Healthcare Travelling Roadshow tours Thompson region
The Southern Medical Program recently led a group of multi-disciplinary healthcare students on a week-long trek to rural communities in the Thompson region as part of the Healthcare Travelling Roadshow initiative.
Dr. Olusegun Oyedele appointed Assistant Dean
I am very pleased to announce that Dr. Olusegun (Segun) Oyedele has been appointed the new Assistant Dean for the Southern Medical Program, effective July 15, 2023. Dr. Oyedele is an Associate Professor of Teaching with the Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, and current Site Lead for the Foundations of Medical Practice (MEDD) and Course Co-Lead for MEDD 412. Dr. Oyedele has been the lead Anatomy Instructor for the SMP since the program first launched.
Dr. Oyedele completed his medical education in Nigeria in 1993 and worked in General Practice, before earning his PhD in Developmental Biology at South Africa’s Witwatersrand University. He also served as a Senior Lecturer in anatomy and health sciences education at Witwatersrand University. Dr. Oyedele relocated with his family to Canada in 2011 and led foundational sciences education at SMP. Over the past 12 years, Dr. Oyedele helped to implement the renewed MD Undergraduate curriculum and has made tremendous contributions to the Faculty of Medicine at both regional and provincial levels. His research interests focus on medical education, particularly small-group learning pedagogies and how case-based learning equips medical students for clinical decision-making during clinical training and beyond. In 2017, Dr. Oyedele was honoured with the Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) Certificate of Merit award and was a recipient of the UBC Killam Teaching award in 2021.
As Assistant Dean for the SMP, Dr. Oyedele will work collaboratively with the Regional Associate Dean, Interior, Assistant Deans from the Faculty of Medicine’s distributed education sites, and SMP clinical faculty leadership and staff to ensure the sustainable delivery of undergraduate medical education in the Interior Health region. Dr. Oyedele can be reached at olusegun.oyedele@ubc.ca.
Please join me in congratulating Dr. Oyedele on his new role with the SMP. At this time, I would also like to acknowledge the support of Dr. Carmen Larsen for her work as Interim Assistant Dean during this transition period.
Southern Medical Program Class of 2023
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UBC medical students organize cervical cancer screening event in the Okanagan
Local family physicians help to offer Pap tests for patients with limited access
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Year 4 Electives Lead
Dr. Lizanne Venter is the new Year 4 Electives Lead for the Southern Medical Program (SMP). Dr. Venter is a Kelowna-based family physician and a Clinical Instructor with the UBC Department of Family Practice. Dr. Venter completed her medical degree and internship training with the University of Stellenbosch. For the past 15 years, Dr. Venter […]
2023 Interdisciplinary Student Health Conference
The Engineering, Management and Education building was bustling with presentations and engaging dialogue last month for the 2023 Interdisciplinary Student Health Conference (ISHC) at UBC Okanagan.
UBC researcher looks at the effect of leaving home to give birth
Lack of services means many Indigenous women in NWT face maternal evacuation
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Transition into Postgraduate Education and Practice (TIPP) Lead
Dr. Neil Long has been appointed the new Transition into Postgraduate Education and Practice (TIPP) Lead for the Southern Medical Program (SMP). Dr. Long is an emergency physician based at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) and a Clinical Instructor with the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Long completed his medical degree at the University of […]