Christina Schwarz (she/her)

UBC Med 2026 | Bachelor of International Economics | Alumni of the UChicago Climate Impact Lab | Chilliwack, BC

[UBC Medicine PAC @UBCMedicinePAC]

42 UBC med students had the privilege of speaking to 48 MLAs from all parties, including Premier @Dave_Eby, Minister of Health @adriandix, and Shadow Minister of Health @shirleybond. Thank you for taking the time to listen to us! #BCUnsafeERs #EnoughWaiting #UBCMed #DayofAction

[UBC Medicine PAC @UBCMedicinePAC]

Yesterday, our team spoke with @CBCNews about our recent advocacy on overcrowded emergency departments in BC! Check out our full report for our recommendations and research! #EnoughWaiting #SoundTheAlarm

https://t.co/EtwK4DgJiw

[Sebastian Lopez Steven @SebLopezSteven]

Hugely appreciative of @CBCNews for covering @UBCMedicinePAC ‘s work this year! This report is meant to be knowledge returned to the people and hopefully we’ve taken a step towards that!

https://t.co/TBmd0x8cnn

[UBC Medicine PAC @UBCMedicinePAC]

This week, #UBCMed student @KHaegedorn spoke with #daybreaknorth @cbcnewsbc about overcrowded EDs across BC. Read our full report for our recommendations, including prioritizing rural patient transport and improving ED safety nets! #EnoughWaiting

https://t.co/SVbRHtsoFf

[UBC Medicine PAC @UBCMedicinePAC]

We discussed unsafe ED conditions in BC with @BCUnitedCaucus MLA for West Vancouver- Capilano
@KirkpatrickWVC, calling on our government to bolster primary and urgent care, and improve ED safety nets! #BCUnsafeERs #EnoughWaiting #UBCMed

[UBC Medicine PAC @UBCMedicinePAC]

Med students had the privilege of meeting Shuswap MLA @KylloGreg to discuss unsafe ER conditions, advocating for investment in rural patient transfer infrastructure and supporting rural patients' significant out-of-pocket expenses! @BCUnitedCaucus #EnoughWaiting #UBCMed

[UBC Medicine PAC @UBCMedicinePAC]

#UBCMed students met with Parksville-Qualicum MLA @AdamWalkerBC to discuss BC’s overcrowded ER conditions. One of our recommendations includes increasing CCFP-EM training spots! #BCUnsafeERs #EnoughWaiting #UBCMed

[UBC Medicine PAC @UBCMedicinePAC]

We had a chance to speak to @NDP MLA’s @adriandix, @Pam_Alexis_, @MeganDykeman, @RickGlumacBC, @GeorgeHeyman, @rparmar_BC, @DougRoutley17, and @henryyaomla about unsafe conditions in BC emergency departments! #BCUnsafeERs #EnoughWaiting #UBCMed

[UBC Medicine PAC @UBCMedicinePAC]

Students from #UBCMed discussed unsafe ER conditions in BC with @BCNDPCaucus MLA’s @BrittnyAnderso, @mbabchuk_mla, @MitziDeanBC, @mableelmore, @RonnaRaeLeonard, @NikiSharma2, @MLA_Sandhu, @routledge_janet, @kellipaddon, and @BowinnMa! #BCUnsafeERs #EnoughWaiting #UBCMed

[UBC Medicine PAC @UBCMedicinePAC]

UBC med students discussed BC's overcrowded ER conditions with @Conservative_BC MLAs @JohnRustad4BC from Nechako Lakes, and @BruceBanman from Abbotsford South! We offered that data-driven workforce planning can bolster both rural and urban ERs! #BCUnsafeERs #EnoughWaiting #UBCMed

[UBC Medicine PAC @UBCMedicinePAC]

We had an opportunity to meet with @BCNDPCaucus MLA’s @Dave_Eby, @JagrupBrar1, @SusieChant_nvs, @BobDEithMRM, @MikeStarchuk, @AmanSinghNDP, @NicholasSimons, @rr4mla, @s_malcolmson, and @GraceALore to discuss improving ED safety nets and bolstering primary and urgent care.

[UBC Medicine PAC @UBCMedicinePAC]

We met with @BCNDPCaucus Richmond-Steveston MLA @KellyRichmondBC about overcrowded ED conditions in BC, pushing for mandating Health Authorities to collect consistent data around labor shortages and education planning to inform ED workforce. #BCUnsafeERs #EnoughWaiting #UBCMed

[UBC Medicine PAC @UBCMedicinePAC]

#UBCMed students met with @BCUnitedCaucus MLA’s @benstewartbc, @Mike_de_Jong, @coraleeoakes, @ReneeMerrifiel3, and @KylloGreg to talk about unsafe ED conditions in BC. We are calling for data-driven workforce planning and better rural transport infrastructure. #EnoughWaiting

[UBC Medicine PAC @UBCMedicinePAC]

On Mon Mar 4, 42 UBC medical students spoke to MLAs in Victoria about unsafe ER conditions, presenting our 5 recommendations from a year’s worth of research & interviews with ER physicians. We got to meet with MLAs from all parties and regions of BC! @BCLegislature #DayofAction

[UBC Medicine PAC @UBCMedicinePAC]

Kicked off our #DayofAction with a fantastic meeting with @BCNDP Chilliwack MLA @dacoulter
discussing the conditions in BC’s emergency departments! #EnoughWaiting #BCUnsafeERs #UBCMed

[Preet Gandhi (he/him) @PreetsTweets101]

Perfect end to the week: meeting w/ BC Premier @Dave_Eby. A massive team effort from @UBCMedicinePAC to go from a blank google doc 7 months ago, to sitting across from the Premier discussing ideas & calls to action.

Thank you Premier Eby for your insights, & to our @UBCMeds!

[George Heyman @GeorgeHeyman]

It was such a pleasure to meet with these medical students. Their passion for improving surgical wait times is inspiring and I'm always working on improving and investing in BC's medical system.

[Christina Schwarz (she/her) @schwarzcraft]

Grateful for a productive meeting with our MLA @GeorgeHeyman, who represents the riding of VGH and BC Women & Children's. @UBCMedicinePAC continues to champion reduced surgical wait times! #bcpoli #medstudentsforaccessiblesurgery

[Preet Gandhi (he/him) @PreetsTweets101]

The Provincial Week of Action Continues!

A fantastic meeting with our local Vancouver-Fairview MLA @GeorgeHeyman on our policy work on Surgical Wait Times! Exciting to see our team turn research into advocacy and action. #bcpoli

#medstudentsforaccessiblesurgery

[Preet Gandhi (he/him) @PreetsTweets101]

Our team @UBCMedicinePAC kicks off our week of action w/ MLA meetings from various parties tomorrow! Proud of our team for the work this year to actively research & work w/ stakeholders to address Surgical Wait Times in BC

@IshBhuiyan @Davy4Decrim @SebLopezSteven @schwarzcraft

[Sebastian Lopez Steven @SebLopezSteven]

This is huge. @UBCMedicinePAC 's work on #surgicalwaitimes was shouted out in 2023 Health Estimates @BCLegislature! An enormous thank you goes to @coraleeoakes for including us in the discussion and helping us to make an impact on BC provincial health service provision!