Useful information for Graduate Students in Pathology and their Supervisors.


Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Graduate Program Newsletter

For the Week of  May 16, 2022

PALM Student Representatives:

Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies Committee (GPSC) - Madeline Lauener

PALM Curriculum Committee - Zeshuo Li               Graduate Student Society - VACANT

PALM Awards & Recognition Committee - Amirhossein Bahreyni

PALM Wellbeing Ambassador - Madeline Lauener (mlauener@alumni.ubc.ca)


Students

Announcements:

Call-out for PATH Day Volunteers

We are looking for 2-3 Graduate Student Volunteers to help with setup and teardown of the Poster Session at PATH Day on May 27, 2022.

If you are interested, please email me to let me know and I will provide you with the specifics closer to the event. All volunteers will receive free entry to the evening event.


Pathology Day 2022

The Pathology Day Committee is planning to hold Pathology Day on Friday May 27, 2022. The event will be held in person at the Holiday Inn Vancouver on Broadway and Heather Street.

Please remember to register for the Canape/Awards portion of Pathology Day 2022 here:

https://pathology-payment.med.ubc.ca/pathology-day/

This year the Program will cover the cost of PATH Day Registration if you choose to attend the Canape/Awards portion and are not presenting (this is the only portion for which there is a fee). Any guests will be expected to pay.


Learner Advisory Council Graduate Student Representative

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is seeking student representation from the Graduate Program for a new Learner Advisory Council. The term on the council would be one to two years. Although the terms of reference for this council have not been drafted yet, this is an opportunity for graduate students to have an impact on the learning taking place in our department, so that it benefits all learners.

Some of you have indicated that they would like the courses to be more relevant to the research ongoing in PALM; this is an opportunity to make your voice heard.

If you are interested in this position or would like more information please email Dr. Mike Nimmo, Vice Chair, Education and Genevieve MacMillan, Director of Administration, indicating why you would like to sit on the council.

Michael.Nimmo@vch.ca

genevieve.macmillan@pathology.ubc.ca


UBC has launched an Academic Integrity Website here: https://academicintegrity.ubc.ca/

Please take some time to review the content.


Available TA Positions

The Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences is now accepting TA applications for 2022-23 Fall/Winter!

Please view the Job posting and application form . (Also available on our career page )

To apply for the positions, please complete and submit the application form to our administrator, Zaira Khan , ta.biocaps@ubc.ca .

A paragraph outlining your background and your transcript are also required if you have never TAed within the dept of Cellular & Physiological Sciences.

You may indicate your course preference in your email. The application deadline is June 30th, 2022.


Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies:

GradUpdate In this issue: Designing your Grad School Strategy, Access to LinkedIn Learning, Careers in Industry (STEM), Common Academic Expressions in English, and more.


UBC Graduate Student Ambassadors

UBC Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies is recruiting Graduate Student Ambassadors.  The postion is describe here: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/campus-community/graduate-student-ambassadors

and the application is here: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_em2IJW6kGat8AGp


Deadline Reminder for August 31 2022 Program Completion

FRIDAY, 10 JUNE 2022 – Doctoral dissertation (and supporting documentation) submitted to Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for external examination

FRIDAY 5 AUGUST – Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examination

FRIDAY, 26 AUGUST – Acceptance of final, approved master's theses and doctoral dissertations by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies


Faculty of Medicine:

Virtual Symposium by the Office of REDI

Registration is now open for the Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) inaugural virtual symposium: Race Ideology: Historical Perspectives, Current Realities and Re-imagining the Future .” on May 25, 2022 from 8:30am - 1:00pm.


Faculty of Medicine Career Day

The annual event provides postdoctoral fellows and graduate students in the Faculty of Medicine with the opportunity to connect and network with professionals working in a variety of different careers.

DATE: Thursday, June 16, 2022, 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm PST

LOCATION:  Hybrid event. In-person at Life Sciences Center and live stream on Zoom

REGISTER: Registration is now open! To register, please click HERE

Event Highlights:

  • A panel discussion with experts and professionals in various career pathways in industry, academia (teaching and research), and non-academic jobs in academic settings
  • Small group mentoring sessions: During the event, participants will have an opportunity to connect directly with panelists in a small group setting for mentoring sessions on the topics like:
    • Job search in the industry
    • Early career in academia
    • Women in the academic careers
    • Experience with the job search as an international student
    • Career as a Clinician Scientist
    • Preparing applications for faculty positions
    • A workshop on “Build a professional network and optimize your LinkedIn profile”
    • A session on Science Communication

The detailed agenda will be updated soon on the Career Day webpage. If you have general inquiries regarding this event, contact us at med.research@ubc.ca .


Awards:

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine has opened our annual four-year fellowships (4YF) competition to both: a) a current first or second year PhD student; and b) a PhD student starting their program in September. Students who are interested in applying for a 4YF should review the eligibility criteria and application requirements below.

Applications are due by e-mail to Heather Cheadle (heather.cheadle@pathology.ubc.ca) by Monday, June 27th, 2022 at 4:00PM. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Eligibility:

The competition is open to Pathology graduate students irrespective of citizenship or residency status in Canada.

Students that have received major peer-reviewed scholarships (e.g., Canada Graduate Scholarship-Doctoral awards, Vanier scholarships, etc) are automatically 4YF recipients and are NOT eligible for this competition.

Current students must have completed their annual supervisory committee meeting by June 14th and a complete supervisory committee progress report must be on file in the Department. If you have not yet completed your meeting this year and you wish to apply for a 4YF before the due date, please include your completed and approved supervisory committee progress report with your application and indicate the date you have scheduled your meeting.

Students that directly entered the PhD program are eligible to apply for a 4YF within the first two years of starting graduate studies. Students that entered the MSc program and have transferred to the PhD program are eligible to apply for a 4YF within one year of transferring to the PhD program provided they are within two years of starting graduate studies. For example, students that are eligible for this competition are:

1.) Students that directly entered the PhD program between September 2020 and September 2022.

2.) Students that entered the MSc program in September 2020 or later AND transferred to the PhD program between September 2021 and September 2022 (students with PhD transfers that are currently in progress are eligible).

If you have any questions about your eligibility, please contact Heather Cheadle and Chun Seow (chun.seow@hli.ubc.ca) for clarification.


Coordinator's Corner :

Registration Open for PATH 521

PATH 521 (3 Credits) will be running at St. Paul's Hospital from June 7th to July 21st, 2022. The course syllabus can be viewed here . Email Heather at heather.cheadle@pathology.ubc.ca if you would like to register.


Mandatory Graduation Requirement - RCR Course

The Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Course is mandatory for all biomedical research graduate students within the Faculty of Medicine. It is offered three times each academic year and is comprised of two face-to-face sessions and an online component that is to be completed between these two sessions.

The online RCR course can be accessed at: www.citiprogram.org (registering under the University of British Columbia). Note: the online component is intended to be completed midway between the two face-to-face sessions. 

Registration for 2021-2022 is now closed. If you wish to inquire about course registration for the current academic year, please write med.research@ubc.ca.


New PhD Dissertation Examination Timeline

We have created a new PhD Dissertation Examination Timeline with an explanation of each step and links to the required forms here .


We are accepting feature photo submissions for upcoming newsletters! Email Heather with your photo at heather.cheadle@pathology.ubc.ca .


If you have changed your email address since the start of your Program, please email it to me to ensure you continue to receive Program Communications . Please also be sure to update your email in SIS to continue to receive important communications including awards notifications.


 

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Student Association (PaSA )

 President: Raelyn Gallant

 Vice President: Nancy Yang

 Event Coordinator: Theodore Lam

 External Affairs Coordinator: Madeline Lauener

Upcoming Meetings & Events:

PaSA invites everyone to join us at the meetings.

The next PaSA Meeting will be held TBD via Zoom:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://ubc.zoom.us/j/63631399673?pwd=OUwrMEY3L0s0NEJjMjVqVnZhRndIZz09 

Meeting ID: 636 3139 9673
Passcode: 628541


Supervisors

UBC has a new Academic Integrity Website here: https://academicintegrity.ubc.ca/

Please take some time to review the content.


Supervisory Committee Composition

We want to remind you that when a PhD student is putting together their Committee, or a MSc student is transferring to PhD and must add an additional member, at least 50% of the student's committee (including the Supervisor) must be composed of G+ PS members. This may influence the number of members on any given PhD Committee, especially if the Supervisor is not a G+PS member.

For non-members we need to review a CV for the approval process by the Program which is followed by an application to G+PS in order to have them serve on a PhD Committee. One application must be made for each student committee.

When identifying potential members please also try to consider diversity within the committee.


Student Recruitment for September 2022 (Domestic) & January 2023 (International and Domestic)

Please email the Graduate Program Coordinator at heather.cheadle@pathology.ubc.ca if you would like to be added to our Supervisors Seeking Students page on our website. Many potential students contact us for help with finding a supervisor, and this is their main resource.


Student Position Advertising

In September 2020 Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (G+PS) launched a new service for the advertisement of faculty, graduate student, and postdoc positions through their websites (for graduate students and postdocs), and, if relevant, external career portals.

All faculty and staff are able to post any open positions at https://faculty-staff.grad.ubc.ca/recruitment/job-ads . Student positions will be advertised on grad.ubc.ca in the project directory and embedded into the G+PS researcher profiles . Postdoc positions will be advertised in the Postdoc Career Opportunities website.

If opted for in the posting, all faculty, student and postdoc posts will also be shared with external portals via system-to-system integration, requiring no additional work. These portals are included:

Nature CareersEurAxess  ; Mendeley CareersLinkedIn  ; jobRxivhandshakeTwitter


CTLT Teaching Workshops

Workshops on Teaching through CTLT can be found here , including; Individual Consultation with a Learning Designer About your Course, Teaching with Zoom, Getting Started with Canvas and more!