Contact Student Affairs

Student Affairs is part of the UBC Faculty of Medicine, Undergraduate Medical Education Program.

Student Affairs Mission and Vision

Vision: To provide nonjudgmental, holistic support to enable the well-being, safety, and success of all our medical students, so they are able to sustainably care for our diverse communities and work to transform health for everyone.

Mission: Student Affairs functions independently from the curricular and assessment teams of the MD Undergraduate Program to support students in the areas of well-being, career planning, financial aid and debt management, academic advising and in initiatives that enhance and embrace student diversity.

Please contact Student Affairs for more information:

General Contact

md.studentaffairs@ubc.ca

Administrative Hours:
Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Site Contacts: To book an appointment with Student Affairs during office hours, contact your site coordinator (see below).

For more urgent concerns, email your Site Assistant Dean directly and they will do their best to get back to you within 2 business days.  Please note Student Affairs Assistant Deans are not an emergency service.

Emergencies

If this is an emergency, call 911.

24/7 mental health supports

Physician Health Program (24/7 Confidential Helpline):1-800-663-6729

Here2Talk: 1-877-857-3397 (toll-free) / 604-642-5212 (Canada-wide direct)

KUU-US Crisis Response (24/7 for Indigenous Students): 1-800-588-8717 (toll-free)

Residential School Support (24/7 for Indigenous Students) Crisis line: 1-866-925-4419

Trans Life Line (Mon to Fri 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM): 1-877-330-6366

Racist Incident Line (Mon to Fri 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM): 1-833-457-5463

BC Bereavement Helpline (Mon to Fri 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM): 1-877-779-2223

Central Office

Associate Dean: Dr. Robyn Hutchings
Associate Director: Lisa Ogilvie
Administrative Assistant: Hanieh Yavari
Black Student Initiatives Manager: Donneil McNab
Career Planning and Advising Manager: Anna Chan
Career Planning and Well-being Coordinator: Claire Pike
Faculty Lead, Anti-Racism, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Dr. Talveen Gill (on leave)
Indigenous Student Initiatives Manager: Meghan MacGillivray
Student Financial Assistance Officer: Andee Biason

Diamond Health Care Centre, 8th Floor, 8235D

Vancouver Fraser Medical Program

Assistant Deans:
Dr. Martha Spencer (Year 1 North Learning Community & Years 2-4 last names A-J)
Dr. Sarah Bartlett (Year 1 South Learning Community & Years 2-4 last names K-Ss)
Dr. Michelle Wong (All-years Fraser Learning Community & Years 2-4 last names St-Z)
Student Affairs Coordinator: Tracy Chiu

Diamond Health Care Centre, 8th Floor, 8135A

Fraser Learning Community

Assistant Dean: Dr. Michelle Wong (All-years Fraser Learning Community)
Student Affairs Coordinator: Tracy Chiu

Surrey Memorial Hospital, Critical Care Tower (Green Zone), 3rd Floor Room 621

Island Medical Program

Assistant Dean: Dr. Fiona Manning
Student Affairs Coordinator: Kelly Arason
Black Initiatives Coordinator: Johnesha Johnson
Indigenous Initiatives Coordinator: Cicelia Arsenault

Medical Science Building, UVic
250-472-5508

Northern Medical Program

Interim Assistant Dean: Dr. Leigh Hunsinger-Chang
Assistant Dean: Dr. Małgorzata (Mal) Kamińska (on leave)
Student Affairs Coordinator: Shelley Raper
Indigenous Coordinator: Abby Lodge

Northern Health Sciences Building, UNBC
250-960-5165

Southern Medical Program

Assistant Dean: Dr. Mike Bergunder
Student Affairs Coordinator: Carri Folk
Black Initiatives Coordinator: Stacy Daley
Indigenous Initiatives Coordinator: Jackson Traplin

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:

 

For assistance with topics not listed above, please refer to the contacts below: