The UBC Family Practice Residency Program is accepting applications for the role of Site Director for the Kelowna Rural and Regional sites. The incumbent will work with the current Associate Site Director and they will share responsibilities. The desired start date is March 1, 2025.
The Site Director is responsible for supervision of resident training. They are responsible for the support and development of resident educational experience in alignment with the UBC Family Practice Residency Program curriculum objectives and assessment model. Duties also include recruitment of preceptors and support of faculty development.
Applicants must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia and have a current or pending UBC Clinical Faculty appointment. They must be a Certificant of the College of Family Physicians of Canada. Experience in medical education leadership and administration is desired.
The successful candidate will have recognized leadership capacity, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to training competent full-scope family physicians for the citizens of British Columbia.
Position Reports to: Director of Family Practice Postgraduate Programs
The position is 0.45FTE which is equivalent to 2.25 days per week. The appointment is for a term of 1 year and renewable upon review.
The UBC Family Practice program offers a comprehensive family practice education that prepares residents for practice in urban or rural settings anywhere in Canada. Graduates of the program have gone on to successfully work as office-based clinicians, hospitalists, and as physicians with enhanced skills in both urban, sub-urban and rural settings.
The Kelowna site is situated on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the syilx/Okanagan peoples. We acknowledge with gratitude their wisdom and stewardship of these lands, and are grateful for opportunities to work together in a good way towards healing, learning and reconciliation.
Kelowna is a “green” site that passionately emphasizes the importance of planetary health and educating residents on how climate change relates to family practice, patient medical conditions, and our personal and professional choices.
The Kelowna Rural residency site offers a unique experience, combining a year in Kelowna with invaluable learning from specialists and family doctors, followed by a second year immersed in two different rural locations across British Columbia. This blend of urban and rural medicine equips residents for diverse careers in family medicine.
Established in 2020, Kelowna Regional is a “newer site” built on a long tradition of excellence in training family physicians and is ideal for those who want to experience both urban and rural medicine and embody a “work hard, play hard” mindset.
The total resident cohort of the Kelowna sites is 28.
The application deadline is February 7, 2025 with interviews conducted in late February.
Interested individuals should email* a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and the contact information of three references to:
- Dr. Joshua Greggain, Director of Postgraduate Programs, Department of Family Practice: josh.greggain@ubc.ca
- Ricky Sham, Administrative Coordinator, Postgrad, Department of Family Practice: ricky.sham@ubc.ca
*Indicate “Kelowna Site Director Application” in the subject line
Educational Deliverables
Reporting to the Director of Postgraduate Programs, the Site Director is responsible for overall administration and direction of the Family Practice Residency Site. The Site Director will:
- Develop and monitor (in conjunction with the Site Faculty for Curriculum) overall academic and clinical curriculum and rotations at the site that are consistent with Residency Program objectives and CFPC learning outcomes, and with the objective of preparing residents for independent practice.
- Assure that the site program meets accreditation requirements of CFPC, and that Resident Doctors of B.C. contracts are observed.
- Chair the site Resident Education (Training) Committee and work closely with site faculty to promote excellence in residency education at the site.
- Participate in Postgraduate Education Committee, Site Director meetings (monthly) and Postgraduate Department retreats
- Work closely with Site Faculty for Assessment and Evaluation to regularly review community teaching sites (family medicine and specialty) and review teacher evaluations to ensure relevant, quality clinical teaching opportunities for residents.
- Identify faculty development needs and work with the Site Faculty for Faculty Development to ensure that preceptors have the support and skills to be effective clinical preceptors.
- Perform periodic reviews with each site resident to ensure well-being, appropriate learning progress, educational and career planning.
- Maintain an appropriate Site Residency office with appropriate administrative assistance
- Administer site budget and assist Program Director in budget planning for site.
- Maintain resident records on site, and forward relevant records to the Program Director
- Participate in CaRMS resident selection process and assist Program Director in the preparation of the site rank list.
- Organize orientation for new residents.
- Provide mechanism for access to confidential advisor for each resident.
- Liaise regularly with Family Practice Division, Hospital Administration, and local Health Authority.
- Work with the Site Faculty for Faculty Development in recruitment of clinical teachers in participating clinics and communities.
- Provide resources and practice opportunities at a site level to support residents in preparing themselves for the CFPC certification exam.
- Participate in the Site Competency Committee. Identify and inform the Director of Resident Performance of residents who are in difficulty and who may require remedial training. Participate in the Program Competency Committee as required and collaborate in the creation of learning plans and the planning of remedial training.
- Oversee the progress of resident scholar projects and organize the site scholarship event in conjunction with the Scholarship Site Faculty. Attend local site scholarship events.
- Facilitate a site culture and learning environment that supports resident, administrator, and preceptor resilience and wellness.
- Commit to ongoing practice of cultural safety and humility.