Welcome to SBME Propels
Launched in partnership with e@UBC in 2021, SBME Propels is an extracurricular series of workshops, seminars and panels designed to build fluency for trainees, staff and faculty in partnerships, translation, leadership, pedagogy, and to prepare graduates for careers across the BME space. Propels has been designed to help you learn the skills you need to translate innovations, build your career, become an effective leader, and create lasting partnerships.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STREAMS
Innovation & Partnerships
Learn the processes behind building and maintaining research partnerships, and master the ins and outs of knowledge translation and commercialization. Give your innovation the support it needs to make an impact.
Who will benefit from this stream?
All faculty and students across the SBME
BME Career Pathing & Practical Skills for Trainees
Discover how to build a fulfilling career in the BME field, and the essential skills required to do it.
Who will benefit from this stream?
All faculty and students across the SBME
Professional Skills
Develop new professional skills to achieve your personal and professional goals.
Who will benefit from this stream?
All faculty and students across the SBME
Leadership & Pedagogy
Real leadership is a skill set that you must learn and practice. Discover how to effectively create, lead and grow a culture of innovation, collaboration and excellence. Science is a human endeavour, and great leaders learn to put their people first.
Who will benefit from this stream?
Early-career research and teaching faculty
Mark Your Calendars!
SBME Propels will run throughout the 2022-2023 academic year. All four professional development streams will be available in tandem with all sessions taking place from 12-1pm (lunch-and-learn format), on scheduled workshop days.
If you have any questions at all about SBME Propels, reach out!