February 2023 Update from the Research and Scholarly Activity Committee

2020-2023 Annual Resident Publication and Presentation Record

A new (2022-23) Qualtrics form has been added the department website to enable residents to easily report their annual publications and presentations. As part of the Accreditation Standards, the Program is required to collect all resident publication and presentation records annually.  Please note that these records are also used to help inform decisions about annual resident research awards. Access the form via: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1G5W1J8YzRmJUhw

2023 Research and Scholarly Activity Committee Meeting Dates

A reminder that the dates of the committee’s quarterly meetings through 2023 are as follows:  

  • February 23rd 2023 (submission deadline Feb 16th)
  • April 27th 2023 (submission deadline Apr 20th)
  • September 14th 2023 (submission deadline Sept 7th)
  • November 16th 2023 (submission deadline Nov 9th)

**Please note that the committee requires submissions of abstracts/final reports to be made one week in advance of the meeting to enable a thorough review of all the documents, thank you.

Resident-Faculty Connection Corner

We have a resident seeking a co-supervisor for their project. The resident has already initiated their project, a narrative review of community gardens as psychosocial interventions for refugees and migrants. They have one supervisor (a psychiatrist from the Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry at McGill) but require a co-supervisor based in our department. Please contact Erin Michalak (erin.michalak@ubc.ca) by email if you would like to be connected with them to learn more.

General Information

You can find copies of all relevant documentation relating to scholarly activity on the department website here: https://psychiatry.ubc.ca/education-programs/postgraduate-education-scholarly-activity/scholarlyactivity-project/

If you have questions or need support relating to scholarly activity please contact Dr. Erin Michalak, Associate Program Director, Research and Scholarly Activity, via erin.michalak@ubc.ca or contact your regional committee lead directly.


The Research and Scholarly Activity Committee is responsible for ensuring that our department’s residency program meets Royal College training objectives for research and scholarly activity. Specific responsibilities include the identification, development, enhancement, promotion, monitoring and evaluation of resident scholarly activity projects, and ensuring that objectives relating to research and scholarly activity are integrated throughout our educational program. The committee meets quarterly, at which time resident submissions of their project abstract submissions and final scholarly activity reports are reviewed.