UBC Okanagan Interdisciplinary Student Health Conference
The second annual UBC Okanagan Interdisciplinary Student Health Conference was held at the Clinical Academic Campus on March 12, 2015. This year’s event featured presentations from students with the Southern Medical Program, Faculty of Health and Social Development, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, and interns from the BC Cancer Agency. Thanks to […]
New medical school space opens at Vernon Jubilee Hospital
Students in the University of British Columbia’s (UBC)Southern Medical Program officially have a new place to call home at Vernon Jubilee Hospital(VJH). Vernon-Monashee MLA Eric Foster joined UBC’s Regional Associate Dean for the Interior Dr. Allan Jones and Vernon Jubilee Hospital physician Dr. George Borchert, along with medical school students, physicians and administrators from the […]
SMP Formally Welcomes Newest Class, SMP 2018
The third annual Southern Medical Program Welcome Reception was held at the historic Laurel Packinghouse in downtown Kelowna on the evening of January 30, 2015.
New Course Director, Foundations of Medicine
Dr. Olusegun (Segun) Oyedele is the new Southern Medical Program (SMP) Course Director, Foundations of Medicine (FMED). Dr. Oyedele serves as Anatomy Instructor for the SMP and is recognized as an exceptional educator for first and second year students in gross anatomy, histology, and neuroanatomy. He holds numerous educational leadership positions, including Faculty Development Lead […]
Welcome Dr. Marjorie Docherty
Dr. Marjorie Docherty has joined the Southern Medical Program as the new Clerkship Site Leader, Rural Family Practice (RFP). Dr. Docherty is a family physician in Kelowna and Clinical Professor with the UBC Department of Family Practice. For the past 27 years, she has worked as a family physician at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) and […]
SMP Boot Camp Returns for Year 3 Students
Full day of clinical training and building connections….
Meet some of our new students
Q & As with some of the new students from the class of SMP 2018 Name: Angie Maccan Year: 2018 Hometown: Chilliwack What sparked your interest in pursuing a career in medicine? I had Medicine on my mind since I was a child, so it’s hard to say what exactly it was that drew me […]
UBC Okanagan Interdisciplinary Student Health Conference
March 12, 2015, 6:45 to 9:00 pm
Inaugural Year 4 OSCEs
It was all hands on deck for the Southern Medical Program’s (SMP) inaugural Year 4 Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) held at the Clinical Academic Campus on November 29 and 30, 2014. The Year 4 OSCEs encompassed 16 different simulated patient cases from an array of medical disciplines from family medicine to neurology to pediatrics. […]
SMP Student Golf Tournament Supports New Bursaries
It was another great day on the links for the third annual Southern Medical Program (SMP) Student Golf Tournament. The event was held this past September at Sunset Ranch Golf and Country Club in Kelowna. Over 50 students, faculty, staff, and friends enjoyed a picturesque round of golf followed by a relaxed dinner and silent […]