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May.09
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Gateway Health Building

Posted by in 2021 Spring/Summer

A New Home for UBC Nursing A new home for the School of Nursing will soon be breaking ground at the NW corner of University Boulevard and Wesbrook Mall. Because of its placement, this will be a statement building, so far dubbed “The Gateway Health Building,” which seeks to achieve three goals: a net-zero carbon footprint, a celebration of the Musqueam culture, and placing health and well-being as a core design driver. This spring, the Board of Governors reviewed the plan, the costestimate, the environmental issues, and unanimously approved the…read more

May.09
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New bursary in memory of Thelma Sieffert

Posted by in 2021 Spring/Summer

to increase access to nursing education “There’s no doubt that Thelma would have been on the frontlines of this pandemic. She absolutely would have wanted to be there.” When faced with challenges, Thelma Sieffert was the type of person to buckle down and get on with the job. Bruce Sieffert, Thelma’s nephew, remembers her as a no-nonsense but deeply compassionate woman. Thelma was born in Vancouver in 1923. Not long after becoming a nurse, she worked hard to upgrade her skills with a Diploma in Public Health Nursing from UBC…read more

May.09
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Tales from the Trenches

Posted by in 2021 Spring/Summer

Alumni Highlight Earlier this year the Nursing Alumni Committee invited alumni to tell their stories about COVID. Below are three of the stories that were shared. I have been impressed by my students’ desire to be part of a new era of HCA learning and progressing in these pandemic times. Not one of them gave up their clinical placements and my new group also shows great excitement to enter this new field. As well I admire the staff who work at this facility who day in and day out show…read more

May.09
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SARAVYC Celebrates

Posted by in 2021 Spring/Summer, Uncategorized

15 Years of Resilience The Stigma And Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre (SARAVYC) is celebrating 15 years as a multi-disciplinary research centre this year. The results of SARAVYC’s creative research approaches have changed minds, informed legislation, generated awards, and had an impact on the lives of countless young people around the world. In 2019 the Robert H. Durant Award for Statistical Rigor and Innovation was awarded to SARAVYC by the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. The award recognized the development of the SLEPHI method of evaluating population health interventions….read more

May.05
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Gala 2021

Posted by in 2021 Spring/Summer

Our First Online Nursing Gala The first online UBC Nursing Gala took place on May 13, 2021 via Zoom. Fred Lee, Director of Alumni Engagement at Alumni UBC. was Master of Ceremonies while Director Elizabeth Saewyc, and Dean James Olson offered words of welcome, news, and announcements. Presenters of awards included the new co-chairs. The event included a slide show of recent nursing events, introduction of new faculty, and an overview of the plans for the new Gateway Health building. A moment was set aside to contemplate the loss of…read more

May.05
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Black (In)Visibility:

Posted by in 2021 Spring/Summer

Black Nurses in Canada Who Paved the Way Nursing History Symposium Celebrates Black History Month Doctoral student Ismalia De Sousa played a significant role in creating the conditions that led to the nursing history seminar presented in February. A year before, Ismalia and another doctoral student, Eunice Bawafaa, wrote an article entitled: “Black History Month: A Recognition of Black Nurses’ Contributions to Healthcare in Canada and the World”, exposing the reality that this was the first time anyone at the school had formally observed Black History Month. Curious about the…read more

May.05
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Virtual Graduation Receptions for 2021

Posted by in 2021 Spring/Summer

Celebrating Graduates of the BSN and Graduate Programs In two separate events, students and their families were treated to a brief program, a virtual “walk across the stage,” award presentations, and an opportunity to chat in virtual breakout rooms. Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs, Elsie Tan (middle left), presented the BSN awards during the 1 PM event and the Associate Director of Graduate Programs, Alison Phinney, (middle right) presented awards to Graduate students during the 3 PM event. Representing the numerous friends, family and students in attendance are Professor Emerita…read more

May.05
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Rapid Testing and Self-Testing

Posted by in 2021 Spring/Summer

School of Nursing Leads the Campus Effort The following is an excerpt from the full story. Read more and stay up to-date on this study by visiting nursing.ubc.ca/news. UBC students living in residence and other select groups living and working on the Vancouver campus this summer will be able to access a new COVID-19 self-testing clinic, which opened May 26 on the third floor of the Orchard Commons student residence. “UBC Nursing faculty, graduate and undergraduate students are collaborating with colleagues in public health, virology and other UBC departments to…read more

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