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.
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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 […]
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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.
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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 […]
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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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Learning about different types of emotions and events that may trigger a particular emotion within us can be helpful in learning we respond to particular emotions and how this influences our actions in different situations. This Atlas of Emotions, developed by the Dalai Lama, breaks down the process of processing emotions in a clear and […]
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Steph Davis is a professional climber, free solo climber, skydiver, BASE jumper, and writer. She is known for many first female ascents of challenging routes in Patagonia and throughout the US, as well as many successful first female free solo attempts. In her TedXTalks presentation, she shares her experiences in the mountains as opportunities to […]
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Enjoy this quick, easy, and delicious recipe for a Raspberry Hemp Smoothie!
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Enjoy an easy and healthy recipe for Chocolate Banana Muffins!
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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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