty students and administrative staff;  excellent organization and time management skills; extensive knowledge of the MDUP; 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.

Applicants must have a current UBC academic or clinical faculty appointment or be eligible to hold a UBC appointment. The Provincial Academic Advisors should not be in position of academic decision-making e.g, Discipline-Specific Site Leader or member of any Regional Student Promotions Subcommittee.

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. Cary Cuncic
Regional Associate Dean, Vancouver Fraser
c/o Chaitali Soni
Email: vfmprad.office@ubc.ca
Subject Line: MD Undergraduate Program (MDUP) Provincial Academic Advisor

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

The expected pay (or pay range) for this position is $30,000 per annum at 0.2 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.