Equity & Diversity Resources

Equity and diversity are among our highest values here in the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia.

Equity is about recognizing barriers and disadvantages in order to direct support appropriately to ensure equal access and opportunities. We aim to break down those barriers and foster a vibrant and harmonious community so that everyone can thrive.

Diversity is about bringing different identities, perspectives, and life experiences to the collective so that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. We are committed to increasing diversity in its many forms, such as race and ethnicity, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, language, culture, national origins, religious commitments, and age.

Resources

NUS Advocacy Coordinators Contact:

First point of contact for UBC Nursing students regarding any interpersonal, intrapersonal conflicts, peer support, and issues related to equity, diversity, inclusivity:

Apurva Balero & Lian Zhang [email protected]

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Resources

UBC’s Centre for Accessibility website. This resource provides information for students who require academic accommodations during their education at UBC. It provides information about the process of signing up with the CFA, how to meet with an advisor, how to book accommodations and more.

UBC’s Equity and Inclusion Networks, Clubs, Committees, Connections and Support Resources.

https://equity.ubc.ca/get-involved/community-networks/

UBC Nursing Student Antiracism Caucus website. This resource provides information about how to get involved with the SARC and events they have coming up that welcome all students in building an anti-racist culture at UBC.

Resources for Prospective Indigenous Students

The below resources are for prospective Indigenous nursing students..

https://you.ubc.ca/indigenous-students-ubc/

https://nursing.ubc.ca/indigenous-applicants

Resources for current Indigenous Students

The below resources provide information for current Indigenous students about community groups, academic supports, legal supports and Indigenous health resources.

Indigenous Student Resource Portal

Ubyssey Health and Support Resources for Indigenous Students

https://ubyssey.ca/guide/2023/health-and-support/resources-for-indigenous-students/

UBC Indigenous Community Law Clinic

https://bcfnjc.com/directory-services/listing/ubc-indigenous-community-law-clinic/

UBC Indigenous Committee Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/issubc/

UBC Indigenous Mental Health and Wellbeing Resources

https://students.ubc.ca/health/counselling-services/indigenous-mental-health-wellbeing-program

UBC Indigenous Student Health Portal

https://indigenous.ubc.ca/students/current-students/student-resources/student-health/

2SLGBTQIA+ Student Resources

The below resources provide information and guidance for sexual and gender diverse students on how to access UBC counseling services, information about gender inclusive spaces on campus, resources for accessing gender affirming care, on campus clubs and groups and more.

https://students.ubc.ca/campus-life/equity-diversity-inclusion-resources/2slgbtqia-resources

https://students.ubc.ca/ubclife/were-queer-were-here-queer-trans-visibility-ubc

https://www.prideubc.com/resources-and-links

Resources for students wanting to learn more about equity, diversity, and inclusion

These are free courses offered by UBC either via the faculty of medicine’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for healthcare students or via UBC’s general free course offerings for students wanting to learn more about various topics relating to equity, diversity, inclusion and anti-racism.

Free CPD Online Course: Gender Affirming Primary Care

https://ubccpd.ca/learn/learning-activities/course?eventtemplate=101

Free CPD online Course: Gender affirming Perinatal Care: Safe, Respectful, and Celebratory

https://ubccpd.ca/learn/learning-activities/course?eventtemplate=331-genderaffirming-perinatal-care-safe-respectful-and-celebratory

Free CPD online Course: Autism and Neurodiversity in Primary Care (ASD) – Management Module

https://ubccpd.ca/learn/learning-activities/course?eventtemplate=320-autism-and-neurodiversity-in-primary-care-asd-management-module

UBC Free Online Course: Positive Spaces – Foundations

https://wpl.ubc.ca/browse/equity-and-inclusion/courses/wpl-eio-psfnd

UBC Free Online Course: VFPO EDI Journey parts 1 to 6

https://wpl.ubc.ca/browse/vpfo/programs/wpl-vpfo-edi107

UBC Free Online Course: Autism & Neurodiversity in the workplace

https://wpl.ubc.ca/browse/faculty-of-education/courses/wpl-foe-aanitw

UBC Free Online Course: Indigenous Learning Pathways: Land Acknowledgements at UBC

https://wpl.ubc.ca/browse/orientation-and-onboarding/courses/wpl-oo-ilpla

UBC Professional Development & Community Engagement: Online Anti-racism awareness course

https://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/anti-racism-awareness/

Page Compiled by Dr. Maï Yasué, Equity and Inclusion Strategist, UBC Equity & Inclusion Office with a range of UBC and external resources curated to help students, faculty and staff build their competencies related to reconciliation, Indigenization and decolonization.