Meet the Class of SMP 2019 (Round 2)
Name: Harjit Sidhu Hometown: Abbotsford, BC What attracted you to the field of medicine? In high school, learning about the human body really fascinated me, and I had been thinking about medicine ever since. As I went through my undergrad, I also realized that I enjoy learning, and I couldn’t imagine being in a field […]
2016 UBC Okanagan Interdisciplinary Student Health Conference
Tuesday, March 15 | Doors open at 6:15pm
Walk, Talk, ‘n’ Listen
UBC research study to support Central Okanagan seniors
Welcome Dr. Diana Fort
The UBC Faculty of Medicine Southern Medical Program is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Diana Fort to Site Co-Leader, Undergraduate Education, Kelowna General Hospital (KGH). Dr. Fort is an Emergency Medicine physician based in Penticton, Clinical Instructor with the UBC Department of Emergency Medicine, and strong advocate of medical education in the region. […]
Dr. Sarah Brears, CAME Certificate of Merit Award 2016
Dr. Sarah Brears is to be honoured with the Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) Certificate of Merit Award 2016. Since the launch of the Southern Medical Program in January 2012, Dr. Brears has served as both a teacher and in a primary leadership role as SMP Course Director, Family Practice. She has worked extensively […]
Meet the SMP Class of 2019
Katie Baba, SMP Class of 2019 Hometown: Oromocto, New Brunswick What attracted you to the field of medicine? I’ve always been attracted to medicine because it combines sciences and humanities like no other field. The flexibility of where you can take your career, and the daily opportunity to connect with people one on one makes […]
UBC leverages technology to recruit prospective medical students
Faculty of Medicine admissions office pilots new recruitment approach
New space for students and resident doctors at Nelson hospital
Dedicated, purpose-built space for UBC students and resident physicians UBC medical students and resident physicians now have their own dedicated study and training space at Kootenay Lake Hospital (KLH). The new learning areas will be used primarily by third-year students with the Trail Integrated Community Clerkship program and resident physicians from the Kootenay Boundary Family […]
UBC medical student examines the use of CT scans by doctors
Study will help determine ways to improve utilization of a costly resource
Mini-Med Back by Popular Demand
Health Education Series: Oct 27th, Nov 3rd, Nov 10th, and Nov 17th