UBC leads community partnership investigating physical activity of kids with disabilities
About four per cent of Canadian children are living with a disability and their level of physical activity has been unknown, until now.
Reichwald Family Chair Lecture in Preventive Medicine
The Chronic Disease Prevention Program invites faculty, staff, students, and community members to attend the inaugural Reichwald Family Chair Lecture in Preventive Medicine at UBC Okanagan. Dr. Lawrence Brawley, Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention presents Community Interventions as Life Preservers for Disease Prevention: Evidence for a Physical Activity […]
New Site Co-Director, Royal Inland Hospital
The Southern Medical Program is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Pamela Sproule as the new Site Co-Director, Undergraduate Education, Royal Inland Hospital (RIH). Dr. Sproule is an obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) at RIH and Clinical Instructor with the UBC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Sproule completed her medical degree at the University of Calgary […]
Movie Screening Supports Local Non-Profit
Students from the Southern Medical Program (SMP) Women’s Health Initiative held a movie screening in February to coincide with the national march for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). Featuring the documentary Highway of Tears, the screening helped raise awareness and support for the national campaign. Over 50 people attended the event at UBC Okanagan. […]
Open Science & Reproducible Research Workshop
Workshop: Open Science & Reproducible Research Offered by the UBC Okanagan Library and the Department of Biology A hands-on workshop covering issues of replicability in research and workflow management. Learn about increasing the efficiency and reproducibility of your work with the Open Science Framework, and prepare for the increasingly stringent demands for transparency and openness among […]
Faculty Development Lecture Series
DEVELOPING MINDFUL STRATEGIES IN MEDICAL EDUCATION Are you passionate about teaching and interested in becoming more mindful of the learning environment you are creating? Join educational expert Dr. Peter Arthur and SMP Director of Faculty Development, Dr. Robyn Hutchings for this three-part lecture series. Explore teaching tips and techniques designed to optimize the learning environment, […]