Meet the Team
Dr. Robert Liston, Executive Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs
Office of Clinical Affairs
Gordon & Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, 11th floor
2775 Laurel Street
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9
tel: 604-875-4111 ext. 68647
e-mail: Robert.Liston@ubc.ca
Dr. Liston provides strategic coordination between the Faculty of Medicine and the Health Authorities, and works with the provincial government, agencies and other universities and public sector institutions to strengthen and support faculty members engaged in clinical activities throughout the Province. He is also a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology.
Dale Dreffs, Manager, Clinical Affairs
Office of Clinical Affairs
Gordon & Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, 11th floor
2775 Laurel Street
Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9
tel: 604-875-4111, ext 68347
e-mail: Dale.Dreffs@ubc.ca
Dr. Michael Nimmo, Director, Clinical Faculty Affairs
Office of Clinical Faculty Affairs
Faculty of Medicine, UBC
2775 Laurel Street, 11th Floor
Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9
tel: 604-875-4111 ext. 68647
e-mail: ocfa.med@ubc.ca
Reporting to the Executive Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs, Dr. Nimmo is the principal liaison between clinical faculty and the Faculty of Medicine, providing a mechanism for clinical faculty members in all departments and sites to be represented and supported at various senior Faculty of Medicine forums. He also communicates the mandate and priorities of the Faculty of Medicine to members of clinical faculty, and provides advice and communicates the status of services to the Dean and his executive team.
Dr. Nimmo was first appointed as a Clinical Instructor in 2000, and is currently a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and a General Pathologist with Vancouver Coastal Health. Before coming to UBC, he practiced corporate law at Lang Michener Lawrence & Shaw in Vancouver.
The Office of Clinical Faculty Affairs is an advocate for UBC’s clinical faculty, fostering recognition and reward for them. The office facilitates two-way communication and understanding between clinical faculty and the Faculty of Medicine. The office, under the direction of Dr. Nimmo, promotes clinical faculty development and initiatives in teaching and scholarly activity, educational leadership, and research. It encourages participation of clinical faculty in the administration and operation of the Faculty, its departments, and at the various sites throughout BC.
