Year: 2018

Heads up! We have a Faculty Development Breakfast scheduled next week! Residents are invited and encouraged to attend. Please read Martin’s (2017) “Exploring the Experience of Residents During the First Six Months of Family Medicine Training.” We will be discussing this work and the methods you employ to initiate a successful learning dynamic.

Faculty Development Breakfast: Resident Orientation
Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2018 from 7:30-9:00 a.m.
Location: Baker 1 Conference Room ARHCC
Facilitator: Jacqueline P. Ashby, Ed.D.
Register here: https://doodle.com/poll/sap4m8esbi72z955
This faculty development session addresses Residents’ orientation to their primary Preceptor’s clinic, core rotations, and electives. The purpose of this session is to provide an opportunity for those responsible for orienting Residents to discuss their process, what is working, and any challenges that they are experiencing.

Sincerely,

Jacqueline

Greetings All!

Chief Resident Dr. Alicia Pawluk (PGY2 & IMG) and I co-presented at the UBC FM Faculty Development Retreat on Transition to Practice. This session was motivated by our Residents’ desire for greater exposure to Practice Management content. A series of questions were designed by our Residents to gather Preceptors’ perspectives and ideas on the topic as well as better understand their mindset. One concern raised by Residents is gaining experience, confidence, and comfort working in a variety of practice types. Our Preceptors recommended:We also asked Preceptors to share their views on how to formally and informally address the delivery of content. This sparked a dialogue regarding whose responsibility it is to teach Practice Management. Based on our conversation, several Preceptors felt that Residents are responsible for their transition to practice and satisfying its corresponding curriculum objectives. Preceptors did recommend designing and developing a standardized curriculum; specifying the curriculum objectives and core competencies; partnering with business leaders on the topic; and a transition to practice game:We completed the session eliciting Preceptors’ thoughts on teaching Practice Management. Participants expressed that modelling best practice is important and essential in educating Residents; however, they again encouraged their learners to take initiative and clarify their expectations about what they hope to achieve and experience during residency.

Transitioning to practice is a stressful and anxious period for many Residents. Medicine’s body of knowledge continues to expand and evolve in its complexity. The shift from the cottage industry to the corporate model is limiting Residents’ access to mentorship. Generational differences in work-life balance are creating a tension between emerging and established practitioners. Implementing a mentorship program for Residents and offering learners the opportunity to manage a clinic are approaches to providing Residents greater exposure to the content while reinforcing an experiential education.

Learn more about what our Preceptor participants wished they would have known in the post below!

Cheers!

Jacqueline

At the recent UBC Faculty Development Retreat, I had the privilege of co-presenting with Chief Resident Dr. Alicia Pawluk (PGY2 & IMG) on Transition to Practice. We began the session asking Preceptors what they wish they would have known prior to entering their profession. Here’s what they shared:

Over the next week, I’ll be highlighting Preceptors’ insights and suggestions on Practice Management. Learn about our Abbotsford-Mission & Chilliwack Residents’ perspectives, needs, and ideas on Transition to Practice here!

Cheers!

Jacqueline

Happy BC Family Doctor Day to all our Family Physicians dedicated to the health and wellness of our communities! #BCFamilyDocDay #UBCFamilyPracticeResidents

Dr. Holden Chow & I just returned from our Stanford MedX presentation! What a fantastic learning experience and I’m going to share what I gathered over the 3 days at our upcoming Breakfast in Mission. Residents are encouraged to attend:

Faculty Development Breakfast: Disrupting Medical Education
Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2018 from 7:30-9:00 a.m.
Location: Mission Division of Family Practice, 7298 Hurd Street
Mission, BC  V2V 3H6 / Chinook Room #3
Facilitator: Jacqueline P. Ashby, Ed.D.
Register here!

A big thank you to the Mission Division of Family Practice for hosting this event and providing breakfast!

Warmly,

Jacqueline

This event is family friendly and open to any preceptors who want to come. Last year we had attendees from such far flung reaches as Bella Coola, Saltspring Island, and Inuvik and are hoping for a similarly heterogeneous group this year.

If you have any questions please contact Christel Deas, who’s the point person for this event.

Sincerely,

Bill Upward, MA (Educ) – Teaching and Learning Strategist
Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine

Join us for the Third Annual R1 vs. R2 Volleyball Tourney! Last year, our R1s easily swept the R2s. Will they be able to repeat?!

When: Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 1:00 p.m.
Where: Mission Springs Pub & Brewery volleyball courts in Mission

Winners receive the coveted Henry Weinhard Award! Best darn root beer this side of Regina! And bragging rights of course!

Second place team members have to compose a limerick based on their field notes and have it submitted to me by Friday, June 29th. The limericks will be reviewed and a winner announced Monday, July 2nd. Lunch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. at the Mission Springs restaurant following our game!

Warmly,

Jacqueline

The UBC Medicine’s 13th Annual Art Show is now accepting art submissions from students, residents, alumni and faculty members. Submissions such as visual art, including but not limited to: paintings, illustrations, sketches, prints, photography, sculptures, installations, sketchbooks are welcome.

The Art Show is organized by Arts in Medicine and is an exhibition of visual arts by members of UBC’s medical community, held annually at the Medical Student and Alumni Centre (MSAC). This year, the show will be held on Saturday, April 21, 2018 and all artists are encouraged to attend.

If you would like to be included in the Art Show, please complete the form here. All high-resolution photos of your piece(s) should be sent to artinmed@gmail.com. Each artist can submit a maximum of 5 pieces. Works must be framed and ready for hanging, or otherwise ready for presentation. The deadline for submission is Saturday April 7, 2018 at 11:59 PM.

If you have any questions, please direct them to artinmed@gmail.com.