The UBC Department of Medicine staff members support the administrative, human resources, research, educational, and clinical pursuits of our faculty members and trainees. Our staff members assist with program coordination, financial matters, research endeavours and grants, appointment processes, strategizing and communicating the vision of our Department and its Divisions.
Administration
Name | Area of Responsibility |
Mary Liu | Director of Administration |
Donna Combs | Administrative Coordinator to the Department Head |
Laurie Golding | Communications and Office Manager |
Valentine Contival | Communications Manager |
Kelsie Atwater | Administrative Assistant to the Department Head |
Nehal Gupta | Project Coordinator for Strategic Planning |
Education
Name | Area of Responsibility |
Kathy Standeven | Senior Education Manager (until December 2024) |
Jacqueline Cheavins | Senior Education Manager |
Laura Moss | Postgraduate Program Manager |
Melissa Nightingale | Subspecialty Education Manager |
Amy Meyer | Postgraduate Program Coordinator |
Natalie Cheng | Postgraduate Senior Program Assistant |
Suhana Rishiraj | Postgraduate Senior Program Assistant |
Ros Wisenthal | Education Coordinator |
Sabina Fitzsimmons | Undergraduate Senior Program Assistant, SPH & VGH |
Monica Carrasco | Undergraduate Senior Program Assistant, Year 4 |
Jeanne Valencia | Undergraduate Senior Program Assistant |
Adriana Villegas | Undergraduate Senior Program Assistant |
Chenoa Mah | Undergraduate Senior Program Assistant |
Finance
Name | Area of Responsibility |
Sharon Duguid | Senior Finance Manager |
Jenny Wang | Financial Analyst |
Katy Wong | Financial Analyst |
Human Resources
Name | Area of Responsibility |
Annie Lai | HR Manager |
Chloe Kim | HR Coordinator |
Parvin Bolourani | Faculty HR Coordinator |
Lyndsie Plowman | Faculty HR Assistant |
Selen Ince | Human Resources Assistant |
Currently Recruiting | Human Resources Assistant |
Kavinda Wijekoon (Hiring Solutions) | Human Resources Assistant |
Research
Name | Area of Responsibility |
Stefanie Cheah | Research Manager |
Varleen Kaur | Research Coordinator |
Sharon Xu | Program Assistant, Experimental Medicine |
Yusuf Shodeko | Administrative Assistant, Experimental Medicine |