The Mentorship & Leadership committee aims to support all department members at any stage of their career in achieving their personal and professional goals through mentorship, while building relationships and community within the department.
The committee represents a re-invigoration of an historically active program focusing on supporting the growth and development of residents, fundamental science trainees, and junior faculty. The committee will comprise a mix of mid and late career faculty across the clinical and fundamental science space; and will serve to guide mentorship activities and engagements while developing a mentorship curriculum to help ensure that all junior faculty and trainees can achieve their career goals.
Dr. Jeff Hu, Vice-Chair, Leadership Development and Talent Management
Dr. Hu is a Clinical Instructor, and a radiologist with subspecialty interest in musculoskeletal and neuroradiology at Royal Jubilee Hospital and Victoria General Hospital in Victoria, BC. He completed his MD and radiology residency at the University of British Columbia, and fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. He is currently the Medical Imaging Physician Lead for IHealth at the Island Health Authority, and has been extensively involved with teaching at UBC and internationally, including with UBC undergraduate and residency radiology curriculum development, and with the National Imaging Informatics Curriculum. His passions include building mentorships and enabling others in pursuit of their interests and dreams.
Dr. Corree Laule
Dr. Laule is an MR physicist, a Professor in the Departments of Radiology and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Vice-Chair of Research in Radiology, and an Associate Director of the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD) at the University of British Columbia. She is also an associate member of the Department of Physics & Astronomy, where she is actively involved in the Medical Physics program. Dr. Laule heads an interdisciplinary research program in multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury spanning technical innovations to clinical translation. Her research on human brain and spinal cord MRI and histology is funded by NSERC, the MS Society of Canada, the Craig Nielsen Foundation and ICORD. With an h-index of 35, 98 publications and 250+ conference presentations, she has been cited more than 5000 times. She is an elected Senior Fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and serves on many UBC and international committees each year, including the Radiology Awards Committee (co-chair) and the Radiology EDI committee. Dr. Laule is passionate about science communication and leads initiatives to increase diversity in Science-Technology-Engineering-Math including the ICORD Summer Research Program for Indigenous Youth.
Dr. Bruce Forster
Dr. Bruce Forster is Professor at the University of British Columbia, Department of Radiology, recently finishing his 11.5 year term as Department Head on Dec 31, 2021. Previously he was Director of Diagnostic Imaging for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics/Paralympics Games and is currently the lead Radiologist for the International Olympic Commission Medical and Scientific Games Group. As an Associate Member of the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre, he has been involved in the clinical, education, and research aspects of sports imaging for 25 years, and is Associate Editor of the “British Journal of Sports Medicine” and Senior Deputy Editor of the Journal of the Canadian Association of Radiologists. Dr. Forster has delivered over 500 invited lectures, many internationally, and has served as a Visiting Professor in Canada, the United States, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, Russia and the Middle East. He is the author of over 150 peer-reviewed scientific publications, and 140 educational exhibits, and has served on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association of Radiologists and as President of the Canadian Radiologic Foundation. He has led outreach work in UBC Radiology, and serves on the Executive Steering Committee for the International Certificate for Radiology Fundamentals with Radiologists Across Borders. In 2019 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Canadian Association of Radiologists, and in 2022, the Haughton Medal from the Faculty of Radiologists in Ireland, to which he was elected an Honorary Member.
Dr. Silvia Chang
Dr. Chang is Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Professionalism and Wellness in the Department of Radiology at UBC. She is also the Section Head of Abdominal Imaging in the Department of Radiology at VGH and UBCH. She completed her medical degree and radiology residency at UBC and her abdominal imaging fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. Her interests and expertise are in abdominal MRI, particularly prostate and liver, as well as medical education. She has over 120 peer reviewed publications, over $10 million in grants and over 160 invited presentations at local, national and international meetings. She is a Fellow of the Society of Abdominal Radiology, Fellow of the Canadian Association of Radiologists, Founding President of the Canadian Society of Abdominal Radiology and a member of the Executive Board of the British Columbia Radiological Society.
Dr. Charlotte Yong-Hing
A commitment to diversity does not mean eliminating differences among individuals or groups or pretending that they do not exist. A true commitment to diversity means respecting and celebrating such differences. I believe the UBC Radiology Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee has the opportunity to strengthen UBC Radiology to better meet the needs of our increasingly diverse patient population. I am honoured to work with this group of inspiring and dedicated Radiologists towards improved work environments and better health equity.
Dr. Will Guest
Dr. Anastasia Hadjivassiliou
Dr. Shamir Rai
Dr. Navjit Singh
Mission Statement
To support all department members at any stage of their career in achieving their personal and professional goals through mentorship, while building relationships and community within our department.
Purpose
The mentorship committee, chaired by the Vice Chair of Leadership Development and Talent Management, develops, supports, and advises on mentorship initiatives in the Department.
Mentorship Committee Responsibilities
- In their role as chair of the mentorship committee, the Vice Chair reports to the Department Head on the status of mentorship initiatives in the Department, provide recommendations from the committee, and bring to attention items requiring escalation.
- Provide oversight and advice on mentorship programs in the Department.
- Review and improve current mentorship programs, including development of new programs.
- Recruit and engagement with mentors and prospective mentors in the Department.
- Help mentors and mentees access resources to support their mentorship goals.
- Liaise and provide oversight for mentors and mentees, including providing feedback where appropriate.
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