** Shared on behalf of Dr. Irfan Khanbhai, Program Director, UBC Psychiatry Postgraduate Education Program **
April 25, 2024
CaRMS 2nd Iteration
Today is CaRMS Match Day for the 2nd Iteration. I am very glad to let you know that we have matched our two previously unfilled positions in the Prince George and the IMG tracks with great candidates.
Thanks to all faculty and resident members of the Selections committee who put in so much time and effort to help in this incredibly important endeavour. Our big appreciation also goes out to our excellent administrative staff who have tirelessly supported us and made the process a completely seamless one.
March 20, 2024
CaRMS Match Day
Yesterday was the CaRMS Match Day for the incoming class in July 2024, and I am pleased to let you know that we have done well again this year. The calibre of residents that are coming to us is very high and we are excited to welcome them all! Attached is the list of successful applicants so that you are aware.
We have matched all of our spots across the province except for 2. There is one unmatched position in the Prince George Track and one in the IMG track. Hence, we will be going to the 2nd Iteration process where we will interview other candidates for these 2 spots in the second week of April.
Thanks to all of you who contributed to the very important selections process.
Irfan
Dr. Irfan Khanbhai MD, FRCPC Clinical Associate Professor Program Director UBC Psychiatry Postgraduate Education Program
I humbly acknowledge, with gratitude, that I live, work, and play as an uninvited guest on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil- Waututh) Nations.
This webinar will explore essential aspects of mentorship and supervision in health sciences research. The session will cover strategies for effective trainee recruitment, establishing clear and mutual expectations, and fostering successful relationships between trainees and supervisors to set both parties up for success. Additionally, it will address the critical distinctions between mentorship and supervision, providing practical insights on how to excel in both roles. Attendees will gain valuable guidance on creating a supportive and productive training environment that enhances both trainee development and research outcomes.
Speaker
Dr. Mary De Vera Associate Dean, Postdoctoral Fellows, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Killam Excellence in Mentorship Awardee
Dr. Mary De Vera is an Associate Dean, Postdoctoral Fellows, in the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences where she holds a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Health Outcomes and Treatment Adherence. As an epidemiologist, she conducts “data-driven, patient-powered research” in arthritis and cancer using administrative health databases and informed by lived experiences of patient research partners. Throughout her career, she has dedicated time to mentor the next generation of researchers and has led a number of initiatives to enhance the opportunities and environment for graduate students and postdocs in Pharmaceutical Sciences. She was awarded the Women’s Health Research Institute Mentorship Award in Women’s Health in 2021 and the UBC Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring (mid-career) in 2021.
Part 1: Data Deposits Are you creating or managing research data and want to make it publicly accessible? This hands-on workshop (https://ubc-library-rc.github.io/rdm/) will provide an overview of Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository, a bilingual, multidisciplinary, secure research data repository, supported by academic libraries and research institutions across Canada. Borealis supports open discovery, management, sharing, and preservation of Canadian research data stored entirely on Canadian servers. We will practice depositing research data in Borealis and review related issues such as controlled vocabularies (e.g. MeSH), ORCIDs, best practices for metadata for discovery, and the importance of data dictionaries and README files. Part 2: Finding Data The second half of this session will focus on finding and accessing existing data and statistics related to mental health. We will introduce potential sources of administrative data (e.g. Discharge Abstract Database), surveys (e.g. Canadian Community Health Survey), and relevant data repositories. Emphasis will be on data about the Canadian population but we’ll also highlight some international resources. In addition to identifying sources we will discuss how to access the data, particularly where resources are not freely available to the public.
Speakers
Eugene Barsky, Research Data Management Librarian, UBC Library
Eugene works with the UBC researchers curating and managing research data, from planning to deposit, to preservation. Eugene participates in building the Canadian Federated Research Data Repository service (FRDR) and collaborates with the Digital Research Alliance of Canada (the Alliance) and the European Union (OpenAIRE). He is the PI for the national Geodisy project funded by the Alliance. His recent peer recognition includes the Canadian Association of Research Libraries, American Society for Engineering Education, and Special Library Association awards. He published over 30 peer-reviewed papers and presented at more than 70 conferences. Eugene is an adjunct professor at the iSchool at UBC, teaching a graduate course about research data management, and is one of the founders of the Portage Network in Canada.
Jeremy Buhler, Data Librarian, UBC Library
Jeremy Buhler is a Data Librarian at the UBC Library Research Commons, responsible for UBC Library’s collection of open and licensed data. He works alongside specialists in GIS, digital scholarship, and research data management to provide access to data for teaching and research, and to help researchers develop skills in data analysis, manipulation, and visualization.
