*** Sent on behalf of the Psychiatry Summer Immersion Program (PSIP) ***
Dear Faculty,
The Department of Psychiatry 4th annual Psychiatry Summer Immersion Program will take place Mon, June 5 – Tues, June 6, 2023. The 2-day program provides an opportunity for 1st Year undergraduate medical students to explore the field of psychiatry as a potential career option through engagement with psychiatrists and psychiatry residents. Each day consists of half-day interactive talks, and half-day clinical shadowing (observership) placements.
Talks
The purpose of the talks is for students to hear the about the broad range of subspecialties and career options within psychiatry. As a speaker, you will share your career path and provide insights into your subspecialty. Talks take place in the morning and are 35 minutes long with an additional 5 minutes for Q&A.
*Please note Zoom options are available
Shadowing
The purpose of shadowing is for students to meet and observe psychiatrists at work in a broad range of subspecialties and settings. Shadowing sessions take place in the afternoon and should last 2 to 3 hours.
Locations
| Site | Talks location | Shadowing |
| Vancouver | Diamond Health Care Centre | within Metro Vancouver |
| Kelowna | Kelowna General Hospital | in Kelowna |
Talks – $91.80/hour (pro-rated)
Remuneration
Shadowing Supervision – $91.80/session with 1 student; $112.21/session with 2 students
Sign Up
You can sign up to be a speaker and/ora shadowing supervisor here by emailing amit.natt@ubc.ca
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Clare Beasley (clare.beasley@ubc.ca) or Amit Natt (amit.natt@ubc.ca).
Best,
Amit Natt (She, Her, Her)
Project Manager
Faculty of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
2255 Wesbrook Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 4A1 Canada
Phone 604 822 7347
amit.natt@ubc.ca | @UBC_Psychiatry
https://psychiatry.ubc.ca
The UBC Department of Psychiatry Administration Office at the UBC Vancouver Campus 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).