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Pathology the University of British Columbia News Spring/Summer 2013 Pathology The University of British Columbia www.pathology.ubc.ca p athology aboratory medicine contents 43 18 44 40 36 4 38 2 Summer 2013 PATHOLOGY CONTENTS Pathology MagaZINE Department Head: 4 A New BMLSc Program Director! Michael F. Allard, BSc, MD, FRCP(C) 6 The Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science Director, Human Resources and Administration: (BMLSc) Program Sandy Liu, CHRP 10 Making a Successful Transition From College to a Office Manager: Career Adeline Chan 11 Pathology at UBC Medical School: Curriculum Renewal Update 12 Graduate Studies in Pathology Contributors: Dr. Amanda Bradley 16 On the Rewards of Science Outreach: Four Joanne Wouterse Generations of Mentorship Dr. Ananta Gurung 18 Pathology Residency Programs Dr. Jason Ford Dr. Haydn Pritchard 20 New Genomics Course for Pathology Residents Clara Westwell-Roper 22 Kizhakkedathu Laboratory: Polymer Based Dr. Michael Nimmo Therapeutic Approaches for Unmet Clinical Needs Drs. Sohrab Shah and Stephen Yip 25 A Measured Plan: Early Diagnosis and Prevention of Dr. Torsten Nielsen Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu Kidney Disease in Guyana Dr. Chris Dunham 26 UBC Department Members Part of Vancouver Dr. David Seccombe General Hospital Team Recognized for Innovative Dr. Diane Roscoe Research to Reduce Hospital Infections Drs. Poul Sorensen and Gabriel Leprivier Dr. Dragoş Vasilescu 28 Tumour Cells Highjack an Ancient Pathway to Adapt Dr. Michael Allard to Metabolic Stress Dr. Ed Pryzdial 30 Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award for Dr. Dragos Dr. Corree Laule Dr. Katherine Chipperfield Vasilescu Dr. Monika Hudoba 32 Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the UBC Life Dr. Kevin L. Bennewith Sciences Centre Dr. Jacqueline Quandt Dr. William Schreiber 34 From Farm to Laboratory: a “Magnetic” Journey by a Dr. Maria Issa New Faculty Member Dr. Maria Monsalve 36 Happy Retirement Dr. Cedric Carter! 38 Meet the People of Pathology, Dr. Kevin Bennewith Copyright © 2013: Dept of Pathology and 40 Annual Events Laboratory Medicine 46 Cruising the Mediterranean: Engagement in a Publisher: PacBlue Printing Scholarly Activity Editors: Debbie Bertanjoli, Sandy Liu, Michael Allard 48 Welcome to New Faculty Members Designer: Debbie Bertanjoli 3 Welcome to Dr. Amanda Bradley – The New BMLSc Program Director! BMLSc Announcement It gives me great pleasure to “I am looking forward to announce that Dr. Amanda Bradley committing my full attention has accepted the position of Program to the BMLSc Program and Director, Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (BMLSc), the Department of Pathology effective August 1, 2013. and Laboratory Medicine. I Dr. Bradley is transferring to our feel privileged to be working department as a Senior Instructor with the BMLSc team and from the MD Undergraduate Program. We are very fortunate to Department colleagues.” have someone of Dr. Bradley’s caliber taking on this very important role. She will be providing educational Dr. Amanda Bradley, PhD leadership as the Program Director I am very pleased to be the new Director expansion of the UBC Medical School, and also teaching in the BMLSc of the BMLSc Program. This position the Faculty of Medicine recognized Program. feels like an extraordinary chance to the need for dedicated instructors and make a difference. Before I tell you hired a cohort of instructors, including Please join me in welcoming her to about myself and my thoughts about me. Since then, I have been focused on the program and the Department. the program, let me first say that I education, for almost ten years. am indebted to Dr. Carol Park, the Michael F Allard MD FRCPC steadfast, generous, thoughtful and While there were many highlights in Professor and Head caring leader of the BMLSc Program my Medical Undergraduate Program Department of Pathology and for the past 19 years. Her efforts and Instructor position, there were three in Laboratory Medicine dedication to the program have always particular that have shaped who I am as University of British Columbia been stellar. I have some very big shoes a teacher. to fill. I will do my best. First, I had the pleasure of supervising I have a positive “developmental” history 67 students as they worked on a in this Department as I completed my wide variety of projects including PhD with Drs. Dana Devine and Don community outreach, population health Brooks: I am “home grown”. After research, medical education research, postdocs with the Canadian Red and self-study module development. Cross, Albany Medical Center in New York (with Dr. Mark Scott, now also a Second, being a Problem Based member of our Department), and then Learning (PBL) tutor, tutor-trainer and Canadian Blood Services, I became a case writer, taught me an incredible Research Associate. At that time, my amount about student engagement and enthusiasm for teaching was awakened the responsibility of students for their and could not be ignored. With the own learning. Witnessing first-hand 4 Summer 2013 so many student-generated powerful program has accomplished this by learning moments has made me a staunch supporting students as they learn advocate for PBL and other evidence- a variety of knowledge-based and based, student-centered pedagogies. practical skill, focusing on higher order skills development, promoting self- Third, I had the opportunity to reflection and being student-centred. I redevelop immunology teaching in am very excited to steward the program the Principles of Human Biology continuing to emphasize these goals. medical course (including creating The program’s many strengths must be a new problem-based learning case preserved and nurtured. At the same and assisting students develop on-line time, we should look for opportunities modules). These experiences (and to further enhance our execution of the learning literature!) all inform my these goals. approach to teaching and educational Donald E. Brooks, a Professor in the leadership. Where to start? I plan to begin by listening and learning. I welcome your Department of Pathology and Laboratory I am looking forward to committing my thoughts on the strengths and successes Medicine, has won the inaugural 2013 Blood full attention to the BMLSc Program of the program as well as ideas to help Safety Innovation Award from Terumo and the Department of Pathology and shape future directions. How can we BCT, a Colorado-based maker of blood Laboratory Medicine. I feel privileged enhance students’ learning? What (if component and cellular technologies. to be working with the BMLSc team any) elements of the program deserve and Department colleagues. I am no attention and further strengthening? stranger to the program, having taught in five BMLSc courses and coordinated If you are an instructor or Course three. I enjoy this program so much Coordinator in the BMLSc program because the class size facilitates getting and have opinions and ideas to share, to know the students, learning about please contact me. Similarly, if you have their aspiration, and witnessing their the desire to make sessions with your growth. As Program Director, I will students even more participatory, or if continue to teach, coordinate and you are not yet involved in the program redevelop several courses, striving to but would like to be, let’s discuss use more effective pedagogies. I hope the opportunities. I look forward to to contribute to innovative educational working with you in our unique and practices and disseminate best practices. wonderful BMLSc Program! A critical goal of mine is to assist with Researcher Dr. Sohrab Shah instructor recruitment and support. Awarded Two CIHR/Genome As a member of our Department’s Canada Bioinformatics Grants Peer Assisted Teaching Development Committee, I already have an interest Dr. Sohrab Shah awarded two grants in the in learning about (and learning from) Canadian Institutes of Health Research / colleagues’ teaching practices. I look Genome Canada 2012 Bioinformatics And forward to working with colleagues, Computational Biology Competition: learning what their ambitions are with 1. Measuring and modeling tumour evolution respect to teaching, and assisting my from next generation sequencing data: enabling fellow instructors to achieve their goals. clinical study of clonal diversity in cancer The BMLSc is a high quality program patients that supports students in preparing 2. Computational interpretation of cancer themselves for diverse futures. The genomes: defining mutational landscapes for translational genomics 5 The Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science (BMLSc) Program JoaNNE WOUTERSE Our Heartfelt “The greatest pleasure of my working “In her quiet, gentle manner Carol Appreciation to Dr. career has been the opportunity to has guided, supported, mentored experience a working relationship and educated a vast number of Carol Park, BMLSc built on mutual respect and shared individuals. Through example she Coordinator ideologies (with humour and a has taught me to be more thoughtful, from 1994 to 2013 piece of chocolate, when required). professional, introspective and Over the years I learned much from inclusive. She had the ability to make Carol, for she is a true teacher, not each member of the BMLSc Program only of academia, but of life. Carol’s feel special and valuable in her own thoughtfulness, generosity and unique way.” understanding, have had a profound Jennifer Xenakis impact on me both personally and professionally. I wish her all the best.” “Carol has been an influential Joanne Wouterse mentor. By providing guidance, encouragement, valuable insights and objective feedback, she has “Carol is a wonderful instructor Gratitude is the inward helped me become a more effective and mentor of mine. While I was “ feeling of kindness instructor. Her tireless dedication to her student, her caring nature the BMLSc Program will have a lasting received. Thankfulness helped me get through an intensive impact on all individuals that she has is the natural impulse undergraduate program. Her passion educated and supported.” for histology made me appreciate the to express that feeling. Juliana Li subject. It is a privilege to work with Thanksgiving is the a caring and giving person like Carol.
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