Opportunities to Engage
Upcoming Events
Friday, November 14: 11:30 am - 12:45 pm - Physician Appreciation Lunch at VGH
Join us for lunch and get to know your colleagues in the VMDAS Lounge or grab a box and go.
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Tuesday, November 18: 12 noon - Physician Appreciation Lunch at UBC Hospital
Join us for lunch in the EOC Room or grab a box and go.
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Monday, November 24: 5:30 - 7 pm - WISE Journal Club: Race and Ethnicity, Gender, and Promotion of Physicians in Academic Medicine
The Women in Surgery in ENT (WISE) Journal Club started in the Division of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. The group meets quarterly and is open to all health-care providers interested in equity, diversity, and inclusion.
At the November session, PGY1 ENT Resident Dr. Pardise Elmi will address the topic of Race and Ethnicity, Gender, and Promotion of Physicians in Academic Medicine as discussed in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Attend online
Register here by noon on November 21
Zoom details will be shared upon registration
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We want to hear from you about ideas for VPSA events and/or workshops. Share your brainwaves with us and we’ll direct your suggestion(s) to the relevant VPSA committee or task group for their consideration and action.
Complete this form and we'll get back to you within 10 business days.
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Bring your Planetary Health ideas to life! Access up to $5,000 in funding
The VA/VC Planetary Health Committee funds projects that focus on:
- Prevention (reducing demand for health services)
- Stewardship (match supply of health services to demand)
- Decarbonization (reducing emissions from supply of health services)
- Adaptability (resilience and adaptation strategies; e.g., establish triage systems for prioritizing care under conditions of scarcity)
Planetary Health project funding can be used for sessional payments, meals, venue costs, and/or speaker or consultant fees.
What's involved?
- Think of an idea and a team to do it with OR submit your current initiative.
- Sketch out what you would do and how you would do it (using our Letter of Intent template).
- Once approved, we'll invite you to submit a more detailed project proposal.
- We give feedback and suggestions for your project.
- Do it!
Complete our Letter of Intent here.
Deadline: November 30, 2025
Questions? Email achavali@vpsa.ca
*Physician research projects that are typically funded by research grants cannot be funded.
Small Steps Big Idea funding available
VPSA's Small Steps, Big Idea funding provides $1,000 to $5,000 to selected applicants to develop concepts that meet VPSA criteria.
Contemplating a larger scale project that doesn't fit with these budgetary constraints? We may be able to accommodate you. Please contact projects@vpsa.ca.
Check out our process, which begins with a letter of intent from VPSA physician members. Visit this link for more information.
Other VPSA funding opportunities
VPSA is currently offering two other streams of funding that your department or division head can apply for:
- Wellness champions funding (see here for examples of previously funded projects). Applications are accepted on a quarterly basis. There is currently funding for four more groups; projects submitted before the quarterly deadlines may be considered before the deadline on a case-by-case basis.
- Retention and recruitment funding (see here for an article with examples of funded projects)
Do you have ideas that would fit? Talk to your department or division head and encourage them to apply or contact VPSA Operations Director Andrew Pinfold.