Clinical Instructor, UBC Department of Psychiatry
Open call | Sherrold Haddad Excellence in Medicine Award Program
**Shared on behalf of Dr. Amy Salmon, Director, Clinical Faculty Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, & Dr. Dennis Bhui, Associate Director, Clinical Faculty Affairs, Faculty of Medicine**
The UBC Faculty of Medicine is excited to launch a call for applications to the Sherrold Haddad Excellence in Medicine Award Program, which aims to support up to one clinician who holds a faculty position in the Faculty of Medicine at UBC and performs clinical duties at one or more of the following institutions: Surrey Memorial Hospital, Czorny Alzheimer Centre or Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre. This award provides essential salary buy-out funding and research support enabling recipients to dedicate more time to research aligned with Surrey Hospitals Foundation’s pillars of support.
Full details on the funding opportunity can be viewed from the following link: Sherrold Haddad Excellence in Medicine Award Program
Should you be interested in submitting an application for this exciting opportunity, please complete an Expression of Intent (EOI):
Expression of Intent (EOI) Deadline: January 6, 2025, 12:00 PM PST
Application Deadline: February 3, 2025, 12:00 PM PST
EOI Submission Portal Link: SHEM Award EOI
Please feel free to reach out to Corné du Plessis at corne.duplessis@ubc.ca if you have any questions or concerns.
Christopher Inegbedion
Clinical Instructor, UBC Department of Psychiatry
Mary Elizabeth Borkowski
Clinical Instructor, UBC Department of Psychiatry
Suneina Mohan
Clinical Instructor, UBC Department of Psychiatry
Email: suneina.mohan@vch.ca
Congratulations to Dr. Clara Westwell-Roper, recipient of the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute’s Outstanding Achievement by a Sub-specialty Resident or Fellow Award!
Congratulations to UBC Department of Psychiatry clinical instructor Dr. Clara Westwell-Roper on being awarded BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute’s Outstanding Achievement by a Sub-specialty Resident or Fellow Award!
Dr. Westwell-Roper is a recent graduate of the Department’s Resident Subspecialty Program in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Her postdoctoral research with Dr. Evelyn Stewart explores the factors contributing to comorbidity between immune-related conditions and psychiatric disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Dr. Westwell-Roper is particularly interested in the relationship between early-life events and immune function across the lifespan, as well as factors influencing families’ experiences of comorbid physical and psychiatric symptoms. From a clinical perspective, her focus includes consultation-liaison psychiatry, psychotherapy, and support for families facing severe mental illness.
Join us in congratulating Dr. Westwell-Roper on this well-deserved award!
FRAMES OF MIND Mental Health Film Series | “Great Absence”, Wednesday December 18 | The Cinematheque
A monthly film series promoting professional and community education on issues pertaining to mental health and illness. Presented by The Cinematheque and the Institute of Mental Health, UBC Department of Psychiatry. Screenings are generally held on the third Wednesday of each month at The Cinematheque, 1131 Howe St, Vancouver, BC.
Great Absence (大いなる不在)
Japan 2023 (133 min. DCP)
Director: Chika-ura Kei
Wednesday December 18th @ 7:00pm
The Cinematheque (1131 Howe St)
Film Description
Vancouver Premier
“Beguiling … One of the finest Japanese independent films of the past few years.”
– Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter
After 71-year-old Yohji, a retired professor with a mysterious past, is diagnosed with dementia, his son Takashi is forced to reconcile not only with his father’s newly intensified illness, but also with the nuances of their fractured relationship. Estranged from his father for nearly twenty-five years after the divorce of his parents, Takashi has built a career as an actor in Tokyo—a path that seemingly disappoints his overly critical father. After Yohji is sent to live in a care home, his second wife Naomi is nowhere to be found. In a fog of distorted memories and paranoia, he tells his son that she committed suicide, leading Takashi on a quest for the truth of what happened. Intercut with flashbacks and set against the lush landscape of Omuto in southern Japan, Chika-ura’s sophomore feature offers carefully composed cinematography and measured performances to deliver a suspenseful yet contemplative family drama.
In Japanese with English subtitles
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“A moving drama … The story of Great Absence is something of a mystery, structured quite magnificently … In the end, [it] contains the grace that arises from a great struggle.” Alissa Wilkinson, The New York Times
Post-screening Discussion:
Post-screening discussion with Dr. Takashi Inoue, a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist from Japan. Dr. Inoue studied at the University of Tokyo Faculty of Medicine and completed his residency in psychiatry in Tokyo. After a visiting fellowship at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, BC, Dr. Inoue is now based in Calgary, where he practices as a psychiatrist.
Moderated by Dr. Paige Zhang, series assistant-director and an emergency and consultation-liaison psychiatrist at Vancouver General Hospital.
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Aida Raissi
Clinical Instructor, UBC Department of Psychiatry
Email: aida.raissi@vch.ca
Oluwakayode (Kay) Fagbuyi
Clinical Instructor, UBC Department of Psychiatry
Email: kay.fagbuyi@fraserhealth.ca