Megan Roche, M.D., and David Roche host a podcast called Some Work, All Play, focusing on a number of topics from the standpoint of self-compassion and unconditional love while offering evidence-based research to offer insight into different discussions. In their most recent episode, the Roche’s discuss the challenges, complexities, and beauty of relationships, particularly in […]
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Aim, Focus, Release: New Launch of the RWO Support Group for Residents on Leave!
Back in Fall 2019, the Resident Wellness Office launched a support group for residents currently on medical leave, where residents learn healthy coping skills through the evidence-based approach of mindful self-compassion. The launch of this program was met with success, including positive responses from participants: “This group has been very helpful to me because it made […]
Read MoreThe 13th Annual Resident Talent Night 2020 was a huge success!
On Zoom, Dr. Julia Zazoulina, R4, displays a hoop performance at Resident Talent Night 2020, with emcees Dr. Laura Halperin and Dr. Carmen Wong watching (Internal Med, R2s) Talent Night 2020 Recap! Hello members of the PGME Community! Thank you very much for attending the 13th Annual Resident Talent Night! Talent Night […]
Read MoreBC Physician Health Program’s Physician Peer Support Sessions!
The BC Physician Health Program (PHP) is offering free drop-in Physician Peer Support Sessions every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at 12-1pm PST via Zoom. Join other physicians and residents, Psychiatrist Dr Jennifer Russel, and PHP’s Manager of Clinical Services, Roxanne Joyce, to talk over challenges and issues you are facing as a health […]
Read MoreResident Talent Night 2020!
You are invited! 13th Annual UBC Resident Talent Night – Sept 17, 2020 We are excited to invite you to attend the 13th Annual Resident Talent Night on Thursday, September 17th, 2020! Resident Talent Night celebrates the resident community’s many talents beyond medicine. The event started off as an informal gathering among internal medicine residents in 2007 and has grown year-after-year […]
Read MoreHighlight: Doctors Beyond Medicine Podcast
Residents across the PGME community have a number of talents outside of medicine and residency training. Dr. Tarun Soni is a PGY2 Family Medicine resident from the Vancouver-Fraser site. Please listen to his new podcast, Doctors Beyond Medicine, which interviews different residents at UBC and their experiences both inside and outside of residency.
Read MoreMeet Asmae, our new Resident Wellness Counsellor!
The Resident Wellness Office is excited to welcome Asmae el Bouhali to the Resident Wellness Team! Asmae is a Clinical Counsellor with membership with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. She holds graduate degrees in Counselling Psychology and Human Development from the University of Ottawa and the University of British Columbia. Her undergraduate degree in Clinical […]
Read MoreThe Bounceback Program: Effective tools to make beneficial changes to your mental wellbeing
The Bounceback Program is designed and facilitated by the Canadian Mental Health Association to provide tools and skills to help you manage your mental heath. The program is facilitated online with workbooks, activities, and videos, as well as access to an online coach. The program is free of charge.
Read MoreSurprising Intimacy in Online Therapy Sessions
While the Resident Wellness Office has always offered virtual counselling to residents who are unable to speak with one of our counsellors in person, the COVID-19 pandemic has transitioned all counselling sessions and other RWO supports online. Lori Gottlieb, psychotherapist and journalist, shares her thoughts about how she feels closer with her patients as […]
Read MoreBanana Bread Recipe
Here is a delicious recipe for banana bread, shared by rock climber, B.A.S.E. jumper, blogger, food appreciator Steph Davis. On her website, you can also find discussions related to different topics such as resiliency after failure and loss, more delicious recopies, and about her mental thought process as she works through fear and self doubt […]
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