BACK TO SCHOOL 2017
Welcome to the UBC Faculty of Medicine
UBC’s Faculty of Medicine is home to a diverse community of learners based in communities across the province.
Discover some of the bold education initiatives that are transforming how we teach and train the next generation of health care providers and researchers for British Columbia and beyond.
Highlights
Read about highlights from the start of the academic year:
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Mixed reality gives neuroanatomy lessons a boost
UBC teams up with Microsoft to help students visualize the brain’s 3D structure.
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Drawing inspiration from research
Fourth-year medical student Rouzbeh Ghadiry-Tavi talks about what sparked his interest in the Summer Student Research Program.
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UBC erases boundaries between engineering and health
The deans of Medicine and Applied Science, writing in the Vancouver Sun, explain why UBC created a School of Biomedical Engineering.
Meet our Students
Meet a few students and learners in the Faculty of Medicine:
Gurkirat Kaur Kandola
Northern Medical Program
Logan Trenaman
Population & Public Health
Miranda Doherty
Rehabilitation Science (Online)
Alana Marshall
Occupational Therapy
Join the conversation! #IAMUBC @UBCmedicine
Tag #IAMUBC and @UBCmedicine in your social media posts about back to school!
Students from a wide range of programs in @UBCmedicine are starting a new school year. Meet some of the learners: https://t.co/5tAaOwVDGC pic.twitter.com/pN97YSDpIz
— UBC (@UBC) September 6, 2017
Orientation is under way! For those students wanting to sign up to any of our newsletters, you can subscribe here: https://t.co/eHC50a9rwV pic.twitter.com/sY0W21g5c7
— SPPH @ UBC (@ubcspph) September 5, 2017
Enjoyed getting to know these 1st yr @UBCOSOT learners today. They are a great cohort of future OTs @UBCmedicine pic.twitter.com/eeoe1kR0sg
— Bill Miller (@bcmiller1961) September 6, 2017
What inspired @UBCSMP student Rouzbeh Ghadiry-Tavi to spend his summer pursuing research? https://t.co/MSJrtXEUls #IAMUBC pic.twitter.com/Q61um1pRTG
— UBC Medicine (@UBCmedicine) August 29, 2017
Love this pic of first year med students on #backpack2017 day. #classof2021 @DoctorsOfBC @CMA_Docs @UBCmedicine pic.twitter.com/2WTwlUisZW
— Marisa Adair (@maradair) August 30, 2017
First day for @UBCmedicine MD class of 2021! @RogerWong10 @UBCMeds @ubc (thanks for eclipse livestream) pic.twitter.com/QUjffHrXL2
— Cody Lo (@cody_lo) August 21, 2017
Drs. Hubinette & @CherylHolmesMD masterfully guide a discussion w/ the @UBCmedicine class of 2021 on social responsibility & accountability. pic.twitter.com/2BkfkP6Zwy
— Karen Pinder, Ph.D. (@DrKarenPinder) August 22, 2017
Check out PhD student Logan Trenaman, who has been featured in @UBCmedicine 's Back to School series: https://t.co/oOTbHi4zS5
— SPPH @ UBC (@ubcspph) August 28, 2017
It's #Backpack2017 Day – some of our NMP #Classof2021 first-year students with their @DoctorsOfBC @Financial_MD @CMA_Docs backpacks! pic.twitter.com/J1qzdyyrvR
— NorthernMedicalProg (@UBCNMP_unbc) August 30, 2017
Join #UBC’s Faculty of Medicine in welcoming some of our new and returning learners! https://t.co/bLODdFTS0O #IAMUBC @RogerWong10 @UBCMeds pic.twitter.com/450vbU5Xoz
— UBC Medicine (@UBCmedicine) August 30, 2017
Faces of @UBCmedicine students on 1st day of medical school 2013-16. Look forward to meeting the 2017 group tomorrow! @ubcprez #UBCTuumEst pic.twitter.com/slxPAxDvYX
— Roger Wong (@RogerWong10) August 21, 2017
Dean Dermot Kelleher and I welcome the incoming medical students! @UBCmedicine @ubc @UBCIMP @UBCSMP @UBCNMP_unbc @DoctorsOfBC @ubcprez pic.twitter.com/NEmVUtgZ38
— Gurdeep Parhar (@DrGurdeepParhar) August 26, 2017
The IMP's #Classof2021 recently started their #meded with @UBCmedicine. Four months in Van, then, in January, over to @UVic on Van Island! pic.twitter.com/oJMYnCf447
— IslandMedicalProgram (@UBCIMP) August 28, 2017
wonderful to see the energy & enthusiasm of @UBCmedicine students across all years! @ubcprez @UBCMeds @UBCNMP_unbc @UBCIMP @UBCSMP @UBCMDUP pic.twitter.com/83SNuvoRci
— Roger Wong (@RogerWong10) August 26, 2017
UBC students can now study the human brain using holograms https://t.co/6ec1TcamC5 well done @krebs_claudia and team! @ubcprez @UBCmedicine
— Dave Lampron (@davelampron) August 30, 2017
Our new students #Classof2021 started their #meded journey this week in Vancouver; we look forward to their arrival @UNBC campus in January! https://t.co/XZcVULmCJy
— NorthernMedicalProg (@UBCNMP_unbc) August 25, 2017
Mixed reality gives neuroanatomy lessons a boost https://t.co/o4VfFpTMqF @MicrosoftVan @ubcprez #HoloLens #UBC pic.twitter.com/etHtC221GR
— UBC Medicine (@UBCmedicine) August 28, 2017