REDI Office
The Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion provides leadership across the Faculty of Medicine in the areas of professionalism, learner mistreatment, equity, diversity, and inclusion, anti-racism, and anti-discrimination.
Visit here for information on receiving mistreatment help as a learner.
Student Affairs
Student affairs offers support through the UBC Career Centre, the Centre for Student Development and Leadership, International Student Development, the Centre for Community Engaged Learning, the Centre for Accessibility and Sexual Violence Prevention and Response.
Anti-Racism Support Group for UBC Family Practice Residents
This group exists to support, educate, advocate, and facilitate restorative justice and healing for Black, Indigenous, and other racialized Family Medicine residents in their experiences with racism during their Family Medicine residency training program.
Resident Resilience Committee
The RRC is a standing subcommittee of the Family Medicine PGEC (Postgraduate Education Committee). The mandate of the Committee is to identify, communicate, integrate, and create resources around resident resilience and wellness and to anticipate and bring forward issues that may challenge resident resilience.
UBC Equity & Inclusion Office
The UBC Equity Office works to build a community in which human rights are respected, and equity and inclusion are embedded in all areas of academic, work and campus life.
Support for Learners and Residents
For immediate support
• CRISIS LINES – 24/7 availability for immediate assistance
Suicide Crisis Lines
9-8-8
1-800-SUI-CIDE
1-800-784-2433
Mental Health Support
604 310 6789
https://www.crisiscentre.bc.ca/
For all Faculty of Medicine learners
Mistreatment Help Website
UBC Faculty of Medicine website for information about mistreatment, resources and confidential reporting options. Also, there are options for reporting anonymously and for reporting as a witness to mistreatment
https://mistreatmenthelp.med.ubc.ca/
For Midwifery learners
The Midwifery Program has collated a list of resources for current students, which can be found here: https://midwifery.ubc.ca/current-students/student-support-services/.
For Residents
UBC Resident Counselling and Peer Support Office
Registered Clinical Counsellors for all UBC Residents in any Post-Graduate Residency Program (appt’s available for confidential free professional counselling Mon-Friday 7am to 6pm on select dates by Zoom, in person or by phone (depending on your location). Crisis appointments are held for urgent situations. This office also offers Elder Support Counselling with Indigenous Elder Jean Wassegijig for all Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents who are seeking support through traditional knowledge and practices and holistic approaches to healing.
https://postgrad.med.ubc.ca/resident-wellness/
The RCAPS Office
Operates the Peer Support Program for Residents who experience an adverse event in the work environment. This is an opportunity for confidential, non-judgmental support from another Physician (Faculty or Senior Resident outside of their Program and geographic location). Residents requesting assistance can expect to receive a call back within a week.
https://postgrad.med.ubc.ca/resident-wellness/list-of-services/peer-support-program/
Physician Health Program
Jointly funded by Doctors of BC and Ministry of Health but operates independently from them. Confidential 24/7 support and also access to confidential non-emergency support/resourcing/professional counselling through “Lifeworks”
https://www.physicianhealth.com/
1 800 663 6729 (24/7)
Or 604 398 4300
email: info@physicianhealth.com
Employee and Family Assistance Program
A confidential free 24/7 program of the Provincial Health Services/Health Authorities through Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Counselling services provided through “Lifeworks”
https://www.efap.ca
1 800 505 4929 (24/7)
Email: help@efap.ca
For Indigenous community members
- KUU-Us Crisis Line Support (BC Wide for Indigenous people) 1800 KUU-US17
- Hope for Wellness Helpline (for Indigenous people across Canada)1 855 242 3310
- 24-hour Indian Residential School Crisis Line to support former residential school students, and those affected, can be reached any time at 1-866-925-4419.
- Youthspace.ca – free, confidential support for anyone under 30 in Canada – online chat or can text – 6 pm to midnight 365 days per year – texting line is 778 783 0177
• CMPA – Canadian Medical Protective Association – free confidential consultation and help on any challenge you are facing professionally
1-800-267-6522 (Mon-Fri- 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Eastern Time)