UBC Master of Rehabilitation Science Blog

If you ask the right questions and listen carefully, you might get it right. But it takes much more to develop and deliver online graduate studies. It requires leadership, innovation, determination and perseverance — qualities that Sue has in abundance and encourages in others.

When the news broke that she had received the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Continuing Medical Education/Continuing Professional Education Award (CME/CPD Award, it was cause for great celebration. Very few Faculty of Medicine (FOM) awards are presented publicly each year and Sue will receive her award at the UBC FoM Annual Awards Ceremony on May 31st, at 5pm at the UBC Golf Course.

Upon receiving the news, Sue wrote, “I am delighted! It is an honour to receive this award from the Faculty of Medicine especially in the 5th anniversary year of the MRSc.”

The Rehabilitation Science Online Programs began in 2002 with less than 15 learners enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in Rehabilitation and now includes the Master of Rehabilitation Science (MRSc) with over 100 learners representing 8 different health professions.

As a life long learner herself, Sue has made it her mission to support health professionals’ desire to learn. She carefully listens to and researches their needs, develops and provides courses to meet these needs, and navigates the higher educational systems to ensure access through the use of innovative technology.

Without Sue’s vision, accessing these quality programs would only be possible to those health professionals who live within commuting distance of UBC, and who have both the time and resources to study full-time. Sue has brought the programs, the research and the knowledge process to their workplaces, and her vision, now a reality, is having a positive impact on rehabilitation practice and patient outcomes.

Please join us in congratulating Sue on receiving this prestigious award.

Andrea Reid (centre) with Sports Medicine Physician Cathy Campbell (Ontario) and Physiotherapist Shannon Morrison (Ontario) on the field of play at UBC Thunderbird Arena

Andrea wrote:

I was honored to be selected as a member of the 2010 Host Medical Team for the Olympics. We were responsible for athlete care at UBC Thunderbird Arena. The team was composed of paramedics, sports medicine physicians and therapists who each excelled in their individual areas. The facilities were incredible including two well-stocked therapy rooms, trauma room, ambulance on site and portable X-ray and diagnostic ultrasound units. The athletes were wonderful examples of excellence in amateur sport and a pleasure to assist.
During competition the fans were incredibly supportive of all of the teams, decked out in gear from Slovakia, China, Finland, Russia, Switzerland, US, Belarus, and (of course) Canada, and cheering so loud you could hardly hear the referee’s whistle. We were privileged to be at ‘rink side’ for competition, soaking up the amazing crowd and exciting play. Certainly an experience that will resonate with us for the years to come.

On January 31 Sue Stanton and myself participated in the UBC elearning Open House which is held each year and a great opportunity for those involved in eLearning to showcase their work. Our poster: Bringing Solutions to the Workplace presented the analysis of the 18 research projects completed as of November 30, 2009 which begins to support our claim that the research conducted by our learners develops processes for transferring new knowledge to practice and/or enhances rehabilitation practice. It’s part of the program evaluation research being conducted in 2010, the program’s 5th Anniversary. A copy of the poster can be downloaded as a PDF elearningOpenHouse2010_BringingSolutions.

Tony Bates dropped by to see Sue. He had helped her to develop the program. See what he has to say about our progress in the past 5 years on his great blog which we can only aspire to.