VFMP Site Educational Leader, Surrey Site

The Faculty of Medicine at The University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for the position of Site Educational Leader, Surrey Site, Vancouver Fraser Medical Program (VFMP). This is a 0.30 FTE (1.5 days per week) position for a three (3) year term with the possibility of renewal, subject to satisfactory review.

The VFMP Site Educational Leader, Surrey Site provides academic, managerial and administrative leadership of a complex educational program in a changing environment. The VFMP Site Educational Leader, Surrey Site will facilitate the ongoing support and development of the Surrey Hospital site as a Clinical Academic Campus (CAC) by planning and organizing undergraduate and learners’ activities, including Year 3 clerkship rotations, Year 4 electives, and increased year 1 and 2 learning activities for the Fraser Medical Cohort.

The VFMP Site Educational Leader, Surrey Site, reports to the Regional Associate Dean, Vancouver Fraser and work closely with the Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Education, Fraser, and also with the Associate Dean, Fraser.

The successful candidate will hold a MD or equivalent designation or hold PhD. The ideal candidate will be an experienced clinician with profile and credibility at the Surrey CAC; have knowledge of the MD undergraduate program, and experience in clinical teaching; have outstanding leadership, motivational, planning and organizational skills; negotiation, conflict resolution and problem-solving skills; working knowledge of the UBC MD undergraduate curriculum and postgraduate programs for effective implementation in the site-specific context;  working knowledge of applicable accreditation standards, knowledge of the teaching principles of clinical education across the continuum of undergraduate and postgraduate domains; 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.

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 Site Educational Leader, Surrey Site

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 $45,000 per annum at 0.3 FTE.

This position is located within a health-care facility. Therefore, this position requires successful verification of full vaccination against Covid-19 provided prior to the start date, as required by the provincial health mandate.