Collaboration

Working together with an individual or group of people towards achieving a common goal by sharing ideas, skills and actions

Beliefs

Our required mindset about this value

We believe that collaboration is vital and that partnerships within and outside the Faculty – based on a cooperative spirit, respect and mutual trust – will allow us to achieve greater success.

Words

Examples of how we would express this value

It’s about building trust – those individuals most effective at building trust know how to understand and respect a variety of perspectives, manage priorities from everyone involved, and support everyone to meet expectations as a reliable member of the partnership.

Actions

Examples of our everyday behaviours that demonstrate how we actively live the value

  • Contributing to an environment that supports creativity and innovation to produce stronger, mutually beneficial results.
  • Establishing clear understanding of upfront roles, expectations and deliverables of all involved in the collaborative process.
  • Putting the goals of the joint project first and actively looking for ways to help others to succeed.
  • Using best management and communication practices to accelerate the level of teamwork among multiple individuals or work groups to accomplish a joint task or project.

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We want to hear from you. Every day faculty, staff, students and learners around the province are bringing our vision and values to life. Nominate a colleague to profile or share your story by email at communications.med@ubc.ca

Collaboration

A performance value:

working jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavour

Beliefs

Our required mindset about this value

We believe that collaboration is vital and that partnerships within and outside the Faculty – based on a cooperative spirit and mutual trust – will allow us to achieve greater success.

Words

Examples of how we would express this value

“Collaboration is all about trust – those individuals most effective at building trust know how to understand and respect a variety of perspectives, manage priorities from everyone involved, and support everyone to meet expectations as a reliable member of the partnership…”

Actions

Examples of our everyday behaviours that demonstrate how we actively live the value

  • Creating an environment that supports creativity and innovation to produce stronger mutually beneficial results.
  • Establishing clear upfront agreements on the roles, expectations and deliverables of all involved in the collaborative process.
  • Putting the goals of the joint project ahead of personal needs and actively looking for ways to help others to succeed.
  • Using best-in-class management and communication practices to accelerate the level of teamwork among multiple individuals or work groups to accomplish a joint task or project.

Share your Story

We want to hear from you. Every day faculty, staff, students and learners around the province are bringing our vision and values to life. Nominate a colleague to profile or share your story by email at communications.med@ubc.ca


Collaboration In Action

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Wildfire smoke has immediate harmful health effects

New UBC research finds exposure to wildfire smoke affects the body’s respiratory and cardiovascular systems almost immediately.

Heat may kill more people than previously reported

Even moderately hot weather may actually be killing thousands, not hundreds as previously reported.

New test paves the way for tailored treatment of deadliest form of ovarian cancer

UBC faculty of medicine researchers have led an international team in developing a new test to better diagnose different types of ovarian cancer.

Falling childhood asthma rates linked to declining use of unnecessary antibiotics

A new study suggests that careful antibiotic use in children under the age of one is important to help preserve the diversity and abundance of healthy gut bacteria.

Pregnancy and birth in the time of a pandemic

UBC’s Dr. Deborah Money is leading a national study examining maternal and infant outcomes among pregnant women with COVID-19.

Predicting the evolution of COVID-19 to help manage future outbreaks

A new project will help inform the early design of effective tests, therapies and vaccines.