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Margaret Koshi (She, Her, Hers) Director, Administration Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
The UBC Department of Psychiatry Administration Office respectfully acknowledges the land on which we live, work and play is the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-waututh).
I am delighted to share that the selection process for the 2025/2026 IMH Marshall Fellows Program has been completed by the IMH Scientific Advisory, comprised of members across Canada and the U.S., which noted the many high-quality proposals submitted this year. Four awardees with innovative proposals were recommended for funding by the Chairs of the Committee.
As the decisions have now been finalized, it is with great pleasure that I announce the 2025/2026 cohort of the IMH Marshall Fellows Program. Please join me in warmly congratulating the following awardees, listed in alphabetical order:
IMH Marshall Fellowship Awardees & Research Titles
Leena Chau, PhD:Development and randomized controlled trial evaluation of a culturally adapted digital mental health intervention for bipolar disorder
Laura Labonté, MD:Defining clinically meaningful change in psychotic symptoms to better understand consequences for people living in precarious housing or homelessness
Victor Li, MD:Clinical effects of methadone on depressive symptoms in patients with long-term opioid prescriptions
Rahele Mesbah, PhD:Early intervention for individuals at high risk for bipolar disorder: A randomized clinical trial
I encourage you to visit the IMH Marshall Fellows web page to learn more about each of our awardees and the exciting research they will be pursuing. I look forward to sharing further updates on our Fellows in the months to come.
On behalf of the Institute of Mental Health and the UBC Department of Psychiatry, I wish each of our 2025/2026 IMH Marshall Fellows much success as they gain valuable experience that will both accelerate their learning and serve as an important foundation for their future pursuits in translational mental health research.
Sincerely,
Dr. Lakshmi N. Yatham, MBBS, FRCPC, MRCPsych (UK), MBA (Exec) Professor and Head, UBC Department of Psychiatry Director, Institute of Mental Health, UBC Regional Head and Program Medical Director, VCH/PHC
Pictured from left to right: Dr. A. Donald Milliken, Dr. Ronald Gibson, Dr. Shao-Hua Lu, Dr. Lakshmi Yatham, Dr. Dermot Kelleher, Dr. Alan Bates, Dr. Nickie Mathew, Dr. Kerry Jang.
The 2025 Faculty of Medicine Academic Gowns and Emeriti Recognition Ceremony was held on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, where the following UBC Psychiatry members were honoured for their career milestones:
PROMOTION TO CLINICAL PROFESSOR
Dr. Alan Bates, Clinical Professor
Dr. Sean Flynn, Clinical Professor
Dr. Shao-Hua Lu, Clinical Professor
Dr. Nickie Mathew, Clinical Professor
Dr. Andrew Howard, Clinical Professor (Regrets) Dr. Ashok Krishnamoorthy, Clinical Professor (Regrets) Dr. Anton Scamvougeras, Clinical Professor (Regrets) Dr. Edwin Tam, Clinical Professor (Regrets)
CONFERRAL OF EMERITUS
Dr. Ronald Gibson, Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus
Dr. Kerry Jang, Professor Emeritus
Dr. A. Donald Milliken, Clinical Professor Emeritus
Congratulations to these honorees on their well-deserved recognition from the UBC Faculty of Medicine!
**Shared on behalf of Dr. Joseph Tham, Clinical Faculty Affairs Representative, UBC Faculty of Medicine, UBC Department of Psychiatry**
Dear Clinical Faculty Members,
It was great seeing all the clinical faculty members who attended the Annual Clinical Faculty Appreciation Dinner last Thursday, and congratulating the award recipients for their many outstanding contributions!
I was pleased to share a presentation with some helpful tips on Clinical Faculty Promotions at the dinner, and have attached the slides as a PDF below for those who were not able to attend the dinner, or for anyone who wishes to review this information once again.
Should you have any questions on clinical faculty promotions, please don’t hesitate to contact Leah Ranada (leah.ranada@ubc.ca) and our HR team for assistance and support in the clinical faculty promotion process.
Best regards,
Joe
Joseph C. W. Tham, MD, FRCPC, FAPA Clinical Faculty Affairs Representative, Department of Psychiatry
I respectfully acknowledge the land on which I live, work and play is the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-waututh).
This is your 1-week notice of a regular building power shutdown for regulatory electrical maintenance work.
BUILDING(S) INCLUDE:
David Strangway Building
Michael Smith Laboratories
SERVICE: All electricity not on a back-up generator
SHUTDOWN FROM: 8:00 AMSaturday, June 14th, 2025
SHUTDOWN TO: 6:00 PMSaturday, June 14th, 2025
REASON: Maintenance to High Voltage Feeder 12F10
Feeder shutdowns are done every 5 years, and this exercise is designed to provide the campus with reliable power on our end (doesn’t include Hydro’s side). We’re simply doing everything in our “power” to ensure reliable electricity to all buildings.
NOTE: Please keep this date in mind when planning/booking events, exams, and classes around this date and time. My suggestion would be to simply block off this period of time as “busy”. As there will be no regular power, the building will be essentially shutdown during this timeframe. Because there are so many buildings impacted, these shutdowns are not cancelled last minute due to classes, events, etc. The shutdown will go on!
What to expect?
Regular power within your building will be off. Generator power will be active during this time if your building has a generator.
How this will affect you?
If your equipment is on generator power there will be a short power outage (10 – 20 seconds as the generator gets up to speed) then all gets transferred over. The same will happen when the power is restored at the end of this exercise.
If your equipment is not on generator power, please plan to power it down in advance of the shutdown.
Concerns?
If you have power sensitive equipment including computers, it’s highly recommended that the equipment be manually shutdown and unplugged during this maintenance.
If you have a UPS (uninterrupted power supply) this is a great opportunity to test out your equipment, if you don’t have one this is a great opportunity to look into and possibly purchase one (UPS won’t be supplied for the duration of this shutdown)
This is a great excuse to clean out general food storage fridges and freezers. What often happens is that occupants will return to their fridge/freezer and notice a mysterious puddle of water at the base of the unit and call in a maintenance request to have the issue looked into, only to find it was the result of the ice buildup in the freezer that has melted.
All fume hoods will need to be shut down to a Level 1 standard.
The attached form needs to be completed and attached to the hoods’ sashes by the end of day on Friday June 13th.
Thanks,
Jeffrey Smith
Facilities Manager VP Finance & Operations (VPFO) Portfolio | Facilities | Customer Services and Informatics The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus 2329 West Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada Phone 604 822 3425 jeff.smith@ubc.ca https://facilities.ubc.ca/
**Sent on Behalf of the UBC Psychiatry Space Allocation Committee**
Dear Staff, Faculty and Learners in Detwiller Pavilion,
This summer, the Department plans to make upgrades to Room 2N A/B on the 2nd floor of Detwiller Pavilion in order to enhance its functionality. The upgrades will include a new touch-down lounge for Department members to use as an informal space to sit and gather on a casual basis. As well, the other half of Room 2N A/B will be repurposed into a shared work area furnished with nine workstations, which will replace the large wooden meeting tables. This project is expected to be completed by the end of July.
In anticipation of this project, please note the following:
FREE FURNITURE: If any faculty are interested in taking any of the wooden tables or chairs currently in use in 2 A/B for use in their own labs/offices, please let Margaret (margaret.koshi@ubc.ca) know by June 30, 2025. Otherwise, they will be disposed of on July 10.
ACCESS AFTER JULY 31: The NEW 2N A/B Lounge and Shared Workspaces do not need to be booked for general use, however, if you would like to reserve this space for private use, please complete the Detwiller Room Booking Request Form on our Space webpage to make the booking.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Dr. Frangou (sophia.frangou@ubc.ca).
