It is with great pleasure that we announce that Dr. Andrea Townson has been appointed as the Associate Head Education of the Department of Medicine effective September 1, 2015.
Dr. Townson has recently been promoted to the rank of Clinical Professor in the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and has completed her Masters of Science in Health Professions Education. She has made numerous administrative contributions to the department. She has been the UBC and Vancouver Acute Head of the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Medical Site Lead of the GF Strong Rehab Centre since 2007. She was the Program Director for the UBC Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Training Program and the Chair for the Program Committee from 1999 to 2000. She has been a member of many University committees including the UBC Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research Committee since 2003, the UBC Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Training Program Committee since 2008, the UBC Department of Medicine Executive Committee since 2008, the UBC Department of Medicine Academic Appointments, Reappointments, Promotion and Tenure Committee since 2009, the Department of Medicine Equity Committee since 2009, and an ad-hoc member of the Department of Medicine Recruitment and Resources Committee since 2011. She has been the Co-chair of the Regional Rehabilitation Program, Vancouver Coastal and Providence Health Care Authorities since 2013. Dr. Townson is actively involved in clinical teaching with medical students and residents on the spinal cord injury unit at GF Strong as well as scheduled clinical skills teaching for medical students in the Musculoskeletal and Bedside clinical skills teaching blocks. She has been a reviewer for a number of peer-reviewed journals. She was the recipient of the Theo van Rijn Award for Contribution to the UBC PM and R Residency Program in 2012.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Townson to her new role and wishing her continued success in the Department of Medicine!