SMP News

Student Research: Evaluating pediatric diabetes care in IH region

Student Research: Evaluating pediatric diabetes care in IH region

SMP student Janine Olsen helps evaluate the quality of current pediatric diabetes care in the Interior Health region.

Telehealth offers new rural health care options for Parkinson’s patients

Telehealth offers new rural health care options for Parkinson’s patients

New research from the UBC Southern Medical Program (SMP) supports the use of telehealth in the care of Parkinson’s patients in rural communities, particularly within the Interior Health region.

Year 1 & 2 Family Practice Lead

Year 1 & 2 Family Practice Lead

Dr. Marjorie Docherty has been appointed the new Year 1 and 2 Family Practice Lead for the Southern Medical Program (SMP). Dr. Docherty is a Kelowna-based family physician and a Clinical Professor with the UBC Department of Family Practice.

Excellence in community practice teaching

Excellence in community practice teaching

Rural family physician Dr. Shaun Van Zyl has been recognized by the UBC Faculty of Medicine as a 2020 recipient of the Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Community Practice.

UBC Okanagan researcher a part of international team revolutionizing spinal cord injury treatment

UBC Okanagan researcher a part of international team revolutionizing spinal cord injury treatment

An international research team, co-led by researchers at the University of British Columbia, has received a $48 million grant (US$36.5M) for research that aims to improve long-term outcomes for patients with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Research could change how blood pressure is managed in spinal cord injury patients

New study challenges the current standard for managing blood pressure in people with spinal cord injury (SCI).

UBCO adopts a week with Canadian Blood Services

UBCO adopts a week with Canadian Blood Services

The UBC Okanagan Partners for Life team invites you to join students, faculty, staff and alumni in supporting Canadian Blood Services the week of October 20 to 24, 2020.

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National survey supports Canadians living with disabilities during COVID-19

National survey supports Canadians living with disabilities during COVID-19

COVID-19 has created an entirely new set of challenges for the more than 6.2 million Canadians living with a disability, says UBC Professor Kathleen Martin Ginis.

New Assistant Dean, Dr. Diana Fort

New Assistant Dean, Dr. Diana Fort

The Southern Medical Program is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Diana Fort as Assistant Dean for the Southern Medical Program (SMP). Dr. Fort is an emergency medicine physician at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) and Clinical Assistant Professor with the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine. She has also served as a tremendous leader and preceptor for the SMP over the past four years.

Medical students promote healthy lifestyles during social isolation

Medical students promote healthy lifestyles during social isolation

With the rapid demand for innovative healthcare solutions, UBC Okanagan assistant professor Dr. Brodie Sakakabira has launched a new virtual health coaching project with the assistance of student volunteers from UBC’s distributed MD Undergraduate Program.