Exercise can help with social isolation of seniors
A pilot program encouraging older adults to get walking to improve their health has revealed unexpected details to researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus.
SMP 2018 Graduate – Dr. Laura Tamblyn
Dr. Laura Tamblyn Hometown: Summerland What attracted you to medicine? I was working in the Caribbean as a dive instructor, when I came across a pair of locum doctors from Canada who were running the hyperbaric chamber. They were so passionate about their careers as family physicians and each described a diversity of practice that […]
SMP 2018 Graduate – Dr. Colby Finney
Dr. Colby Finney Hometown: Kelowna What attracted you to medicine? Looking back I realize that what you perceive medicine will be like before you start and what it truly involves are quite different. However, I think what attracted me was the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on someone’s life, the camaraderie amongst healthcare professionals, […]
SMP 2018 Graduate – Dr. Marc Jutras
Dr. Marc Jutras Hometown: Abbotsford What attracted you to medicine? I played junior hockey during high school and spent a lot of time training and developing a passion for health and fitness. I expected to work in the health and fitness industry in some capacity, and the more I learned about the human body, the more […]
SMP 2018 Graduate – Dr. Clara Hong
Dr. Clara Hong Hometown: Port Coquitlam What attracted you to medicine? Medicine is such a broad field with many different disciplines, but all with the primary intent to heal. With the knowledge that we acquire in medical school, we are equipped to manage complex cases and utilize our problem-solving skills. It’s exciting and a bit […]
UBC team goes on the road to discuss career options
The Healthcare Travelling Roadshow brings a multidisciplinary group of healthcare students and graduates from a number of provincial post-secondary institutions to showcase career opportunities to rural high school students.
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. […]