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VFMP Site Profile
Thank you to Khalil for answering our questions! What do you like best about your site? Vancouver. Is. Incredible. The huge benefit of having your program in a city centre is that you’re a hop skip and...
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Thank you to Riley for sharing his thoughts about life at IMP! What do you like best about your site? The medical student community here on the island has always encouraged me to maintain a balance of...
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Thank you to Mike, Hannah and Drew for responding to our questions! Mike says: What do you like best about your site? Kelowna itself is a beautiful city with all you need for living, shopping, and...
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Site Preference forms are due soon and some applicants may still be struggling with their site preference rankings. Other applicants have a pretty good idea of where they would like to go, but may be...
View ArticleBreaking barriers to care in mental health
Colonel Jetly, Senior psychiatrist and Mental Health Advisor to the Surgeon General from the Canadian Armed Forces, talks with UBC medical students about mental health.
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2017 Pre-Medical Diversity Symposium
The following is a message from the organizers of the 2017 Pre-Medical Diversity Symposium (click poster to enlarge): Are you interested in a career in medicine, but don’t fit the traditional premed...
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UBC medical students celebrate their first step on the path to residency
Fourth-year medical student Katherine Lam celebrates after learning that she will be headed to Victoria this summer to join UBC’s Family Medicine residency program. Among a room full of fourth-year UBC...
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Upcoming Info Session at UNBC
Are you a prospective or future applicant who lives in the Prince George area? If so, please check out the poster on the left for details about an upcoming info session at UNBC (click to enlarge). The...
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UBC students ‘hatch’ a new support tool for people living with depression
BeLeaf prototype It may not look like much, just yet. “It’s a prototype,” says Ben Guidolin, examining the light, perched slightly askew on top of a cardboard box, secured around the edges with duct...
View ArticleThe Return of the Early Application Deadline
The early application deadline is back! It’s earlier this year – August 1. However, the incentive is the same as before. Applicants who submit all required documents and fees by August 1, 2017 at noon...
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Saima Ali
Hometown: Vancouver Program: MD Undergraduate Program (Vancouver-Fraser Medical Program) Saima Ali What attracted you to your field? I have always been drawn to medicine, as it provides the opportunity...
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Melissa Dekker
Hometown: Courtenay, BC Program: MD Undergraduate Program (Island Medical Program) Melissa Dekker What attracted you to your field? I was drawn to medicine because it marries my passion for human...
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Shirley Rudecki
Hometown: Prince George, BC Program: MD Undergraduate Program (Island Medical Program) Shirley Rudecki What attracted you to your field? A career in family medicine has always been on my radar. As with...
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Ellie Parton
Hometown: Campbell River, BC Program: MD Undergraduate Program (Vancouver-Fraser Medical Program) Ellie Parton (Photo by Sarb Glaze Photography) What attracted you to your field? I look forward to...
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Lindsay Wainwright
Hometown: Fort Langley, BC Program: MD Undergraduate Program (Vancouver-Fraser Medical Program) Lindsay Wainwright What attracted you to your field? I am Cree from the Matachewan First Nations in...
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Sophia Dhalla
Hometown: Ottawa, ON Program: MD Undergraduate Program (Vancouver-Fraser Medical Program) Sophia Dhalla What attracted you to your field? I chose the rewarding field of family medicine for a variety of...
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Brett Baumann
Hometown: Qualicum Beach, BC Program: MD Undergraduate Program (Island Medical Program) Brett Baumann What attracted you to your field? During my undergrad and later during my MBA I found myself...
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Nathan Stefani
Hometown: Nanaimo, B.C. Program: MD Undergraduate Program (Island Medical Program) Nathan Stefani What attracted you to your field? Emergency departments represent the one place in our society where...
View ArticleWaitlist Questions 2017
UBC’s waitlist is a bit complicated, so we hope these FAQs will help to answer some of your questions about how the waitlist works. These questions are mostly reprinted from an earlier post – we have...
View ArticleOffer Notifications Sent
At this time of year, we always wish there were more spots available in the class so we could invite more of our outstanding applicants to join the program. By now all applicants have been notified of...
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