BACK TO SCHOOL 2018
Welcome to the UBC Faculty of Medicine
Each summer, the UBC Faculty of Medicine welcomes British Columbia’s next generation of health care professionals and researchers to our campuses across the province.
Meet some of our new and returning students for 2018, and discover just a few of the ways that our learners are transforming health for everyone.
Highlights
Read about highlights from the start of the academic year:
Meet our Students
Meet a few students and learners in the Faculty of Medicine:
Join the conversation! #IAMUBC @UBCmedicine
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Welcome Class 2022! “Always be prepared to ask, always be prepared to say I don’t know” – Dr. Kelleher @UBCmedicine @UBCMeds pic.twitter.com/oWkbUTIX1c
— Velia Altamira (@VeliaAltamira) August 20, 2018
Discover how #UBC speech-language pathology students are using simulation technology to improve training and patient care: https://t.co/crmQZalzk4 @UBC @ubcprez @ubcnews #IAMUBC @RogerWong10 @DrGurdeepParhar pic.twitter.com/73rgdSCUo6
— UBC Medicine (@UBCmedicine) August 22, 2018
“My best piece of advice is to remember that the best things in life come as surprises -” #UBC’s Roger Wong welcomes first-year medical students @RogerWong10 @UBC @UBCNMP_unbc @UBCMeds @UBCIMP @UBCSMP pic.twitter.com/3mw8sag6Ct
— UBC Medicine (@UBCmedicine) August 21, 2018
Meet Alireza, one of our new Neuroscience graduate students. We're excited to see what he and our other incoming students will accomplish this year! https://t.co/RW20bzLIy9 #IAMUBC @UBCmedicine pic.twitter.com/pKsjdSLF8S
— Neuroscience @ UBC (@NeuroscienceUBC) August 28, 2018
Welcome class of 2022 to UBC Medicine! @UBCmedicine @UBCMeds @DrGurdeepParhar @RogerWong10 @MJMcMillan_UBC pic.twitter.com/46O07T0qBM
— Carol Ann Courneya (@CACourneya) August 20, 2018
Indigenous Public Health Training Institute students participating in a community circle to talk about research ethics at @ubcspph @UBCmedicine pic.twitter.com/VWhoRczrwv
— Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health (@CEIH_UBC) August 22, 2018
I’m honoured and delighted to give my welcoming speech to the first year #students of the #UBC Master of Physical Therapy Program during their inauguration event. @UBCmedicine @ubcprez #PT #HealthEd #IAMUBC #BackToSchool #HappyFaces pic.twitter.com/PJFQmq6hfv
— Dr. Roger Wong (@RogerWong10) August 31, 2018
Getting ready to deliver my latest #TEDx style talk on Monday to the incoming #UBC medical class: “Welcome surprises – the key to happiness in medical school”. #MedEd #IAMUBC @UBCmedicine @ubcprez @UBCMeds @KatieVancouver pic.twitter.com/hPjmiSs3QQ
— Dr. Roger Wong (@RogerWong10) August 18, 2018
Some of our NMP #Classof2022 first-year students with their backpacks from #UBCBackpackDay2018! @DoctorsOfBC @ubcmedicine pic.twitter.com/ChVLRQQbiC
— NorthernMedicalProg (@UBCNMP_unbc) August 28, 2018