The journey to practice
Discover how UBC residents are helping to meet the health care needs of B.C. communities.
View ArticleMeet our newest SMP students!
Our newest crop of first year students have landed in their distributed sites, ready and eager to learn. This week, meet three of the new undergrads from our Southern Medical Program.
View ArticleMeet our newest NMP students!
This week, we're introducing you to some new faces from the Northern Medical Program's Class of 2018!
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Decisions, decisions: Careers Night provides opportunity for MD students to...
Second year MD student, Sarah Tod and Family Medicine Residency Program Director, Dr. Willa Henry Becoming a doctor doesn’t begin and end with being admitted to medical school. Choosing an area to...
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UBC celebrates CaRMS Match Day 2015
MD students gathered at the UBC Medical Student Alumni Centre to celebrate the results of the first round of CaRMS. The buzz of excitement was tangible as fourth-year MD students gathered today at the...
View ArticleWhy Wait Until May 15?
Interviews are over and the timeline says offer notifications are still weeks and weeks away… but why? Many applicants may wonder why we wait until May 15 to send the offers when the interviews are...
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Register for the 11th annual Run for Rural Medicine!
The Run for Rural Medicine is an annual event put on by UBC’s Faculty of Medicine to raise awareness about rural medicine in British Columbia. Since many of BC’s residents live outside of major...
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Meet the newest additions to the VFMP!
Liz Willsey Hometown: Orillia, Ontario Why medicine? I’ve always had an interest in science and I love working with people. After seeing the impact of physicians on the lives around me, I knew it was...
View ArticleMeet our newest IMP students!
This week, meet two new students from the Island Medical Program's Class of 2018!
View ArticleGrads of 2015 Questionnaire
Class of 2015 - Graduate questionnaire Congratulations to the class of 2015! Tell us more about your MD experience and what is next for you in your medical career. Name*email...
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Expert spotlight: Dr. Amil Shah, oncologist
Dr. Amil Shah, Regional Associate Dean, VFMP (left) shares a laugh with a colleague We often forget that many of those who work within the Faculty of Medicine are also experts in the medical field....
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Leaders of tomorrow: VFMP student wins prestigious UBC leadership award
Elisa Assadi The life of a medical student is busy and demanding. Between classes, assignments, clinical skill development and (lots of) studying, it would seem there isn’t time for much else....
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2015 Canadian Association for Medical Education Award recipients
Recently, two of our VFMP faculty members received the 2015 Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) Certificate of Merit Award. This honour recognizes and rewards faculty committed to medical...
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Waves of discovery at inaugural ultrasound symposium
Contributed by Jessica McCallum (VFMP 2016) Dr. Dan Kim, faculty mentor for the Ultrasound Club, instructs students on proper ultrasound technique. On January 24th, 2015 the UBC Ultrasound Club hosted...
View ArticleCurriculum Renewal update
Leadership Update As Dr. David Snadden, Executive Associate Dean, Education, announced on March 25, the Director of Curriculum Dr. Sandra Jarvis-Selinger is taking on an exciting new role as Associate...
View ArticleVFMP Appointment Announcements (Spring 2015)
Dr. Adam Peets was appointed as Assistant Dean, Clinical Education, MD Undergraduate Program, effective February 1, 2015 to June 30, 2018 Dr. Sandra-Jarvis Selinger has been appointed Associate Dean,...
View ArticleAccreditation update (Spring 2015)
From February 8 to February 12, 2016 the survey team from the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS) will conduct the eight-year formal accreditation review of the MD...
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Meet the class of 2015 (VFMP)
With graduation drawing near, we thought it would be interesting to meet some of this year’s VFMP graduates. We asked them about themselves, their medical school experiences and what the future holds...
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A message from the Regional Associate Dean, VFMP
It is hard to believe we are coming to the end of yet another school year. The past months have been a flurry of activity in the Vancouver Fraser Medical Program. As we busily prepare for end-of-term...
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Cancer patients and online resources: critical evaluation is key
Our students commonly engage in research projects. Programs such as the Faculty of Medicine Summer Student Research Program allow MD students to undertake directed projects and work alongside faculty...
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