Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Andrew Howard has been appointed to the new role of Director, Fellowship Program for the UBC Department of Psychiatry, effective July 1, 2023 (retroactive).
As the new Fellowship Director, Dr. Howard will be responsible for providing leadership and oversight on all aspects of the UBC Psychiatry Fellowship Program. In this role, he will spearhead the development and implementation of standard practices for the recruitment, admission, onboarding, supervision and evaluation of both Clinical Fellows and Clinical Postdoctoral Fellows in the Department, ensuring that the Program adheres to fellowship policies and procedures as set out by UBC.
His other key duties will include supporting fellowship supervisors and site coordinators, and providing guidance for the creation of new fellowship opportunities in various clinical programs at our affiliated clinical sites. Further, Dr. Howard will be working closely with the Associate Head, Graduate and Undergraduate Medical Education, to support the development of a Master’s degree program for fellows, relevant to clinical or translational psychiatry.
As a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry since 2006, Dr. Howard also holds an appointment as the Morning Academic Curriculum Director for our Postgraduate Education Program. Additionally, he serves as the Education Coordinator for the BC Neuropsychiatry Program, overseeing the development and improvement of education programs for neuropsychiatry fellows, psychiatry and neurology residents, and elective medical students. Meanwhile, he continues to be a dedicated teacher and supervisor to both psychiatry and neurology residents, has served on the UBC Psychiatry Clinical Faculty Appointment and Promotion Committee for a number of years, and has been involved in several recent studies in the areas of psychoactive therapies, mTBI and neurocognitive decline in schizophrenia.
If your program is currently training Clinical Fellows or Clinical Postdoctoral Fellows, or is planning to recruit a Fellow in the near future, please reach out to Dr. Howard at andrew.howard@vch.ca for further details regarding the Department’s updated processes for these fellowships.
Please join us in warmly welcoming Dr. Howard to this important new leadership role within the Department.
Sincerely,
Dr. Lakshmi N. Yatham, Professor and Head, UBC Department of Psychiatry
Dr. Raymond Lam, Professor and Associate Head, Graduate and Undergraduate Medical Education, UBC Department of Psychiatry
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