Eva Angelopoulos, Senior Education Programs Manager
604-875-4111, Ext. 68092
VGH Gordon & Leslie Diamond Healthcare Centre, 11th Floor, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver BC
Eva joined the Department as the Senior Education Programs Manager in 2021, bringing to the role her prior UBC experience as both a program coordinator and an examinations site administrator for UGME. Currently, she works closely with the Education Program Directors, providing operational management for UBC Psychiatry’s Education Office and Programs, including the Postgraduate Specialty Training Program, Residency Sub-Specialty Postgraduate Training Programs, and the Psychiatry MD Undergraduate Program.
Linda Chang, Postgraduate Program Manager
604-875-4111, Ext. 68102
VGH Gordon & Leslie Diamond Healthcare Centre, 11th Floor, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver BC
Linda has been a member of the UBC Psychiatry Education team since 2017, and prior to stepping into her current role, served as Education Coordinator for our Postgraduate program. She is currently responsible for managing day-to-day operations and providing support to the Department’s general psychiatry specialty program and three postgraduate subspecialty residency training programs. Additionally, she provides organizational support to the annual CaRMS process, as well as STACERS for PGY3-5 and other resident examinations.
Veronika Gorbacheva, Faculty Secretary, Neuroscience
604-822-7039
Detwiller Pavilion, 2255 Wesbrook Mall, UBC Campus
Veronika has been a Department member since 2003, providing secretarial support to Dr. Timothy Murphy, Dr. Lynn Raymond, Dr. Weihong Song, and other faculty members in the UBC Psychiatry Division of Neuroscience. Her primary responsibilities include preparing requisitions for payments, processing journal vouchers, reconciling grant accounts, as well as day-to-day office maintenance.
Danielle Hull, Finance & Administrative Assistant
604-822-7314
Room 2C1, Detwiller Pavilion, 2255 Wesbrook Mall, UBC Campus
Danielle joined the Department as the Finance & Administrative Assistant in 2019, and is currently studying accounting at Thompson Rivers University. In addition to supporting all Workday financial processes for staff and faculty, she provides assistance to facilities and health & safety initiatives, and is the point of contact for room bookings, maintenance and key requests, for supplies and vendor requests, and for general phone and email inquiries to the Department. Additionally, Danielle provides reception support for our main Administrative Office in Detwiller Pavilion at UBC Hospital.
Amy Jeffrey, Fraser Postgraduate Program Assistant
604-875-4111, Ext. 68372
VGH Gordon & Leslie Diamond Healthcare Centre, 11th Floor, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver BC
Amy first joined the Psychiatry Education team as a Hiring Solutions staff member in 2021, then became a permanent staff member in the Department in 2022. In her role, Amy’s responsibilities include coordinating the master rotation schedule for the Fraser PGY2-5 Residents, coordinating evaluations and evaluation reports, maintaining Resident attendance records, providing administrative support to the Fraser Psychiatry Assistant Program Director, and acting as a program resource for our Fraser Residents.
Margaret Koshi, Manager, Communications & Partnerships
604-822-2142
Room 2875, Detwiller Pavilion, 2255 Wesbrook Mall, UBC Campus
A member of the Department since 2014, Margaret is currently responsible for managing internal and external communications initiatives for UBC Psychiatry and the IMH. In addition to supporting departmental partnership engagements, she develops visual content and written communications, such as memoranda and announcements, newsletters and bulletins, and social media and website content on behalf of Administration team and the Department Head. Margaret previously served as the Assistant HR Manager, Faculty Appointments prior to moving into her current role.
Allan Kwan, Manager, Information Systems Specialist
604-827-5695
Ground Floor, Detwiller Pavilion, 2255 Wesbrook Mall, UBC Campus
Allan has been a member of the Department and our IT team since 2003. In his role, Allan is responsible for maintaining the Department’s computer systems and network infrastructure, troubleshooting and providing user support for computer-related issues, providing front-line IT and audiovisual support to Department members, and triaging the day-to-day Psychiatry IT ticketing system.
Amit Natt, Project Manager
604-822-7347
Room 2902, Detwiller Pavilion, 2255 Wesbrook Mall, UBC Campus
Joining the Department as Project Manager in 2021, Amit is responsible for overseeing a broad range of organizational projects to support the Department and its strategic objectives, including the Vancouver Summer Program (VSP), the Psychiatry Summer Immersion Program (PSIP), and other initiatives related to education and general administration. Prior to joining UBC, Amit was an Administrative Assistant for Fraser Health, supporting the Emergency Department at Surrey Memorial Hospital.
Kyna Ng, Education Coordinator, Postgraduate Subspecialty Programs (SSP)
604-875-4111, Ext. 68108
VGH Gordon & Leslie Diamond Healthcare Centre, 11th Floor, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver BC
Kyna joined the Department in 2022, bringing to the UBC Psychiatry Education team her prior UBC experience as an Interview Liaison for the UBC Engineering Co-Op Program. Currently, she provides coordination and administrative support to the three postgraduate subspecialty residency training programs in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry.
Leah Ranada, Human Resources Assistant
604-822-3630
Room 2C1, Detwiller Pavilion, 2255 Wesbrook Mall, UBC Campus
A member of the Department since 2015, Leah stepped into the role of HR Assistant in 2022, having previously served as an Administrative Assistant to Dr. Anthony Bailey. In her current role, she handles all Workday HR processes, including hires and extensions, for all staff, students and volunteers. She is also the point of contact for any inquiries related to these processes. Outside of her UBC role, Leah is an author who published her first novel, the award-winning Cine Star Salon, in 2022.
Ahsan Sahibzada, Senior Program Assistant, PGE
604-875-4111, Ext. 68372
VGH Gordon & Leslie Diamond Healthcare Centre, 11th Floor, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver BC
Ahsan joined the Department and the Psychiatry Education team in 2021, following completion of his undergraduate studies at UBC in 2020. In his role, Ahsan provides support for the postgradaute general psychiatry specialty program, and his responsibilities include scheduling weekly academic day seminars for PGY1-5 residents across multiple sites, handling faculty invoices for academic day teaching and resident reimbursements, and coordinating PGY2-5 Mock OSCEs.
Eric Toh, Financial Analyst
604-822-7347
Room 208, City Square, 555 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver BC
Eric joined the UBC Faculty of Medicine as a Financial Analyst supporting the UBC Department of Psychiatry in 2022. In his role, Eric oversees processes related to general finance, including review of funding for hires and reconciliation processes. He also manages project grant set up, provides guidance on financial policies and procedures for the FoM and the Department, and provides solutions and support for all finance-related issues and queries.
Vicky Yau, Director, Administration
604-822-7313
Room 2C1, Detwiller Pavilion, 2255 Wesbrook Mall, UBC Campus
In her role, Vicky oversees all administrative operations, business operations and planning, space and facilities planning, and the portfolios of Human Resources, Finance, Communications, IT and Education in the Department. She also manages departmental strategic initiatives, provides oversight for budgets and financial commitments, provides administrative representation for the Department for internal and external units, and oversees all faculty recruitment planning, merit and PSA processes and other faculty affairs. Vicky has been a member of the Department for over 20 years, and prior to her current role, has held the positions of Finance Manager and Business & Operations Manager within the Department.