Southern Medical Program Students Present at Universitas 21
Southern Medical Program students Karan D’Souza and Michael Slater recently returned from presenting at the Universitas 21’s (U21) Health Sciences Group annual meeting in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Universitas 21 is a network of research-intensive universities from around the world who work together to foster global citizenship and innovation. The Health Sciences Group focuses on opportunities […]
New UBC education space opens at Royal Inland Hospital
UBC medical students and residents have an expansive new learning space in the Clinical Services Building (CSB) at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH). The new space was unveiled as part of the official opening of the CSB on Sept 16, 2016 by Health Minister Terry Lake, Dr. Allan Jones, Regional Associate Dean, Interior, Interior Health representatives, […]
New ICC Site Director, Trail
The Southern Medical Program (SMP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Elizabeth McCoid as Site Director, Integrated Community Clerkship (ICC), Trail effective September 1, 2016. Dr. McCoid is a family physician and clinical instructor with the UBC Department of Family Medicine. Over the past five years, Dr. McCoid has effectively supported the expansion […]
New SMP Clinical Skills Co-Directors
The Southern Medical Program (SMP) is pleased to welcome Dr. Brandy Bursey and Dr. Kaylee Milne as the new clinical skills co-directors for SMP. Dr. Bursey is an emergency medicine physician and hospitalist at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) and clinical instructor with the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Milne is a gastroenterologist and former […]
Back to School Series
Alexander Rudecki SMP Class of 2020 Hometown: Prince George What attracted you to your field of study or research? Perhaps all the time spent in the ER from my plethora of childhood injuries attracted me to pursue medicine. Or perhaps it was my love for sciences in high school (which led me to a BCMB degree), […]
Walk, Talk, ‘n’ Listen (Round 2)
UBC Okanagan is recruiting local seniors for a second intake of the Walk, Talk, ‘n’ Listen randomized control trial research study.
Systematic Review Basics Workshop
The UBC Okanagan Library is excited to be launching a new workshop focused on Systematic Review Basics for the health sciences, which is ideal for faculty, graduate students, and research assistants. This three-hour, hands-on workshop will help guide you through the start-up process, provide an introduction to locating relevant studies and recording the methodology. Topics include: […]
UBC family medicine residency training expands to the South Okanagan
New South Okanagan Family Practice site welcomes first four residents
Faculty of Medicine Recognizes Dr. Graham McCauley
Dr. Graeme McCauley has been recognized with the Faculty of Medicine’s 2016 Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching. The annual award recognizes clinical faculty who have demonstrated excellence in clinical teaching at a Clinical Academic Campus. Dr. McCauley is a Clinical Assistant Professor with the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Medicine, Division of Respiratory […]
2016 SMP Student Golf Tournament
2016 Southern Medical Program Charity Golf Tournament – Sunday, October 16th Come meet, golf, and mingle with your Southern Medical Program students! The SMP class of 2019 is excited to meet the Okanagan community and raise funds for a worthy cause. This year they have chosen to donate funds raised to the Canadian Mental Health […]