Undergraduate Education - Teaching Opportunities
With the expansion of the UBC Medical School, there are now more opportunities for Clinical Faculty to teach or be involved in activities
with undergraduate students. The Faculty of Medicine requires that teachers hold faculty appointments both to teach and to be
reimbursed for teaching.
Year 1 – Clinical Skills
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INDE 410 Communication Skills
The very first interviewing course that students have
Tutors individually have a small group of 8-9 students
14-week teaching commitment, from September – December
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for two hours; may do one or both
Vancouver based
Year 1 Contact:
Deirdre Martin 604-875-4111 ext 67407
Email: inde.410@ubc.ca
Year 2 – Psychiatry Clinical Skills
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Psychiatric interviewing techniques and introduction to the Mental Status Exam
four-week teaching commitment, during January through May
The sessions are scheduled for 3.5 hours
Wednesday or Friday afternoons for approximately three hours
Tutors must have access to appropriate patients and must recruit them to be interviewed
Because of the organization time involved, tutors will be paid for the face-to-face time with the students but may count double time for
reappointment purposes
Sessions can be scheduled at an office, clinic, or ward convenient for the tutor and patients and within reasonable travelling distance for the
students and with a room large enough for a group of eight to ten
Vancouver, Victoria, Prince George and Kelowna at the SMP Campus
Year 2 Clinical Skills Contact:
Stephanie Sandilands, Program Assistant Clinical Skills, Year 2 (INDE 420)
Telephone: (604) 875-4111 ext 62538
Email: clinical.skills@ubc.ca
Psychiatry Clinical Skills Faculty Contact
Dr. Elton Ngan
Telephone: (604) 822-0737
Email: elton.ngan@ubc.ca
Year 2 – Brain & Behaviour, and other PBL blocks
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Must take Problem-Based Learning training
Large time commitment: three mornings a week for four to five weeks
Teaching is not necessarily in Psychiatry—tutor is a facilitator of students’ learning not an expert
Residents welcome
Vancouver, Victoria, Prince George
PBL Contact
Nora Houlahan, PBL Program Manager
Phone: (604) 875-4111 ext 67223
Email: nora.houlahan@ubc.ca
Psychiatry Brain & Behaviour Faculty Contact
Dr. Claudia Krebs
Telephone: (604) 827-5694
Email: claudia.krebs@ubc.ca
Revised Tuesday, March 5th 2013
Year 3 – Clinical Clerkship
1. Clinical Teaching with Patient Care
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We now have fourteen placement centres for clinical clerks:
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B.C. Children’s Hospital
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Chilliwack and Abbotsford (Integrated Clerkship)
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Dawson Creek and Fort St. John (Integrated Clerkship)
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Duncan/Cowichan Valley (Integrated Clerkship)
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Kelowna General Hospital
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Lions Gate Hospital
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Prince George Regional Hospital
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Richmond Health Services
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Royal Columbian Hospital
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Royal Inland Hospital (Kamloops)
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Royal Jubilee Hospital (Victoria)
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St. Paul’s Hospital
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Surrey Memorial Hospital
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Terrace (Integrated Clerkship)
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Trail (Integrated Clerkship)
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Vancouver General Hospital
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Vernon (Integrated Clerkship)
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Victoria General Hospital
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Each of these sites has a Discipline Specific Site Leader (DSSL) or Psychiatry Lead
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If you are near one of these sites, contact the site leader through Shilpa Samji (shilpa.samji@ubc.ca) on how you might participate
2. Seminar facilitation
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The rotation for Psychiatry is six weeks and students participate in several seminars during that time
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This varies site to site for duration, topics and frequency
3. Case development
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The Psychiatry Undergraduate Program welcomes the contribution of new case write-ups from clinical faculty for learning and examination
purposes
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Education and testing Case presentations follow a particular format
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This takes, on average, two hours for write-up and correspondence
4. Year 3 Electives
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Students have a two-week block that is designated as Elective
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During this time, students organize an activity that may be non-clinical, (Literature Review, Research Project, attending a conference, study
time, developing case-studies, volunteering), clinical placement, or may be innovative and not directly clinical (e.g. preparing a glossary of
medical terms in Arabic or Chinese, doing a literature search)
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If you are at a Year 3 or 4 designated site, you may not be able to take on a student in this capacity because scheduling is done through the
Dean’s Office, the UG Office and through one45. ALL clinical electives requests (regardless of the hospital site) must go through the UBC
Departments. The Departmental contact list for Year 3 electives is found on MEDICOL under the Year 3 electives tab. ALL clinical elective
inquires for Vancouver Island (IMP), Northern Region (NMP) or Southern Interior Region (SMP) must go through the Program Site Office. For
the IMP, please contact Luisa Halsall at lhalsall@uvic.ca. For NMP, contact Louise Belcher at belcherl@unbc.ca and for the SMP, please contact
Doreen Welsh at dorren.welsh@interiorhealth.ca.
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If you are not at a current teaching site, this is a perfect opportunity!
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Time commitment varies with the objectives and activities
Year 3 Director
Dr. Kathryn Fung
Telephone: (604) 875-4111 ext 68102
Email: kathryn.fung@vch.ca
Year 3 Program Manager
Shilpa Samji
Telephone: (604) 875-4111 ext 68102
Email: shilpa.samji@ubc.ca
Year 3 Program Assistant
Monique Sunderland
Telephone: (604) 875-4111 ext 68108
Email: monique.sunderland@ubc.ca
Revised Tuesday, March 5th 2013
Year 4
1. Electives
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Senior medical students may choose to do a two- to four-week block in an area of Psychiatry that will clarify or augment
their career goals
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Both clinical and non-clinical electives are possible
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Development needs to be in conjunction with Dr. Chan
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Descriptions of current offerings are available
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Development forms are available
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Please do not do this with a particular student because the choices go through an automated matching process (one45)
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We do have adequate placements for the demand at this time
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New options, especially at distributed sites, are welcome but student uptake is not guaranteed
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Time commitment varies with the objectives and activities
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Payment is available for UBC student placements with the exception of those from affiliated institutions. At present this
includes students from Peking University, Fudan University, Zhejiang University, Hong Kong University and Lund
University.
Psychiatry Year 4 Faculty Contact
Dr. Peter Chan
Telephone: (604) 875-4809
Email: peter.chan@ubc.ca
Year 4 Elective Contact
Monique Sunderland, Program Assistant
Telephone: (604) 875-4111 ext 68108
Email: monique.sunderland@ubc.ca
2. Examinations
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In Year 4, students perform a multi-station, clinical exam that employs standardized patients (OSCE). This is held on
several weekends: February through June—either or both Saturday and Sunday, either or both morning and afternoon
sessions. Generally examiners are matched with their disciplines.
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PGY2 residents and above are welcome to help with either.
OSCE Examination Coordinator
Jacqueline Cheavins
Telephone: (604) 875-4111 ext 61699
Email: med.exams@ubc.ca
All questions can directed to
Wei-Yi Song, MD FRCP(C)
Undergraduate Education Director,
Department of Psychiatry - UBC
Telephone: (250) 370-8155
Email: wei-yi.song@ubc.ca
Revised Tuesday, March 5th 2013