Natalie Chambers

RN, MSc, MBA

Bio

At the School of Nursing, Natalie Chambers interacts with a broad range of provincial clinical sites to ensure that the over 300 undergraduate, and over 120 graduate nursing students, respectively, have access to relevant clinical practice experiences during their degree. In her role as a CPPU manager as well as an active member of the school’s anti-racism committee (ARC), Natalie is a leader in building respectful and inclusive environments that reflect the diversity of students and nurses within the academic setting.  

Natalie co-led the development of the committee’s comprehensive work plan to foster an equity-oriented, culturally safe, and decolonizing environment (called ARC Domains of Action). This work includes embedding an anti-racist orientation in policies and practices, and building the leadership capacity of students, faculty and staff to be agents of structural change within the university, the nursing profession and the healthcare system.  
She also worked collaboratively with the School’s Indigenous Cultural Safety committee (ICS), (+ Also with the Faculty of Applied Sciences EDI.I committee to develop Nursing focussed learning modules to prepare Instructors to support students in the clinical settings), recognizing the need to focus on the unique Indigenous experience at UBC. 

Natalie promotes inclusive excellence by encouraging faculty and staff professional development to build equity, inclusion and anti-racist competencies. She has also been instrumental in including students in anti-racism work and supported the development of a Student Anti-Racism Caucus (SARC). Her commitment to redressing historical injustices against racialized people is unrelenting, and her ability to move this agenda forward is exciting. 

President’s Staff Award for Advancing Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence 

Working collaboratively with ARC & ICS Co-chairs, Natalie was instrumental in developing the school’s strategic goal # 3 – revising the language to propose and ultimately adopt Goal #3: See page 5 of the SON Strategic Plan 2022 to 2028. She also worked collaboratively with the forerunner to ARC, the anti-racism task force (ARTF) to draft and enact the School's Syllabus statement on racism. And UBC’s Stance on Racism.

UBC School of Nursing News stories

Presidents staff awards

Additional Degree - Valedictorian

Profile

Profile

Natalie has been a Registered Nurse for over 15 years, and her connection with the School of Nursing began as a student, where early on, she revealed her leadership qualities as the president of the Graduate Student in Nursing Association (GSNA). As alumna and staff member, Natalie helped to establish, and now manages the SON’s Clinical Practice Placement Unit (CPPU), which ensures that each undergraduate nursing student and student nurse practitioner receives the quality clinical practice experience required to complete their education. Natalie interacts with multiple clinical sites to ensure both or undergraduate and graduate nursing students have access to relevant clinical practice experiences during their degree program. The CPPU works collaboratively to streamline practice placement processes to facilitate students practice experiences with external organizations.

Projects

In her role as a manager Natalie is also an active member of the School’s anti-racism committee (ARC). Natalie co-led the development of the ARC committee’s comprehensive work plan to foster an equity-oriented, culturally safe, and decolonizing environment. This work includes embedding an anti-racist orientation in policies and practices, and building the leadership capacity of students, faculty and staff to be agents of structural change within the university, the nursing profession and health care system. She also works collaboratively with the School’s Indigenous Cultural Safety committee, recognizing the need to focus on the unique Indigenous experience at UBC.  

Awards

Natalie is one of the 2022 recipients of the UBC President’s Staff Awards for Antiracism and Inclusive Excellence. Natalie promotes inclusive excellence by encouraging faculty and staff professional development to build equity, inclusion and anti-racist competencies. Natalie is a leader in building respectful and inclusive environments that reflect the diversity of students and nurses within the academic setting. She has also been instrumental in including students in anti-racism work and supported the development of a Student Anti-Racism Caucus (SARC).