REMINDER! Fraser Residents and Faculty, your participation is requested in the Department Environmental Scans of Learning and Workplace Program/Sites

Dear Fraser Residents and Faculty,

As you all are aware, the UBC Psychiatry Department is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful and safe learning and work environment that values diversity and is free of harassment and discrimination. As a part of this commitment, the Department conducts environmental scans of the learning and workplace of our programs/sites with support from the Faculty of Medicine’s Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (REDI) office. Last year, such a scan was conducted for the Prince George Track of the Residency Program.

The plan is to conduct a similar scan of all the other tracks within the residency program over the next few years. The scan of the Fraser Track is currently in process and will be concluding shortly. The information collected will help us capture strengths and challenges and inform opportunities for developing strategies to address any issues identified in a timely manner, which will thus foster safe and respectful learning and workplace environments for everyone.

Robyn Campol, the Learning Environment Advisor within the Office of REDI, is conducting the scan of the Fraser Track Program. As we have indicated before, the most accurate assessment of the learning and workplace environment is only possible with active participation and feedback from all of you. While your participation is voluntary, we would be most grateful if each of you could meet with Robyn to share your experiences. 

We encourage all faculty and residents to meet with Robyn. These will be one-on-one meetings on Zoom, and they will be approximately 45 minutes in duration. Residents will have protected time to meet with Robyn. The information you share will be confidential, and the report will include general themes only and will not disclose or reveal your identity.

We recognize that Residents or staff may fear retaliation for participating in this process. We want to reiterate and assure you that the Faculty of Medicine and the Department/Program will not tolerate any retaliation, directly or indirectly, against anyone who provides information about an allegation of mistreatment, or otherwise participates in the processes to address mistreatment.

If you would like to participate, please email Robyn Campol at learningenvironment.advisor@ubc.ca as soon as possible, as the interview portion of the scan will be concluded shortly.  The deadline to contact Robyn is Friday, January 31, 2025. Robyn will then schedule a meeting based on your availability.

We hope that you will consider becoming involved as, without your help, we are unable to adequately assess the track and make any necessary changes to ensure continued improvement in the safety of the learning environment and workplace. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us or Robyn Campol directly.

Warm regards,

We 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) Nations.