SMP News

Southern Medical Program student represents UBC at national research competition

Southern Medical Program student represents UBC at national research competition

Southern Medical Program student Kayla Korolek will represent the UBC Faculty of Medicine on the national stage at the Canadian Medical Student Research Competition.

2024 Healthcare Travelling Roadshow

2024 Healthcare Travelling Roadshow

Help recruit the next generation of rural healthcare professionals. Join us for one of three week-long trips to rural BC.

2023 Year in Review

2023 Year in Review

Explore what happened at UBC Okanagan in 2022

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New Faculty Joins CCDPM

New Faculty Joins CCDPM

Dr. Femke Hoekstra has been appointed Assistant Professor (tenure-track) with the Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Medicine, Division of Social Medicine and an Investigator with the Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management.

SMP Alumni Check-In

SMP Alumni Check-In

Time to check in with some of our SMP alumni.

SMP Alumni Check-In

SMP Alumni Check-In

Time to check in with some of our SMP alumni. Hear from some of our past graduates on where they’re currently training or practicing.

UBC Okanagan lands new Canada Research Chair, $6M in federal research funding

UBC Okanagan professor Dr. Sarah Purcell is now being recognized as a world-class researcher. As part of the latest funding announcement from the federal government, Dr. Purcell, an Assistant Professor in the Southern Medical Program and in the Department of Biology, is the new Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Nutrition and Metabolism in Chronic Disease. Dr. Purcell, […]

UBCO welcomes students to campus for start of new term

UBCO welcomes students to campus for start of new term

Classes and welcome-back events to continue as initially planned

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Back to School

Back to School

The Southern Medical Program welcomes back new and returning students for the new school year. Learn more about some of our students and their path to studying medicine at UBC in the Interior Health region. 

Interim Years 1 & 2 Site Director

Interim Years 1 & 2 Site Director

Dr. Mike Bergunder has been appointed Interim Years 1 & 2 Site Director for the Southern Medical Program (SMP), effective August 1st, 2023.