Mentorship
Mentorship program
The UBC Institute for Healthcare Improvement Mentorship Program runs for 8 months between September and April and is designed to connect healthcare professionals experienced in quality improvement (QI) with trainees currently enrolled in a health sciences program at UBC. Ultimately, this program aims to expand the engagement of mentors and mentees with their respective communities through QI initiatives and offers a rewarding, practical, and applied approach to mentorship.
Program overview: Students will be paired with a healthcare professional to collaborate on a QI project in their field. On completion of the program, students will have the opportunity to present their work in the form of an oral or poster presentation at UBC IHI Quality Improvement Day in May 2023. IHI UBC provides all mentors and mentees participating in the program the opportunity to attend various QI seminars, workshops and networking events throughout the year.
Student Eligibility: This program is suitable for any UBC students enrolled in a health sciences program. All UBC students are welcome to apply, however, students from the following list of programs will be prioritized.
Please contact mentorship@ihiubc.com on questions on program eligibility.
The program is open (but not limited to) students in the following programs:
MD Undergraduate Entry-to-Practice
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
Bachelor of Applied Science in Nursing
Masters of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences (Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy)
Masters of Science in Population & Public Health
Doctor of Dental Medicine/Doctor of Dental Surgery
Bachelors of Science in Dental Hygiene
Mentor Application Deadline: TBD
Student Mentee Application Deadline: TBD
Program overview: Students will be paired with a healthcare professional to collaborate on a QI project in their field. On completion of the program, students will have the opportunity to present their work in the form of an oral or poster presentation at UBC IHI Quality Improvement Day in May 2023. IHI UBC provides all mentors and mentees participating in the program the opportunity to attend various QI seminars, workshops and networking events throughout the year.
Student Eligibility: This program is suitable for any UBC students enrolled in a health sciences program. All UBC students are welcome to apply, however, students from the following list of programs will be prioritized.
Please contact mentorship@ihiubc.com on questions on program eligibility.
The program is open (but not limited to) students in the following programs:
MD Undergraduate Entry-to-Practice
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
Bachelor of Applied Science in Nursing
Masters of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences (Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy)
Masters of Science in Population & Public Health
Doctor of Dental Medicine/Doctor of Dental Surgery
Bachelors of Science in Dental Hygiene
Mentor Application Deadline: TBD
Student Mentee Application Deadline: TBD
Please click on the following links for application information, and scroll to the bottom of the page to view available projects.
Projects from previous years: 2020-2021
- Evan Kwong | Profession: Physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Dr. Kwong has 2 projects, please click here or here to view the project abstracts
- Rebecca Sherlock | Profession: Neonatologist
- To view the project abstract click here
