MEC supports student representation on a number of Faculty of Medicine committees:
Medical Education Committee Executive
| MEC Director Sr | Rishi Gupta | VFMP-V | 2027 | rishi729@student.ubc.ca |
| MEC Director Jr | Gurvir Dhutt | VFMP-V | 2027 | gdhutt@student.ubc.ca |
| Year 4 MEC Exec | Kang Mu Yoo | VFMP-V | 2025 | dbrkdan@student.ubc.ca |
| Year 3 MEC Exec | Meghan Henry | VFMP-V | 2026 | mehenry@student.ubc.ca |
| Year 2 MEC Exec | Victoria Porter | VFMP-V | 2027 | vporter1@student.ubc.ca |
| Year 1 MEC Exec | Monika Jandu | VFMP-V | 2028 | monikaj3@student.ubc.ca |
| MUS VP Academic Sr | Andy An | VFMP-V | 2026 | andy1228@student.ubc.ca |
| MUS VP Academic Jr | Arshpreet Manku | VFMP-V | 2027 | amanku@student.ubc.ca |
Transition to Postgraduate Practice (TIPP)
This working group is responsible for the planning and implementation of the new course at the end of Year 4. The vision is to improve the transition and preparation for our learners before they begin residency.
| Zhina Majdzadeh | VFMP | 2026 | zhina@student.ubc.ca |
| Johan Bouwer | VFMP | 2027 | jbouwer@student.ubc.ca |
Internal Medicine Undergraduate Education Committee
This committee meets to discuss topics & concerns related to the IM undergraduate program at UBC, including 3rd year CTU rotations and 4th year IM electives. This may include assessing educational experiences, discussing current means of student evaluation, incorporating student wellness initiatives, and more.
| Jujhar Sandhu | NMP | 2025 | jsandhu6@student.ubc.ca |
| Casey Li | SMP | 2025 | caseyli@student.ubc.ca |
| Dushanthi Dissanayake | IMP | 2025 | ddissa@student.ubc.ca |
| Navjit Moore | VFMP-V | 2025 | navmoore@student.ubc.ca |
| Leanne Filton | NMP | 2026 | lvarney@student.ubc.ca |
| Emily Simpson | SMP | 2026 | emsim@student.ubc.ca |
| Lindsay DeGraaf | IMP | 2026 | degraaf4@student.ubc.ca |
| Karanvir Gill | VFMP-F | 2026 | kg232@student.ubc.ca |
| Callahan Brebner | VFMP-V | 2026 | brebnerc@student.ubc.ca |
Pediatric Undergraduate Education Committee
The goal of this committee is to ensure that effective undergraduate pediatric education and assessment is being delivered to all sites and students across British Columbia. It is responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating all the pediatric education curricula of the 4 years of Undergraduate education.
| Casey Li | SMP | 2025 | caseyli@student.ubc.ca |
| Vivek Gill | VFMP – V | 2026 | vgill22@student.ubc.ca |
| Laura Best | VFMP – V | 2027 | lmbest@student.ubc.ca |
Portfolio Advisory Group
The Portfolio Advisory Group provides advice and consultation in the following areas: pedagogical matters related to the Portfolio and its alignment with sound assessment principles and other assessment modalities; practical, logistical, and political matters in relation to navigating the institutional culture to implement the Portfolio; end-user experience from both a student and coach perspective; identification of opportunities for scholarship; identification of content experts who can contribute to the development and implementation of the Portfolio.
| Alison White | IMP | 2025 | abwhite8@student.ubc.ca |
| Hannah Martin | VFMP-V | 2026 | martin46@mail.ubc.ca |
| Cory Macklin | VFMP-V | 2027 | cmackl01@student.ubc.ca |
| Rita Jin | VFMP-V | 2028 | ritajyx@student.ubc.ca |
Faculty Development: Clinical Decision Making
The Clinical Decision Making (CDM) committee works on developing the CDM portion of the new MDUP curriculum, where students develop their clinical decision making skills by working through cases in CDM didactic and interactive sessions, and small groups. The committee makes decisions on the content, organization, scheduling, and implementation of these sessions and modifies the CDM curriculum based on feedback from students, instructors, and other involved staff. This committee works on improving the quality of lecture-based education within the UBC medical curriculum.
| Aryan Ghaffarizadeh | VFMP | 2025 | sghaff01@student.ubc.ca |
| Bushra Khalid | VFMP | 2025 | bushra14@student.ubc.ca |
| George Chen | VFMP | 2025 | gschen@student.ubc.ca |
| Jonathan Han | VFMP | 2026 | jh997@student.ubc.ca |
| Hannah James | VFMP | 2026 | hjames3@student.ubc.ca |
| Valerie Mok | VFMP | 2026 | valmok@student.ubc.ca |
| Chenille Wong | VFMP | 2026 | cwong272@student.ubc.ca |
| Adrian Tabari | SMP | 2027 | atabari@student.ubc.ca |
| Nimrit Sidhu | VFMP-F | 2027 | nimrits@student.ubc.ca |
| Sukh Basra | SMP | 2028 | sukhbas4@student.ubc.ca |
| Yundi Wang | VFMP-V | 2028 | ywang326@student.ubc.ca |
UBC Health Student Caucus
The Health Student Caucus provides a forum for health and human service (HHS) student leaders to discuss common education issues, provide feedback on the development, implementation and evaluation of interprofessional learning opportunities, plan interprofessional student events, and contribute to the advancement of Interprofessional Education (IPE) at UBC.
| Sophie Tran | VFMP-V | 2027 | tsophie@student.ubc.ca |
| Emma Sood | VFMP-V | 2028 | esood@student.ubc.ca |
Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee
The JOHSCs are governed under the Workers Compensation Act. They are an advisory group consisting of employer and worker representatives working together to improve occupational health and safety in the workplace.
| Crystal McLeod | NMP | 2026 | cmcleo25@student.ubc.ca |
| Kai Leong | VFMP | 2026 | kbleong@student.ubc.ca |
| Kim Kate | VFMP-V | 2027 | kimyk@student.ubc.ca |
| Ahmad Butt | VFMP-F | 2027 | ahmadb1@student.ubc.ca |
UBC Medicine Family Practice
The UBC Medicine Family Practice Committee aids the Family Practice Program in planning and developing curricular activities. Monthly meetings are usually held to discuss FP office visits and seminar activities. Student representatives deliver messages to the class and collect feedback. The committee provides a forum for members to review and address questions and updates on ongoing tasks/projects/items/issues, and discuss ways to improve the FP components of the program and students’ educational experience.
| Annudesh Liyanage | VFMP-V | 2027 | annudesh@student.ubc.ca |
| Gurvir Dhutt | VFMP-V | 2027 | gdhutt@student.ubc.ca |
| Kimia Rostin | VFMP-V | 2028 | krostin@student.ubc.ca |
| Amrit Bhela | VFMP-F | 2028 | amritb12@student.ubc.ca |
Research Committee
The Research Committee has various responsibilities falling under the overarching goal to fulfill the FoM’s research directives. This includes deciding which faculty members win certain awards, which projects get UBC funding, and how to achieve other research directives.
| Yundi Wang | VFMP-V | 2028 | ywang326@student.ubc.ca |
Undergraduate Medical Education Committee
This committee oversees the UBC MD curriculum in terms of design, management, integration, and evaluation. This committee is responsible for approving UGME program initiatives from other UGME subcommittees and ensures that the program meets or exceeds accreditation standards. They also ensure that educational objectives and exit competencies are being achieved and promote a positive learning environment.
| Ishmam Bhuiyan | VFMP | 2025 | ibhuiyan@student.ubc.ca |
| Keilin Gorman | SMP | 2026 | kgorman@student.ubc.ca |
| Andrew Mitchell | IMP | 2027 | amitche@student.ubc.ca |
| Natasha Papachristoforou | NMP | 2028 | npapachr@student.ubc.ca |
Curriculum Integration Advisory Council
Monitor overall curricular content, sequencing, spiralling, and integration, and advise the UGME Committee, the Years 1&2 Curriculum Subcommittee, and the Years 3&4 Curriculum Subcommittee accordingly.
| Josie Chrenek | SMP | 2027 | jchrenek@student.ubc.ca |
Learning Environment Advisory Council
Monitor the UGME learning environment, including mistreatment of medical students; and advise the UGME Committee, the Regional Associate Deans, the Years 1&2 Curriculum Subcommittee, and the Years 3&4 Curriculum Subcommittee accordingly.
| Lauren Caswell | VFMP-V | 2026 | laurecas@student.ubc.ca |
| Esha Kaul | VFMP-V | 2028 | ekaul@student.ubc.ca |
MD Admissions Subcommittee
Consider and select applicants for interview, offer, and ultimately admission to the MD Undergraduate Program, in accordance with UBC and Faculty of Medicine admissions policies and the Faculty of Medicine’s social responsibility mandate. The MD Admissions Selection Subcommittee is a collection of individuals with vested interests in the equitable and diverse selection of future UBC medical student cohorts. This team collaborates to manage the process of MD Admissions following submission of applications in a particular matriculation cycle.
| Jennifer (Jia Yu) Zhang | VFMP | 2026 | jz15089@student.ubc.ca |
| Sean Lam | VFMP-V | 2027 | lamsm@student.ubc.ca |
Northern and Rural MD Admissions Subcommittee
This committee recommends to the MD Admissions Subcommittee qualified applicants who are suitable for the local context of learning in northern and rural areas for interview and offer of admission to the MD Program, up to a maximum of 32 for the NMP, 10 for rural placements in the SMP, and 2 for rural placements in the IMP, in accordance with UBC and Faculty of Medicine admissions policies and the Faculty of Medicine’s social responsibility mandate.
| Ian Galna | IMP | 2027 | igalna@student.ubc.ca |
| Emily Simpson | SMP | 2026 | emsim@student.ubc.ca |
| Kylie Peake | NMP | 2026 | peake@student.ubc.ca |
| Kasey O’Hara | NMP | 2027 | kohara13@student.ubc.ca |
Student Assessment Subcommittee
This committee is responsible for the design and function of the student assessment system of the UBC MD Undergraduate Program (MDUP).
| Zovya Wasylyk | IMP | 2025 | zovya@student.ubc.ca |
| Meghan Henry | VFMP-V | 2026 | mehenry@student.ubc.ca |
| Nimrit Sidhu | VFMP-F | 2027 | nimrits@student.ubc.ca |
| Annie Switzer | NMP | 2028 | switzer@student.ubc.ca |
Student Affairs Advisory Council
The StAAC brings together the program-wide and site-specific Student Affairs leadership and the Student Affairs team (including site coordinators, financial and career advisors, health and safety representatives, Indigenous coordinators etc.) once a month to discuss ongoing business and deal with emerging issues. There are often guests from other departments to discuss how
they and Student Affairs can best work together. This committee is responsible for the oversight of student affairs as they relate to the MDUP. It has the authority to recommend new policy or policy changes to Faculty Executive. Ensures that students at all sites have comparable and timely access to student services, including but not limited to scholarships and bursaries, health services, health and disability insurances, and career planning advice.
| Jenine Hira | VFMP-V | 2028 | jhira@student.ubc.ca |
| Katherine Feng | VFMP-V | 2028 | kafeng@student.ubc.ca |
| Daivat Bhavsar | VFMP-V | 2027 | daivat25@student.ubc.ca |
| Amardeep Sekhon | VFMP-V | 2026 | amar40@student.ubc.ca |
| Helen Hsiao | VFMP-V | 2026 | h.hsiao1204@gmail.com |
| Katherine Bilan | VFMP-V | 2026 | bilankat@student.ubc.ca |
| Harleen Kaur Hehar | VFMP-V | 2025 | hkhehar1@student.ubc.ca |
| Grace Nie | VFMP-V | 2025 | grace545@student.ubc.ca |
| Hediyeh Vaseli | IMP | 2028 | hediyeh@mail.ubc.ca |
| Quinn Stewart | IMP | 2027 | qfstew@student.ubc.ca |
| Danica Smith | IMP | 2026 | dsmith93@student.ubc.ca |
| Alison White | IMP | 2025 | abwhite8@student.ubc.ca |
| Parker Thibert | SMP | 2027 | pthibert@student.ubc.ca |
| Emily Simpson | SMP | 2026 | emsim@student.ubc.ca |
| Evan Kwong | SMP | 2026 | evkwong@student.ubc.ca |
| Annie Switzer | NMP | 2028 | switzer@student.ubc.ca |
| Kasey O’Hara | NMP | 2027 | kohara13@student.ubc.ca |
| Jamie Tersago | NMP | 2026 | jtersago@student.ubc.ca |
| Jessica Willows | NMP | 2026 | jwillo01@student.ubc.ca |
| Michaela Kelly | NMP | 2025 | mkelly2@student.ubc.ca |
| Mahta Amanian | VFMP-F | 2028 | mahtaa@student.ubc.ca |
| Arshdeep Waring | VFMP-F | 2027 | arshw1@student.ubc.ca |
Learner Access Advisory Council
This council will advise the Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education on access to UBC MD undergraduate students for the purposes of recruitment into research and non-programmatic studies. The mandate of the LAAC includes reviewing received requests and recommending which to forward to MD student learners (see attached Terms of Reference). The LAAC supports the Faculty of Medicine’s commitment to advancing research and scholarship as part of its mission, while at the same time ensuring that our learners are not overly burdened by non-programmatic emails and requests.
| Ravi Vyas | VFMP | 2027 | vyasr@student.ubc.ca |
VFMP Clinical Skills Committee
This committee makes decisions about format, type, and number of clinical skills sessions in years 1 and 2 at the VFMP.
| Daivat Bhavsar | VFMP-V | 2027 | daivat25@student.ubc.ca |
| Rishi Gupta | VFMP-V | 2027 | rishi729@student.ubc.ca |
| Pamela Bai | VFMP-V | 2028 | pambai@student.ubc.ca |
| Philip Yu | VFMP-V | 2028 | philipzy@student.ubc.ca |
Teacher Support Advisory Council
The purpose of this advisory council is to advise the Director of Teacher Assessment on matters related to support and assessment of teachers, including the implementation of the Teacher Assessment Policy. The student representative’s role is to provide the student’s perspective and ideas for how to better provide teacher assessments through one45 and to highlight any potential gaps in the current process for the learner, as well as how to best use this information to improve the medical education we receive.
| Jenny Yang | VFMP | 2025 | jy0301@student.ubc.ca |
| Katherine Bilan | VFMP | 2026 | bilankat@student.ubc.ca |
| Pooya Golestan | VFMP-V | 2028 | pooyag99@student.ubc.ca |
Student Promotion and Review Board
The Review Board ensures that standards for student advancement and graduation are consistent across all sites and students, adhere to FoM policy, and are based on student performance. The Board makes decisions about student advancement, professionalism notations on performance reports, withdrawal, and returning from leaves of absence.
| Olivia Hunter | VFMP | 2025 | ofhunter@student.ubc.ca |
| Japneet Gill | VFMP | 2025 | japneetg@student.ubc.ca |
| Mari Humphrey | SMP | 2026 | mhumph@student.ubc.ca |
| Ash Lawson | IMP | 2026 | alawso02@student.ubc.ca |
MCQ Advisory Panel
The Multiple Choice Question Advisory Panel reviews questions and content of MCQ exams.
| Mostafa Bondok | VFMP | 2025 | mostafa9@student.ubc.ca |
| Dheyaa Al-Najafi | VFMP-V | 2027 | dalnajaf@student.ubc.ca |
| Anmol Sharma | VFMP | 2028 | asharm67@student.ubc.ca |
Psychiatry UGEC
The Psychiatry UGEC is responsible for planning, implementing and evaluation of the Psychiatry curriculum across all sites.
| Brendan Tao | VFMP-V | 2025 | taob1@student.ubc.ca |
| Shamikh Lakhani | VFMP | 2026 | shamikhl@student.ubc.ca |
| Hillary Janssens | VFMP-V | 2026 | hilljan@student.ubc.ca |
Student-Faculty EDI Working Group
| Sasha Voznyuk | VFMP | 2025 | svoznyuk@student.ubc.ca |
| Tarndeep Chahal | IMP | 2025 | tchahal1@student.ubc.ca |
| Lillian Chen | VFMP | 2026 | lillian1998@gmail.com |
| Nikola Deretic | VFMP | 2026 | nderetic@student.ubc.ca |
| Kevin Nishimura | VFMP | 2027 | kevin047@student.ubc.ca |
| Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghafoor | VFMP-F | 2027 | azizg12@student.ubc.ca |
| Kinsley Jura | VFMP-V | 2028 | kjura@student.ubc.ca |
| Ari Clemens | VFMP-V | 2028 | clemens1@student.ubc.ca |
MDUP Expansion Working Group
| Dushanthi Dissanayake | IMP | 2025 | ddissa@student.ubc.ca |
| Gaganjit Phulka | NMP | 2026 | gkphulka@student.ubc.ca |
| Jenna Benbaruj | VFMP-F | 2027 | jennamdb@student.ubc.ca |
| Richard Mageto | SMP | 2027 | rmageto@student.ubc.ca |
| Monika Jandu | VFMP-V | 2028 | monikaj3@student.ubc.ca |
ICC Committee
| ICC-Chilliwack | Karsten Nielsen-Roine | kniels01@student.ubc.ca | |
| ICC-Chilliwack | Tala Salaheddin | talasala@student.ubc.ca | |
| ICC-Duncan | Meghan Komori Kennedy | megankk@student.ubc.ca | |
| ICC-FSJ | Jordan Penner | jpenner9@student.ubc.ca | |
| ICC-Terrace | Ethan Schovanek | eschov@student.ubc.ca | |
| ICC-Trail | Isabella de Goeji | degoeij@student.ubc.ca | |
| ICC-Vernon/Revelstoke | Ali Raza Gangji | amoham14@student.ubc.ca |