Students
Announcements:
Available Graduate Student Position - PATH 501 Graduate Academic Assistant
The job description and application information are available here.
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.
Professional Development & Workshops:
Translational Medicine Research Rounds June 6, 2022 9:30am - 10:30am.
Gynecologic Cancer Initiative Trainee Research Day
The Gynecologic Cancer Initiative invites you to attend their Trainee Research Day which is a hybrid two-day event on June 13, 2022 and June 14, 2022. Trainees, researchers, physicians, and patient partners are all welcome to attend this hybrid event! You can learn more and register on their website.
Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies:
GradUpdate In this issue: Mitacs Internships Info Session, Power Intelligence, Research Article Introductions, CIRTL Summer Institute, Discipline-specific Writing Using Free Language-analysis software, and more.
UBC Graduate Student Ambassadors
UBC Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies is recruiting Graduate Student Ambassadors. The position is described 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:
GPE Office's Wellness Team Meet and Greet Events
You are invited to participate in the GPE Office's Wellness Team Meet and Greet events! They will be presenting in different locations (St Paul, Children’s and Women’s Hospital, UBC Point Grey Campus). You will have a chance to meet with Asmae El Bouhali, the embedded counsellor specifically dedicated to Research Graduate Students in the Faculty of Medicine and Sandrine Espie, our Wellness Support Coordinator.
Join, (in person) to:
- Learn about The Faculty of Medicine wellness resources available to graduate students and postdocs
- Meet with Asmae, our embedded counsellor
- Connect with peers
Dates:
GPE Wellness Team
University of British Columbia Cancer Association Peer Support Group
UBCCA Peer Support Group June 9th at 6pm via Zoom
Faculty of Medicine Career Day
Faculty of Medicine’s Career Day is just few weeks away! There is an exciting agenda planned during this annual event for postdoctoral fellows and graduate students to connect and network with other experience professionals in-person as well virtually. To see the full agenda and speaker details, check out the Career Day webpage.
To register, click HERE. Registration is open till June 14, 2022.
Awards:
PATH Four Year Fellowship Award Applications 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. The application details can be viewed here, and the application instructions can be viewed here.
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.
