Now that we have gotten through the hustle and bustle of the first few months of the school year, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you back for another exciting academic year. I have been in my role as Regional Associate Dean, Vancouver Fraser for 9 months now, and I have to say I have been overwhelmed and impressed by the amount of talent and the quality of work that is done within the Faculty of Medicine by our faculty, staff and students. What everyone here accomplishes is amazing and I am thrilled to be a part of it.
As you may know, part of my role is to lead the current Curriculum Renewal process. Recently, I announced that we would be easing up on our initial timeline for rolling out the new curriculum. We are steadily incorporating changes, but are taking a little more time to ensure engagement and communication around the many issues coming through. As we move toward a truly innovative “best practice” curriculum, I know the talent and drive on all fronts will help us doing some truly exciting things over the next few years.
Also of note this fall is the 150th Anniversary of Royal Columbian Hospital, one of our Clinical Academic Campuses. Warmest congratulations to RCH on years of providing health services to the citizens in the Fraser Region as well as providing our students with an engaging and stimulating learning environment. We are excited about the Royal Columbian “Academic Learning Community” pilot, which we hope will begin the evolution of the VFMP program into a more student-faculty/continuity-centered experience.
I hope you are looking forward to the coming year as much as I am. Vancouver is starting to feel like home, I’m enjoying getting to know so many of you, and as the rain comes and we all hunker down for the dark, I look forward to finding the intellectual fun and collegiality that will lighten the days. Best wishes to you and yours for the upcoming Holiday Season.
Warmest regards,
Dawn E. DeWitt, BA, MSc, MD, FACP, FRACP
Regional Associate Dean, Vancouver Fraser
Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
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