Call for podcast participants: Medical students empowering and engaging caregivers in family-centred care

Issue: BCMJ, vol. 66, No. 9, November 2024, Page 326 Letters
By: Ella Barrett-Chan Caroline Kim, BASc Kristie Mar, BSc Lindy Moxham Sarika Verma, BSc

The University of British Columbia Medical Undergraduate Society’s Families as Partners in Care Club highlights the importance of family-centred care in medical student training and showcases medical students’ interest in gaining experience in this area. The club was founded in 2022 out of three medical students’ experiences caring for family members and realizing the importance of family-centred care in developing rapport with families, creating quality care plans, and encouraging open communication in challenging health care situations. Since then, the club has grown to more than 15 medical student members who learn about, promote, and share family-centred care principles.

The club offers resource lists for caregivers to connect with local organizations that support families and other caregivers, as well as family-centred care tips and approaches to share with other learning health care professionals. We hope to continue creating opportunities for caregivers and students to connect one on one outside of clinical situations, supporting the development of long-term strategies for family-centred care integration.

Call for podcast participants

The club would like to engage the greater BC medical community in creating podcast episodes in which medical students discuss family-centred care principles with caregivers and practitioners. If you are a caregiver interested in speaking with us, please contact us at info.ubc.fpc@gmail.com to help shape how medical students and other health care professionals practise family-centred care.
—Ella Barrett-Chan
UBC Medical Student, Class of 2025
—Caroline Kim, BASc
UBC Medical Student, Class of 2026
—Kristie Mar, BSc
UBC Medical Student, Class of 2025
—Lindy Moxham
UBC Medical Student, Class of 2025
—Sarika Verma, BSc
UBC Medical Student, Class of 2025
Co-founders, Research and Advocacy Team Lead, Resources Team Lead, UBC Families as Partners in Care Club

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Ella Barrett-Chan, Caroline Kim, BASc, Kristie Mar, BSc, Lindy Moxham, Sarika Verma, BSc. Call for podcast participants: Medical students empowering and engaging caregivers in family-centred care. BCMJ, Vol. 66, No. 9, November, 2024, Page(s) 326 - Letters.


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