Faculty Development

Thank you for your commitment to advancing medical education across the BC Interior. Within this section, you will find various teaching resources to support your faculty development needs. We welcome your feedback as we strive to support our clinical faculty from across our distributed education sites.

For more information, contact Dr. Tara Gill, Director, Faculty Development at tara.gill@interiorhealth.ca or Raquel Salalila, Program Assistant at smp.facdev@ubc.ca.

Faculty Development Resources

Research and Reflections on Teaching: A Medical and Health Education Series – This series features topics applicable to all faculty who teach in the MD Undergraduate Program, Postgraduate Medical Education, and Health Professional Programs. Read more

Teaching Certificate Program – The program aims to equip teachers in medical education with the basic knowledge and skills to teach effectively. Read more

The Office of Faculty Development’s Peer to Peer Program foster a supportive, interprofessional community of clinical teachers with different professional backgrounds who come together to enhance their teaching approaches. Read more

The Faculty of Medicine is committed to creating a learning and work environment conducive to optimal education, research, and clinical care. We encourage all faculty and staff to:

  1. Visit UBC Mistreatment Help to familiarize yourself with the resources available and applicable policies.
  2. Visit the MD Students: Reporting to review with the student the MD specific definitions of Mistreatment and Learning Environment Concerns, the reporting process and supportive resources.
  3. Encourage the student to Report Online. Do not report online on behalf of the student.
  4. If the student is reporting sexual assault or violence, please assist the student in accessing the Vancouver Sexual Violence and Prevention Office (for VFMP, IMP and NMP students) or the Okanagan Sexual Violence and Prevention Office (SMP students).
  5. Refer to UBC Faculty of Medicine Professionalism Standards for more information.

The Building Safe and Supportive Learning Environments module introduces faculty to student mistreatment policies and reporting process as well as provides resources for faculty.

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What Clinical Supervisors and Preceptors Need to Know (Policy 31B) – Policy 031B outlines key responsibilities of clinical supervisors. The clinical environment should support students to achieve the goals of their educational program, rather than fulfilling service requirements. Matching medical students with clinical responsibilities at their level and gradually increasing responsibilities under your guidance is key to progressing educational goals while ensuring patient safety. Learn more

Explore the Faculty of Medicine’s extensive library of video and presentations to support your teaching needs.

Clinical Teaching Mini Modules

Tools for Teaching Virtual Learners (Download)