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The Southern Medical Program is excited to welcome our new and returning students for the new academic year at UBC Okanagan and our clinical education sites across the region. Meet some of our students.


The Southern Medical Program (SMP) Excellence Awards acknowledge faculty, staff, and residents who have made exceptional contributions to the learning of SMP students across the Interior Health region


Dr. Heather White has been appointed Clerkship Site Director, Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) for the Southern Medical Program (SMP) effective September 1, 2026. Dr. White is an emergency medicine physician at KGH and a Clinical Instructor with the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine.


Dr. Olusegun (Segun) Oyedele has been reappointed Assistant Dean, Southern Medical Program (SMP) for a three-year term effective July 16, 2026.


Four UBC medical students are now calling the East Kootenays […]


From May 4 to 8, 2026, the Healthcare Travelling Roadshow rolled into the communities of Logan Lake, Salmon Arm, and Vernon to showcase health professions to rural elementary and high school students.