Dr. Parvathy Nair is the Director of the Centre for CVS Medical Education, a cardiologist specializing in echocardiography, and a Clinical Professor at UBC. She is Assistant Dean, Educational Program Support and Quality Improvement at UBC’s office of Postgraduate Medical Education. Dr. Nair is deeply committed to medical education and faculty development and has made significant contributions to training the next generation of physicians.
Dr. Nair was the Program Director of the UBC Adult Cardiology Training Program for 10 years before providing leadership in various portfolios at UBC’s Postgraduate Medical Education Office. She was recently the Accreditation Lead for UBC’s Undergraduate Medical Education Program, shepherding the program to a successful accreditation result. In addition, she continues to have leadership roles at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, in the areas of subspecialty training in echocardiography, cardiology specialty training, and accreditation.
Dr. Nair publishes in the field of medical education and plays a national role in standardizing and maintaining excellence in echocardiography education. She was the lead author on the 2023 CCS/CSE Standards for Physician Training and Maintenance of Competence in Adult Echocardiography and is currently leading the development of a national exam for echocardiography interpretation. She is the recipient of several competitive grants for innovative projects that advance echocardiography education and quality improvement.
In recognition of her excellence in education, she was awarded the CAME/ACÉM Certificate of Merit in 2021.
