The Southern Medical Program is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Battsetseg (Tseegii) Batchuluun as the new Assistant Professor of Teaching (tenure-track) for the Southern Medical Program, effective September 1, 2024. Dr. Batchuluun presently works as a postdoctoral fellow and course instructor with the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University.
Dr. Batchuluun completed her medical degree and internal medical residency with the National University of Medical Sciences in Mongolia. While practicing in Japan, she earned her PhD from Kyushu University with a focus on cardiovascular complications of diabetes. In 2014, she relocated to Canada to pursue an academic career. During the past ten years, she has served as a postdoctoral fellow with the University of Toronto and the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute. At McMaster University, she has taught a diversity of topics including nutrition and metabolism, molecular mechanisms of common diseases, cardiovascular diseases and cancer, and the role of stem cells in developing regenerative medicine.
As Assistant Professor of Teaching for the SMP, Dr. Batchuluun will support the undergraduate and postgraduate teaching activities of the Faculty of Medicine. She will work closely with the distributed sites and UBC departments to support educational leadership activities that advance medical education across the province.