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Carrie Krutkowski

Assistant Director of Education at UBC Health and Clinical Assistant Professor at UBC Faculty of Dentistry in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Aug 6, 2026

11:53
Can you walk us through the journey from the initial, uh, initial idea to opening day and some of the key milestones you've, um, celebrated along the way?
12:04
Uh, sure.
12:04
Thanks for this question, Lisa, and it certainly does take a village.
12:08
Uh, the, uh, Gateway Team-Based Care Teaching Clinic has been more than five years in the making So this was, uh, this actually, this vision goes quite far back.
12:20
Uh, and there has been some, you know, previous attempts, but I think the, the timing is everything also.
12:28
Uh, and we, uh, started numerous consultations, uh, with, uh, interest holders, including government and other health professions education programs, and also, um, community organizations in the area to talk about the concept.
12:45
Uh, so that was numerous consultations.

20 MINS LATER

33:10
[laughs] Uh, as the clinic is, just like you said, beginning to serve patients and educating learners, what outcomes will you be watching most closely to determine whether Gateway is achieving its goals? So for patients, students, faculty, and the healthcare system.

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