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2022 in Review: Don’t Miss the UBC Department of Psychiatry Annual Newsletter!
Dear colleagues, staff, students and residents, It is with immense gratitude and pride that I reflect upon 2022 and the many notable achievements we have realized over the past year. Though COVID-19 remains a fact of life for the foreseeable future, we have resumed our work with renewed energy and momentum, undertaking and seeing to […] Read More
Remote Connection to Psychiatry IT Supported Computers
For those of you who make remote desktop connections, to Psychiatry IT supported office computers, from off-site, please remember these two important points in Cisco AnyConnect; The VPN server must be myvpn.ubc.ca, not myvpn2.ubc.ca Your VPN user name must be YourCWL.medvpn@app (for Duo authentication) or YourCWL.medvpn@call (for phone call authentication) Read More
Announcement of Appointment of Dr. Kyooseob Ha, Dr. Kyung Sue Hong, and Dr. Cornelia (Nel) Wieman
Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to announce the appointments of three new faculty members to the UBC Department of Psychiatry. We extend a warm welcome to Dr. Kyooseob Ha, Professor (Partner), Dr. Kyung Sue Hong, Professor (Partner) and Dr. Nel Wieman, Adjunct Professor, each of whom brings an outstanding track record of leadership and […] Read More
Strategic Plan in Action: Announcing CaRMS Psychiatry Residency Track in Interior Health in 2023
Dear Department Members, I am delighted to share the exciting news that the UBC Department of Psychiatry, in partnership with the Interior Health and the PGME at UBC, has secured funding to establish a new residency track in the Interior Health region. As such, this new track will be included in the CaRMS match […] Read More
Strategic Plan in Action: Academic Faculty Recruitment in the Northern Medical Program
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share that the UBC Department of Psychiatry has recently made important progress in meeting two key objectives outlined in the UBC Psychiatry Strategic Plan 2020-2025. Since early 2021, the Department has been actively pursuing opportunities to establish an academic presence beyond the Vancouver epicentre, and build much-needed […] Read More
Release of Finalized Department Strategic Plan for 2020-2025
Dear students, residents, staff and faculty, Upon completion of the last phase of Department-wide review and consultation, I am delighted to announce the release of the finalized UBC Department of Psychiatry Strategic Plan for 2020-2025. With this finalized Strategic Plan, I believe we have succeeded in implementing the diverse and candid feedback gathered […] Read More