Jay Park

Jay, who was raised in Los Angeles, made her way to live and work in Vancouver, Canada. Over the past several years, Jay has been involved in the field of information management and governance as a student, scholar, and lecture attendee. Initially concentrating on acquisition as a text analyst, she later translated her skills to interpreting and implementing accreditation standards and Competency by Design initiatives. Currently, Jay is spearheading residency programs that are undergoing rapid growth and setting new benchmarks.

EDUCATION

EdD, University of British Columbia – Expected 2030
Educational Leadership and Policy

MLIS, University of British Columbia
Library and Information Studies

M.A., Yonsei University
Linguistic Information Science

B.A., Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Linguistics and Cognitive Science

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AWARDS AND HONORS

2018   C William Fraser Prize
2018   Graduate Student Travel Award
2015   Academic Support Grant
2014-15   BK21 Research Scholarship
2010-13   Academic Excellence Scholarship

EXPERIENCE

Program Manager, Residency Programs
University of British Columbia

FEB 2024 – PRESENT | Pain Medicine
MAY 2022 – PRESENT | Family Practice Anesthesia (in joint with the FP team)
MAY 2022 – PRESENT | Anesthesiology

  • Lead operations to improve program delivery and strengthen stakeholder partnerships
  • Facilitate development and enable delivery as residency capacity more than doubles and a distributed training track is launched to address physician shortages
  • Design and manage scheduling of 100+ residents across 1,500 province-wide rotations while balancing clinical needs and resident requirements
  • Oversee budgeting and resource allocation to ensure efficient use of funds and alignment with organizational priorities
  • Foster high-performing teams by enhancing collaboration and efficiency through communication and streamlined processes

Project Manager, CBD & Accreditation
University of British Columbia

JAN 2021 – MAY 2022 | Diagnostic Radiology, Neuroradiology, Nuclear Medicine, Pediatric Radiology
FEB 2019 – MAY 2022 | Anesthesiology

  • Assessed needs and areas for improvement, developed project plans, and initiated change management strategies leading to improved program performance
  • Prepared all clinical staff and residents for the Competency By Design (CBD) initiative and the implementation of a new evaluation system, resulting in successful system-wide adoption across 400+ participants
  • Oversaw RCPSC accreditation and integration of new accreditation standards to achieve accreditation

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CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Membership
Certified Information Privacy Professional / Canada (CIPP/C), IAPP Membership