Student Affairs is part of the UBC Faculty of Medicine, Undergraduate Medical Education Program. We are a confidential resource for current MD students seeking support, guidance, and advice on a range of issues, including: health and well-being, financial planning, career planning, safety, academic support, mentorship, and any other topics students might wish to discuss. We also offer credentialing services to our graduates. See the left sidebar for further information on our offerings and services.
Please contact Student Affairs for more information:
General Contact
If you are unsure who to contact, please reach out to:
Administrative Office Hours:
Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
24/7 support
Physician Health Program: 1-800-663-6729
UBC Student Assistance Program (SAP):
- In North America (toll-free) 1-833-590-1328
- Outside North America 1-604-757-9734
Crisis line: 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
Emergencies
If this is an emergency, call 911.
Urgent matters after hours
Student Affairs Assistant Deans at all sites and are readily accessible by email but are not an emergency service. Please email your site dean.
Change of Service
Student Affairs is working remotely by email, phone, and video-conference until further notice. Please contact your Site Coordinator or Assistant Dean for general inquiries. See below for contact information.
Please note that there may be delays in processing times of documents.
We are here to support you and are monitoring our emails during regular office hours, 8:30AM – 4:30PM, Monday – Friday.
Please refer to UBC campus notifications for up-to-date information.
To book an appointment with Student Affairs during office hours, contact your site coordinator:
Central Office
Associate Dean: Dr. Laura Farrell
Student Affairs Manager: Robin Ryan
Administrative Assistant (Acting): Tracy Chiu
Diamond Health Care Centre, 8th Floor, 8235D
604-875-4111 Ext. 61979 or 61696
604-875-5611
Vancouver Fraser Medical Program
Assistant Dean: Dr. Sarah Bartlett
Assistant Dean: Dr. Hannah Carolan
Student Affairs Coordinator: Awss Dabe
Fraser Health
Assistant Dean: Dr. Samir Malhotra
Student Affairs Coordinator: Melissa Peck
Diamond Health Care Centre, 8th Floor, 8235D
UBC Life Sciences Centre, Room 1.521
604-875-4111 Ext. 61979 or 61696
Island Medical Program
Assistant Dean: Dr. Fraser Black
Student Affairs Coordinator: Kelly Arason
Medical Science Building, UVic
250-472-5508
Northern Medical Program
Assistant Dean: Dr. Tammy Attia
Student Affairs Coordinator: Shelley Raper
Northern Health Sciences Building, UNBC
250-960-5165
Southern Medical Program
Assistant Dean: Dr. Robyn Hutchings
Student Affairs Coordinator: Carri Folk
Reichwald Health Sciences Centre, UBC Okanagan
250-807-9576
Career Planning
In addition to meeting with your student affairs dean, current MD students are welcome to email md.studentaffairs@ubc.ca to book a career planning appointment with:
- Director, Career Planning: Dr. Aalok Kumar
- Career Advisor: Dr. Tara Adirim
- Career Advisor: Dr. Brittany Moulson
For assistance with topics not listed above, please refer to the contacts below:
- Admissions: admissions.md@ubc.ca
- Electives: ubc.electives@ubc.ca
- Promoting an event or service to MD students: MUS Division of Communications
- Curriculum: see the list below. Name change requests and Lost IDs should be reported to your Year Program Manager.
- Year 1: shirley.li@ubc.ca
- Year 2: zoe.beavis@ubc.ca
- Year 3: year3.ceat@ubc.ca
- Year 4: ubc.electives@ubc.ca
- Researchers seeking access to UBC MD students: Learning Access Committee at ugme.laac@ubc.ca. Researchers wishing to study UGME students require LAAC approval.
- General research/scholarly requests: med.studentresearch@ubc.ca