Andrea Jones
Twitter: @aajonesy
MD/PhD student, UBC
Areas of Interest:
• Access and Resources to Health Care
• Addictions
• Health Education and Advocacy
Highlighted work:
Andrea Jones’s doctoral research is in the field of addictions and mental illness and is located in Downtown Eastside, Vancouver. She is also the founder of the UBC Chapter for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (www.ihiubc.com) which aims to engage students in learning about health care quality improvement and patient safety. As well, she has been involved with youth health education programs in BC and Nunavut.
Opportunities for Involvement:
• Educational lectures
• Volunteering opportunities with The Hotel Study (http://psychiatry.ubc.ca/2013/07/03/the-
hotel-study/). Please note that this will be a weekly commitment.
• Andrea is interested in meeting like-minded health professionals learning more about the facets of social medicine