Portfolio Teaching Opportunity

Become a Portfolio Coach

As a Portfolio Coach, you will play a vital role in supporting medical students over 4 years as they explore a variety of content areas (Professionalism, Communication, Diversity and Equity and Transition to Clinical Learning). Portfolio explicitly considers students’ developing identities as physicians, as they learn to think and be like physicians and explore socialization and hidden curriculum, grounded in clinical experiences.

 

Benefits of Becoming a coach

  • Play a key role in supporting students’ in constructing knowledge from their experiential learning
  • Professional development opportunities to support your role as a coach
  • Compensation for your time
  • Opportunity to be reflective about your own clinic practice and experiences

 

Overview

A Portfolio group (9 students) meets with 1 portfolio coach; ideally from Year 1 through Year 4 to provide continuity. Each year, the coach meets with their students 2-4 times in person.

The goal of each session is for students to bridge what they’re seeing in practice with what they’re learning from the reflection and discussion that is explored in Portfolio.

In addition, students are asked to submit written assignments and coaches are responsible for reading and providing feedback on these reflections.

 

Position Qualifications

  • Medical degree or relevant graduate qualification in education or health
  • Eligibility for faculty appointment with the Faculty of Medicine at UBC
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively
  • Good standing with relevant regulatory body (e.g., BCCPS)
  • Commitment to fostering an inclusive environment with values of respect, integrity, compassion, collaboration, and equity
  • High ethical and professional standards
  • Ability to communicate empathetically and respectfully with diverse perspectives

 

Ready to Apply?

For more information, please see the 2025-2026 Portfolio Coach Description

Please submit your interest by emailing us

Vancouver Fraser Medical Program: vfmp.portfolio@ubc.ca
Island Medical Program: ccmorrow@uvic.ca
Northern Medical Program: julia.wimmers-klick@unbc.ca
Southern Medical Program: mike.bergunder@ubc.ca