Useful information for Graduate Students in Pathology and their Supervisors.

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Graduate Program Newsletter

For the Week of November 1, 2021

PATH Student Representatives:

Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies Committee (GPSC) - Madeline Lauener

 Graduate Program Curriculum Committee - Zeshuo Li

Graduate Student Society - Saumadritaa Kar    PATH Awards & Recognition Committee - Amirhossein Bahreyni

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

Students

Announcements:

The recently published Provincial Health Order on Hospital and Community (Health Care and Other Services) COVID-19 Vaccination Status Information and Preventive Measures – October 21, 2021 (“the Order”), applies to UBC faculty, staff, and students who are in health care locations for training or research purposes.

If you have not already done so, please ensure that you declare your vaccination status and upload your proof of vaccination immediately at https://rapidtesting.covid19.ubc.ca/.

Funding Opportunities

Interested in advancing inclusion at UBCV and UBCO? Check out upcoming funding opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and community partners. Funding opportunities include the Equity Enhancement Fund (EEF) for faculty and staff, a new Inclusive Initiatives Fund (IIF) for students, and the Partnership Recognition Fund (PRF) for UBC-community partnerships. EEF and PRF deadlines are November 14th and 17th respectively. There is no deadline for the IIF as applications can be submitted by students at any time.

Learn more and apply

Faculty of Graduate Studies:

GradUpdate - In this Issue: Annual Career Day, Copyright and Licensing for Open Educational Resources, How to Manage Stress, Rejection & the Haters in Your Midst, Careers in Cannabis, Project and Time Management (Mitacs Training), and more.

Faculty of Medicine:

UBC Thrive Month is here! On Wednesday November 3 from noon-1pm, join the new Faculty of Medicine embedded counsellor, Asmae El-Bouhali, plus Grad Student Wellbeing Ambassadors and Registered Psychologist Karen Flood, for a special event:

Thriving in Grad School: A Panel Discussion for Faculty of Medicine Grad Students

For more information, visit https://grad-postdoc.med.ubc.ca/thriving-in-grad-school/. Register directly at https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5da8FfKmCQD0dTw. Hope to see you there!

Writing in STEM Workshops:

Writing in STEM: Evaluating Ideas Explicitly and Impicitly, Nov 16, 10 AM to 12 PM: https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/3634108

Professional Development & Workshops:

Entrepreneurship UBC Newsletter can be found here.

The next TI Methods Speaker Series information for Wednesday, November 24th, 2021 can be found here: "Systematic review searching: an overview of best practices & real world experiences"

Coordinator's Corner:

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

Announcements:

Please fill out the poll below to help inform PaSA on what students would like to see this year from the association. Additionally, everyone who fills out the poll will be entered in a draw to win a 10$ gift card. Thanks!

https://forms.gle/6mKF5HABSqHmBRnb6

Upcoming Meetings & Events:

PaSA invites everyone to join us at the meetings. 

The next PaSA Meeting will be held on November 1st, 2021 @ 5:30pm via Zoom:

Updates from PaSA

Topics include;

- CV Pannel

- Future events (Trivia, Get Togehter)

- Responses to the poll

- Funding

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

Meeting ID: 636 3139 9673
Passcode: 628541

 

PaSA is hosting its first CV Pannel! We have invited some of the graduate students who received top scholarships to talk about how they make their CV stand out! They are also there to help you with any questions you may be having starting your CCV.

Event is hosted via Zoom (details to be included in the next newsletter).

November 19th, 2021 5:00-6:00pm

Our line-up of speakers includes;

Elyn Rowe

Madeline Lauener

Vritti Bhagat

Loic Caloren

Juhee Oh

Supervisors

Upcoming on November 4th: Workshop on Graduate Supervision for New Faculty:

In this interactive session, we will share some key principles and practices for supervising graduate students, especially in the current context of Covid-19, and provide a range of strategies, cases, and resources. Designed for new faculty, but open to all faculty members.

Topics will include:

  • Principles and practices of excellent supervision and mentoring
  • Fostering communication and academic progress
  • Maintaining a sense of community
  • Addressing conflicts, issues, and concerns
  • Resources available to support faculty and students

Please RSVP by October 29, 2021. This session will be presented via Zoom and details will be provided with registration confirmation.

Presenters: Theresa Rogers, PhD, Associate Dean, with Emily Pitcher, Associate Director, Student Academic Support, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Direct questions to Theresa Rogers theresa.rogers@ubc.ca

Workshops on Teaching through CTLT can be found here.