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.
We have been advised that the Order will be further revised and likely will also include all staff and faculty who are in care locations for administrative purposes. A care location is defined very broadly (please review the Order) and includes inside and outside places in which health care or services are provided.
In accordance with the Order, UBC staff, faculty and students must either be:
- Vaccinated (means a person who is at least 7 days post-receipt of the full series of a World Health Organization approved vaccine(s) against SARS CoV-2); or
- Have applied to the PHO for a medical exemption; or
- Receive Dose 1 by no later than October 25, 2021 and
- Ensure 7 days have passed before entering a care facility; and
- Confirm plans to receive Dose 2 between 28-35 days after receipt of Dose 1; and
- Continue to follow preventive measures (wearing a medical mask at work except if consuming food or a beverage), until 7 days past receipt of Dose 2 of vaccine.
We are anticipating further revisions to the Order which will require that we as the employer will be required to request, collect and record proof of vaccination, or an exemption, from each employee and student for whom this applies. We expect to use the https://bc.thrive.health to meet that requirement.
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/.
It is also recommended that if you are attending a care facility as an employee or student that you carry your BC Vaccine card with you as you may be asked to produce it, and will be denied entry by the facility if unable to provide proof of vaccination.
If you have questions related to this or whether it applies to you, please discuss with your department head, director/manager or educational lead.
Faculty of Graduate Studies:
GradUpdate - In this Issue: Doctoral Examination and Defence Procedures, Breaking Patterns of Procrastination, Virtual Resume Reviews, Open Education Tools, Publishing in the Open, Project Management for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences, Project and Time Management, and more.
Faculty of Medicine:
November 3rd, 2021 - Thriving in Grad School: A Panel Discussion for Faculty of Medicine Grad Students - find more information here.
Writing in STEM Workshops:
Professional Development & Workshops:
2021 Vancouver Gairdner Symposium - October 25, 2021; information found here.
2021 Earl W. Davie Symposium - Registration Deadline October 26, 2021; information found here.
The next TI Methods Speaker Series information for Wednesday, October 27th, 2021 can be found here: "Impact of reporting guidelines and prevalence of inconsistency in systematic reviews with network meta-analysis"
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.
Wellness:
Wellness Centre Offerings:
- Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour (IBPOC) Wellness Mentors - Trained UBC students will provide peer-based mentorship conversations in one-on-one and group settings that center IBPOC experiences of student health and wellbeing. The mentors will be available Monday-Thursday 11am-2pm for one-on-one and group mentoring conversations. Join them for Wellness & Chill every Wednesday from 4:30-6pm.
- Ask the Info Desk - Explore health and wellbeing resources with our Wellness Centre Assistants. Students can drop by Wellness Centre Info Desk to ask about the services and supports available for UBC students, email us, or drop-in virtually via the Zoom Room Tuesday & Friday 9:30-11am.
- Wellness Centre: Online - Self-Enroll on Canvas to learn about health-related resources and strategies for your wellbeing, as well as upcoming wellness events and services.
- Nurse on Campus – Chat with a nurse from Student Health Services to answer health-related questions for free, no appointment required, four days a week.
- The Shop - Access safer, low-cost sex toys and sexual health products and learn more about sexual health with trained Peer Health Educators. The Shop will be open Monday-Wednesday 2-4pm and Friday 11am-4pm.
