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Radiology technician Ramona Getz adjusts the new mobile; digital x-ray machine in the new state-of-the-art trauma room at Kelowna General Hospital during a demonstration Thursday. The room was equipped thanks to a $1 million gift from the Charles E. Fipke Foundation. Photo courtesy of Kelowna Capital News.

UBC medical students to benefit from state of the art trauma suite

Charles Fipke donation to Kelowna hospital gets trauma room operational

UBC medical students to benefit from state of the art trauma suite

Charles Fipke donation to Kelowna hospital gets trauma room operational.

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Colin and Lois Pritchard and their daughter Alison Moscrop check out the 'SimMan 3G' patient simulator, now located in the Pritchard Simulation Centre at the Clinical Academic Campus.

The Colin & Lois Pritchard Foundation

Supporting medical education and research opportunities in the BC Interior.

New crop of SMP students arrive

New crop of SMP students arrive

32 new faces are gracing the halls of the Reichwald Health Sciences Centre and Clinical Academic Campus. The second-ever cohort of SMP students arrived in early January to begin their studies with the program. With many originating from outside of the Interior, students have spent the past couple of months getting acclimated to the city […]

2013 Heartfelt Images Winner

2013 Heartfelt Images Winner

First year SMP student Vivian Ma submitted this 5th place winning entry for the annual Heartfelt Images contest. Held during the cardiovascular block of the MD program, entries must artistically conceptualize the heart and circulatory system. “I was inspired by one of my clinical skills profs who told us to just close our eyes and […]

Year 1 Class President Nicholas Azad addresses the crowd on behalf the first year students.

SMP Student Welcome Reception

The second cohort of SMP students was officially welcomed by the local medical community at the first ever SMP Student Welcome Reception. Over 150 students, faculty, staff, alumni and program partners attended the event held at the scenic Volcanic Hills Winery this past February. The annual event is aimed at providing a warm welcome to […]