Call for New Members: UBC Health Patient & Community Advisory Committee

Want to have a say in the strategic directions of UBC Health? Apply to be a member of the Patient & Community Advisory Committee (PAC)!

PAC advises UBC Health’s senior leadership on community concerns and is a resource for patient and public engagement across UBC Health. A key focus for UBC Health over the next three years will be the establishment of a new Gateway Centre and Team-Based Care Teaching Clinic opening in 2026.

Candidates should have prior advisory board, committee or group work experience and be able to provide input from the patient side of health care as either:

• Individual patients – they can speak from their own experiences of health care;
• Patient group members – are an active member of a patient group and know about the experiences and views of other patients like themselves;
• Patient representatives or advocates – has general knowledge of the common interests of patients and can explain the ‘patient perspective’ on major issues; and/or
• Community Activists/Advocates – can speak to a community experience, particularly a community that is marginalized (e.g. Indigenous, poor, LGBTQ2S+, etc.)

For more information and to apply please contact Mandy.Young@ubc.ca.