UBC Department of Psychiatry Staffing Update | May2025

Dear Department members,

We are delighted to welcome Mr. Mauricio Bernardino to the Psychiatry Education Team in the UBC Department of Psychiatry!

Mauricio joined us on May 14, stepping into the role of Senior Program Assistant for the PGE program, for which we initiated a recruitment process following the promotion of Mr. Ahsan Sahibzada to the role of Postgraduate Program Manager. He brings his solid administrative background in education settings through his prior role as a UBC Hiring Solutions staff member.

In his new role, Mauricio will be providing administrative support to residents in PGY1 to PGY5, and will serve as a first point of contact for faculty and staff on processes related to the Postgraduate program. He may be reached by email at mau.bernardino@ubc.ca, however for complex issues, please also include Ahsan (ahsan.sahibzada@ubc.ca) on your email to Mauricio during his first few months of training and onboarding. When on site, Mauricio will be situated in the Psychiatry Education Office on the 11th floor of the VGH Diamond Health Care Centre.  

Please join us in warmly welcoming Mauricio to the team!

Sincerely,

Margaret Koshi
Director, Administration
UBC Department of Psychiatry

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