The Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (REDI) has been established to provide leadership across the Faculty of Medicine in the areas of professionalism, learner mistreatment, equity, diversity, and inclusion, anti-racism, and anti-discrimination.
Events
- Dubayaax a ts’awalk – Everything Is One: The Need for Meaningful Engagement & Relationship Building
Register for our second in-person Indigenous Speakers Series session on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (PT) at the UBC Vancouver campus. In this unique event, we are honoured to welcome members of the Ditidaht First Nation Chief & Council, including the Nation’s Treaty Negotiator. - Disability in the Workplace! Interactive workshop
Are you ready to deepen your understanding of disability awareness and inclusion in the workplace? Join this interactive virtual workshop developed specifically for faculty, staff, and leaners at the Faculty of Medicine, led by Dr. Jon Breen, Equity Advisor with the Dean’s Office. Three sessions remain: May 23, June 11, and June 18. - Inclusive Leadership in Healthcare Symposium
Join PHSA and SFU on June 4, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, for an engaging online event where healthcare leaders will share strategies for embedding equity, diversity, and cultural humility into leadership practices. Connect with thought leaders from across B.C., gain actionable tools, and explore ways to foster inclusive environments that enhance both patient outcomes and workplace culture. - Advancing Inclusive Research in Medicine: Anti-Racist and Decolonial Approaches
In the lead-up to BC Anti-Racism Awareness Week, join us on Friday, May 16, 2025, from 12:00 – 1:30 pm for a discussion on how medical and health researchers can cultivate more reciprocal, collaborative, and inclusive research practices that are culturally sensitive, anti-racist, and welcoming to historically, systemically, and persistently marginalized (HSPM) communities. - Building a More Welcoming Movement Toward a Just Culture
What motivates real cultural change? How can we create movements that feel hopeful and actionable? Join REDI’s Fourth Annual Symposium on Tuesday, June 10th, 2025, from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, to learn about evidence-based approaches in psychology, social change, and transformative education as we explore new pathways to creating lasting, inclusive change—grounded in science, compassion, and care. - EDI Joint Interest Group
Staff and faculty leading EDI initiatives in their units across the FoM are invited to join our EDI Joint Interest Group or drop in for a session. Learn more about our upcoming sessions.
Recent Posts
- REDI’s Indigenous Media and Book List
June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada, a time to recognize and celebrate the history, heritage, resilience, and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities across Canada. In honour of this day, we are thrilled to share a curated list of our favourite Indigenous book and movies. We encourage you to explore our curated collection and participate in local festivities throughout British Columbia. - Co-Creation for Equity in Health Research
How can we make our research more equitable? This REDI Best Practice tip sheet introduces co-creation as a collaborative approach to research that centres the voices and priorities of marginalized and underserved communities and leads to more impactful and inclusive research. - Am I Ableist? Disability Awareness in Healthcare
In recognition of BC Accessibility Week, we invite you to explore Am I Ableist?, an award-winning interactive e-book created by Canadian medical residents in collaboration with disability advocates. This resource is designed to educate healthcare trainees on essential knowledge about disabilities within the healthcare context through engaging content and practical exercises. - REDI’s Book & Media List on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People
In recognition of Red Dress Day on May 5, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the disproportionately high rates of violence against Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people in Canada, we invite you to explore our curated selection of books, media, and resources. - Provincial Day of Remembrance and Mourning for victims of tragedy at the Lapu Lapu Day Festival
The Province of BC has designated May 2, 2025 as a provincial day of remembrance and mourning for victims of the Lapu Lapu Day Festival tragedy. - Filipino Emergency Response
This page connects community members impacted by the Lapu Lapu Day tragedy in Vancouver with support services, gatherings, and fundraisers organized by the affected families. Created by Filipino community organizers, it is a space for care, connection, and solidarity.
Recordings
- To Bear Witness: A Meaningful Conversation about my Mom on Belonging and Perseverance
Watch a recording for a conversation with Maï Yasué, Associate Director of the REDI Office, about Derek’ mother, Maude Thompson. Maude was a Haisla First Nations woman, a Survivor of the Indian Residential School experience, and a cook at the Tsow-tun Le Lum Society – Substance Use and Trauma Treatment Centre for nearly 40 years. - The First Page of a New Chapter: Leading Transformative Change for Indigenous Peoples in an Era of Truth and Reconciliation
Watch a recording for a conversation with Dr. Alika Lafontaine, an award-winning physician, social innovator, and the first Indigenous physician listed by the Medical Post as one of Canada’s 50 Most Powerful Doctors. Grounded in a mixed Indigenous ancestry of Métis, Oji-Cree, and Pacific Islander, Dr. Lafontaine has served in provincial and national medical leadership positions for two decades. - Weaving Relations for Meaningful and Genuine Change
Watch a recording for a conversation with Dana-Lyn Mackenzie, a member of the Hwlitsum First Nation, lawyer, and Senior Manager, EDI & Indigeneity, at the Faculties of Applied Science and Land and Food Systems. Dana-Lyn was instrumental in creating the Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day, the Weaving Relations course, and the Cascades of Change program.
With gratitude, we acknowledge that the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine and its distributed programs, which include four university academic campuses, are located on traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of First Nations Peoples and communities around the province.
We respectfully acknowledge that the UBC Vancouver-Point Grey academic campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), and UBC operations in Vancouver more generally are also on the territories of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh).
We respectfully acknowledge that the UBC Okanagan academic campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation.
We respectfully acknowledge that the University of Northern BC Prince George campus is located on the traditional territory of the Lheidli T’enneh, who are part of the Dakelh (Carrier) First Nations.
We acknowledge and respect the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples on whose traditional territories the University of Victoria is located and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.
Learn more about the Faculty of Medicine’s commitments to reconciliation.