Enjoy this quick, easy, and delicious recipe for a Raspberry Hemp Smoothie!
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Chocolate Banana Muffin Recipe!
Enjoy an easy and healthy recipe for Chocolate Banana Muffins!
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RWO COVID-19 Resources
The Resident Wellness Office recognizes how the COVID-19 pandemic may be affecting your residency training in many ways. Our office has created a COVID-19 Resource Page, updated regularly, to provide support to residents at this time. Additionally, we recognize that this time is particularly stressful for many residents, and that group support at this time […]
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Managing stress, anxiety, or whatever else you may be feeling during the COVID-19 crisis
Throughout this outbreak of COVID-19, we recognize that you may be experiencing lot of uncertainty, stress, and anxiety. One step in learning how to manage these feelings is learning more about what anxiety is. There are a number of resources that are available to you to help with these feelings: World […]
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What is Impostor Syndrome and how can we manage it?
Many residents experience impostor syndrome. There are numerous Reddit threads and other residency focused online communities dedicated to discussing the experiences of impostor syndrome among residents. What can be done to address impostor syndrome? David Roche, elite ultrarunner and coach, discusses impostor syndrome within high performance populations. As David mentions: ” there is no light […]
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Controlling Your Self-Talk
Self-talk is the stream of unspoken thoughts that we constantly have in our head. Taking control of this self-talk to frame negative thoughts into constructive thoughts can be beneficial in reducing stress and enhancing your performance as you work towards your goals. Ultrarunner and certified Mental Performance Consultant with the Association for Applied Sport Psychology […]
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Recognize Warning Signs of Depression in Residents
Read about recognizing warning signs of depression in residents. If you think you or a peer needs support, please consider making an appointment to see an RWO counsellor, or have a look at the resources section of our website to look at other supports you have available to you.
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UBC resident leads team developing innovative tool to make breathing tube insertion easier
By Laura Abbott | April 15, 2019 Alan Tung is on a mission to make breathing tube insertion easier. As a fourth-year UBC anesthesia resident, he has performed many intubations – a life-saving procedure that involves inserting a breathing tube to allow a patient to breathe via ventilator. He and his colleagues are often performing […]
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Team of UBC residents named Simulation Olympiad champions
The man was brought to the Emergency Department from the nearby airport. He was agitated, confused and feverish. His heart rate was alarmingly high. The team of University of British Columbia residents responsible for treating him sprang into action. First, they had to make a diagnosis without the patient’s history, and only symptoms. Was it […]
Read MoreMade-at-UBC app changing the way medical students learn radiology
During her first years in medical school at UBC, Kathryn Darras remembers her excitement at discovering radiology. As a highly-visual learner, she knew that the specialty was a perfect fit for her. After finishing her UBC radiology residency, Dr. Darras is now a nuclear medicine fellow using technology to share her enthusiasm for radiology with […]
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