SMP News

Representatives for SIDIT join SMP students for lunch at the Reichwald Health Sciences Centre.

SIDIT funds bursaries for SMP students

The Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust (SIDIT) has provided a grant of $75,000 over three years to fund educational support for SMP students. The contribution will be matched by an anonymous funder, activating a total of $150,000 in bursary support for SMP students. SIDIT’s primary focus is to support economic development projects that will have […]

Students trying to resuscitate SimMan 3G in the Pritchard Simulation Centre.

Clinical Skills Boot Camp

20 third-year UBC med students are currently completing rotations in Kelowna, Kamloops, Trail, and Vernon. In early February, all of them were brought to the Clinical Academic Campus in Kelowna for the ‘Year 3 Clerkship Boot Camp.’ Working in teams, students were able to connect with their peers and participate in a full day of […]

Leading national researcher joins the UBC Faculty of Medicine

Program to raise awareness of chronic disease already underway

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CATCH BC targets local residents who may have ‘at risk’ health issues

UBC’s Okanagan medical and nursing students focus on community health.

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Nursing students Tajaira Thiessen and Danielle Labuik work alongside medical students Rob Trasolini and Jordan Nostedt to measure blood pressure for participants at the recent Diversity Health Fair.

Interprofessional student group focuses on community health

Medical and nursing students collaborate to provide health action teams

Medical student Alexandra Bond with her preceptor Dr. Joey Podavin

Family physicians bring the classroom to the clinics

Students learn in doctor offices throughout Central and North Okanagan

Third year UBC medical student Alia Dharamsi.

Outstanding Future UBC Alumnus trains with the SMP

Award recipient gains great experience training in the Interior.

Volunteer Patient Tom Goldie.

Volunteer Patient Stories

Helping to educate future doctors…