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Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Graduate Program Newsletter

For the Week of May 3, 2021

PATH Student Representatives:

Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies Committee (GPSC) - Madeline Lauener

 Graduate Program Curriculum Committee - Simon Teskey

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

PALM Wellness Ambassador: Madeline Lauener (mlauener@alumni.ubc.ca)


Students

GradUpdate - Graduate Pathways to Success Weekly Newsletter:

The current weekly online version is available here.

Professional Development & Workshops:

Please join us for the next TI Best Evidence Webinar on "Rational Treatment of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (SSTIs)" Details below and at:

https://www.ti.ubc.ca/2021/04/30/jun-23-therapeutics-initiative-best-evidence-webinar-rational-treatment-of-skin-and-soft-tissue-infections-sstis/

Entrepreneurship @ UBC Newsletter is available here.

CAPS Winter TA positions:

Please find the job posting on our career webpage.

Completed applications should be sent directly to our administrator, Zaira Khan- ta.biocaps@ubc.ca

The application deadline is June 30th, 2021.

Awards Competitions:

SPRING GRADUATE AWARDS (MSc & PhD): The competition was announced via email on April 14th.

The deadline for submission of your complete application is 4 p.m. on Monday, May 3rd, 2021. For more information, such as the complete eligibility requirements and application materials, please refer to the webpage: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/spring-graduate-awards-competition.

Examination Successes:

Congratulations to Hakwoo Lee who successfully defended his MSc Thesis on Friday, April 30th, 2021.

Faculty of Medicine:

Wellbeing Seminar Offerings:

Roadmap to Resilience in Graduate School and Beyond

Wednesday May 5, 2021

1:00-4:00pm PDT

https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/19966-roadmap-resilience-graduate-school-beyond

Managing difficult conversations with supervisors: A Research-based Theatre Pilot Session

Friday May 14, 2021

8:00-9:00am PDT

Registration and Zoom information: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/managing-difficult-conversations-with-supervisors-re-scheduled-tickets-153160024757

New resource: Stories & letters: using creativity to navigate the pre-post-pandemic world

Anyone can download this free journaling workbook, developed by UBC counsellors Freeman Woolnough, CCC, RCC & Karen Moss, MC, RCC. Download link: https://vancouver.housing.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Stories-and-Letters-Digital.pdf

Explore creative journaling and self-storying activities to help you address and navigate “the pre-post-pandemic experience.”

Coordinator's Corner:

Available Course Announcement:

PATH 521 941 (3) - Runs June 8 - July 29, 2021 via Zoom Meeting.  Students register through Supervisor approval and emailing Heather.  The course description is here.

Attention International Incoming Students Applying for Student Visas:

On Tuesday, the IRCC announced that their anticipated processing time for all study permit applications outside of Canada is 12 weeks, and that students who submit completed applications by May 15, 2021 will receive a decision by August 6, 2021.

To that end, when international students raise this issue with you, the International Student Advising (ISA) recommends these key messages:

1. You’re not alone – we’re here for you and ISA is here to help.

2. The university is well aware of these issues.

3. Focus on what you can control. Apply for your study permit right away – ideally by May 15, and if that’s not possible, apply as soon as you can.

4. Reach out if you need someone to talk to Student Assistance Program has multilingual counsellors 24/7 from anywhere in the world, and UBC Find Health Support is a great website to find the support that’s just right for you

Please remember that the situation regarding COVID-19 is rapidly changing. The guidance offered here is based on the information currently available. Please keep updated on the situation as it evolves by checking IRCC’s updates and the International Student FAQ.

Attention Doctoral Students:

The Department of Psychology at McGill University is conducting a study on the role of social and departmental support in the physical and psychological well-being of doctoral students in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study is completed entirely over the Internet, requiring the completion of the same questionnaire at two different time points (~20-30 mins) in English.

All currently-enrolled doctoral students are eligible to participate in the study and can access the survey here.

Participants also have the chance to enter a draw to win up to $100 Amazon gift certificate. There will be a draw for one of twenty-five $50 Amazon e-gift certificates after each part of this study (a total of two draws), and the estimated odds of winning in each draw is 1 in 8.

This study has been approved by McGill’s Research Ethics Board for compliance with policies and guidelines involving the use of human participants in the research.
For questions and concerns about the study, please contact the Principal Investigator Samira Feizi or the Supervisor Dr. Frank Elgar.


Supervisors

Graduate Student Recruitment:

Recruitment has closed for International Students for September 2021. Recruitment for Domestic Students for September 2021 will remain open until August, or until we reach our maximum capacity of 24 students. We have currently admitted 16 students for 2021.


Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Student Association (PaSA)

President: Raelyn Gallant        Vice-President: Nancy Yang      VP Finance: Darcy Sutherland

Announcements: N/A

Upcoming Meetings & Events: N/A