*** Shared on behalf of the Psychiatry Summer Immersion Program (PSIP) ***
Dear Faculty,
The Department of Psychiatry 6th Annual Psychiatry Summer Immersion Program will take place Monday, June 2 and Tuesday, June 3, 2025. The two-day program provides an opportunity for 1st year 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 placements.
Talks offer a unique opportunity to provide information on the broad range of subspecialties and career options within psychiatry, a day in the life of a psychiatrist and topics such as salary, work-life balance and stigma. As a speaker, you will share your career path and provide insights into your subspecialty. Talks are 40 minutes (including 5-10 minutes for Q&A).
*Please note that in-person talks are preferred, at the locations listed below. However, given that all talks will also be broadcast via Zoom to students at distributed sites, remote options are available.
Shadowing provides an opportunity for students to meet and observe psychiatrists at work in a broad range of subspecialties and settings. Shadowing sessions take place on the Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning and should last approximately 3 hours.
Locations
| Site | Talks Location | Shadowing |
|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | Diamond Health Care Centre | within Metro Vancouver |
| Victoria | Royal Jubilee Hospital | Victoria |
| Kelowna | Kelowna General Hospital | Kelowna |
| Prince George | University Hospital of Northern BC | Prince George |
Remuneration
Talks – $106.03/hour (pro-rated)
Shadowing Supervision – $106.03/session with 1 student; $129.59/session with 2 students
Sign Up
You can sign up to be a speaker and/or a shadowing supervisor here. The sign-up deadline is April 24, 2025. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Clare Beasley (clare.beasley@ubc.ca) or Ikuko Azuma (psychiatry.projects@ubc.ca).
Best,
Ikuko Azuma
Project Manager
UBC Department of Psychiatry
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).