Our team is hard at work bringing together world-class scientists and health professionals for Mini Med School Yukon. The content below is only a draft and subject to changes.
Meet the 2025 Mini Med School Team
- Dr. Garth Meckler, Division Head, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine & Research, BC Children's Hospital; Associate Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, UBC
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Dr. Garth Meckler is a pediatrician and pediatric emergency physician at BC Children’s Hospital. Originally from the United States, he moved to Canada 10 years ago and is grateful to work and live on the traditional lands of the Coast Salish peoples.
Dr. Meckler has had a varied career in medicine. He started out focusing on working with teenagers, especially queer youth, and then worked in primary care pediatrics before training in emergency medicine and research. Today, he works in the BCCH Emergency Department, teaches medical students and doctors, and researches topics like ambulance care for kids, access to healthcare, and headache treatment. Dr. Meckler is excited about the future of medicine and looks forward to seeing a more diverse and inclusive generation of new doctors who can help imagine a new way of delivering healthcare.In his free time, Dr. Meckler enjoys photography and loves hiking and camping in the backcountry with his partner, Steve, and their two dogs.
- Dr. Scott Ramsay, Researcher and Nurse Clinician, BC Children's Hospital; Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, UBC
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Dr. Scott Ramsay's bio is coming soon!
- Dr. Wendy Robinson, Researcher, BC Children’s Hospital; Professor, Department of Medical Genetics, UBC
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Dr. Wendy Robinson is a Professor of Medical Genetics at the University of British Columbia and helps lead the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute as an Associate Director. She’s all about building a strong community and mentoring others. Dr. Robinson got her PhD in Genetics from the University of California, Berkeley, and then did further research at the Medical Genetics Institute in Zurich, Switzerland.
Dr. Robinson’s research looks at how early human development, starting from conception, is influenced by genetic and epigenetic changes in the placenta. This work helps us understand how these changes affect pregnancy and the health of newborns. Dr. Robinson also holds a special position called the CIHR Chair in Sex and Gender Science, where she studies how biological sex impacts the placental genome. She has written over 200 research papers and book chapters.
In her spare time, Dr. Robinson loves running, enjoying nature, reading, and spending time with her family. - Dr. Tiffany Wong, Researcher & Pediatric Allergist, BC Children’s Hospital; Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UBC
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Dr. Tiffany Wong's bio is coming soon!
