Helping to improve health and wellness for Indigenous populations and communities is a key priority for UBC and the Faculty of Medicine.
The Indigenous MD admissions program, Indigenous Family Medicine Residency Program, and certificate programs in Indigenous Public Health are just some of the ways the Faculty of Medicine is helping to increase the number, and retention of, Indigenous health professionals in B.C. and across Canada in response to the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action.
Our medical school is now training more Indigenous doctors than ever before, with more than 130 Indigenous medical student graduates since 2006 and a growing number completing residency training in communities across the province.
An increasing number of Indigenous learners are also training in our Health Professions programs, including Midwifery, Genetic Counseling, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology and Medical Laboratory Science.
Through their work in communities in B.C. and across the country, faculty, staff and learners are helping to build a health care system that is more accessible, inclusive, representative and equitable.
Response
- UBC Faculty of Medicine Response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action
- Watch the webcast
Initiatives
- First Nations Health Authority Chair in Cancer and Wellness at UBC
- Indigenous MD admissions program
- Physical Therapy, Indigenous Health
- Midwifery Program, Indigenous Students
- Indigenous Family Medicine Residency Program
- Graduate Certificate or Certificate in Indigenous Public Health
- Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health
- Indigenous Initiatives Speakers Series
Stories
Bridging the gap
Dr. Laura Arbour is leading the Silent Genome project to improve access to genetic care for Indigenous populations.
Continuing a legacy through medicine
Brothers Keegan, Miles, and Noah Marchand are aiming to make a difference in the lives of other Indigenous people.
New UBC public health program will train Indigenous health leaders
The new program, representing the first of its kind in Canada, aims to address health inequities by training Indigenous health leaders working in communities across the country.
Indigenous people face higher risk of transportation injuries in B.C.
Overall hospitalization rates for transport injuries in B.C. declined by more than two-thirds between 1991 and 2010.
Young Indigneous people dying at much higher rate than peers
Overdose was the leading cause of death, followed by illness and suicide.
Future health professionals get crucial Indigenous culture training
UBC has launched a new Indigenous cultural safety learning experience for students in a wide range of health-related programs, including medicine and midwifery.
With gratitude, we acknowledge that the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine and its distributed programs, which include four university academic campuses, are located on traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of Indigenous peoples around the province.
We respectfully acknowledge that the UBC Vancouver-Point Grey academic campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), and UBC operations in Vancouver more generally are also on the territories of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh).
We respectfully acknowledge that the UBC Okanagan academic campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation.
We respectfully acknowledge that the University of Northern BC Prince George campus is located on the traditional territory of the Lheidli T’enneh, who are part of the Dakelh (Carrier) First Nations.
We acknowledge and respect the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples on whose traditional territories the University of Victoria is located and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.