Dr. Gurdeep Parhar is the Associate Dean of Equity and Professionalism for UBC's Faculty of Medicine. He is a family physician with a practice focused on immigrants, refugees, workers' health and patients with severe disabilities. He also teaches extensively in both undergraduate & post-graduate programs in the areas of professionalism, equity, psychosocial aspects of health care, medical disability, informatics, reflection and self-care.

Dr. Parhar has served as co-acting head and associate head of UBC's Department of Family Practice. He was the course director for the family practice continuum and fourth-year family practice electives. And he remains the Week Chair for the fourth-year course "Preparation for Medical Practice." As the University renews its medical curriculum, Dr. Parhar has also chaired working groups on continuity and, more recently, on social responsibility & accountability.

Dr. Parhar co-hosts the weekly TV program Pearls for Success, which targets the well-being of new Canadians. And he is the national co-chair for the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada resource group on equity, diversity and gender.

In 2010, the B.C. College of Family Physicians recognized Dr. Gurdeep Parhar as Teacher of the Year. Last year, he was awarded the Killam Prize, UBC's most prestigious teaching award. And in October 2011, the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary presented him with the Alumnus of Distinction Award for outstanding contributions to medical education.