Meet some of our new students
Q & As with some of the new students from the class of SMP 2018 Name: Angie Maccan Year: 2018 Hometown: Chilliwack What sparked your interest in pursuing a career in medicine? I had Medicine on my mind since I was a child, so it’s hard to say what exactly it was that drew me […]
UBC Okanagan Interdisciplinary Student Health Conference
March 12, 2015, 6:45 to 9:00 pm
Inaugural Year 4 OSCEs
It was all hands on deck for the Southern Medical Program’s (SMP) inaugural Year 4 Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) held at the Clinical Academic Campus on November 29 and 30, 2014. The Year 4 OSCEs encompassed 16 different simulated patient cases from an array of medical disciplines from family medicine to neurology to pediatrics. […]
SMP Student Golf Tournament Supports New Bursaries
It was another great day on the links for the third annual Southern Medical Program (SMP) Student Golf Tournament. The event was held this past September at Sunset Ranch Golf and Country Club in Kelowna. Over 50 students, faculty, staff, and friends enjoyed a picturesque round of golf followed by a relaxed dinner and silent […]
Hypertension Canada recognizes Dr. Charlotte Jones
2014 Certificate of Excellence
Faculty and students take steps to create healthy lives for seniors
Walk ‘N’ Talk For Your Life – Recruiting Participants
Southern Medical Program student named Vanier Canada Scholar
Sandy Wright’s concussion research results in prestigious recognition
Gaining insight into small town, family medicine
Rural Family Medicine Clerkship – Qualicum
New Director and New Space for Vernon ICC program
Dr. Carmen Larsen, Family Physician and Clinical Instructor with the UBC Department of Family Practice is the new Site Director for the Vernon Integrated Community Clerkship (ICC) program. For the past five years, Dr. Larsen has been in practice working in urgent care, corrections, and completing numerous locums in family practice clinics in and around […]
Evolution of Thoracic Surgery in Canada
Dr. Bill Nelems, UBC Professor Emeritus has co-authored a new book titled Evolution of Thoracic Surgery in Canada. The book provides an in-depth look at Canada’s contribution to innovation, knowledge gains, and new standards for today’s field of thoracic surgery. Dr. Nelems is a world-renowned thoracic surgeon based in Kelowna and actively involved in teaching […]