Back to School 2015: Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
UBC’s School of Audiology and Speech Sciences (SASS) is the only one of its kind in western Canada to educate audiologists and speech-language pathologists. SASS has built a national reputation for innovative thinking and research excellence. This fall, we sat down with a few students to find out what attracted them to the School of […]
Spirals, portfolios and progress tests
The medical program launches a renewed curriculum.
Back to School 2015: Occupational Therapy
UBC’s Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) program is a full-time, two-year professional master’s degree program, and the only occupational therapy degree program in British Columbia. The program is delivered in partnership with fieldwork sites throughout B.C. and, over the course of the two-year program, students gain hands-on, professional experience, totaling over 1000 hours of fieldwork. This […]
Back to School 2015: Physical Therapy
UBC’s Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) program is a full-time, two-year professional master’s degree program. It is one of only 15 MPT programs in Canada and represents the only entry-to-practice physical therapy program in the province of British Columbia. With 45 weeks of academic course work and over 1000 hours of clinical experience, students are […]
Back to School 2015: Genetic Counselling
UBC’s Department of Medical Genetics offers a unique two-year Master of Science in Genetic Counselling Program. This fall, we sat down with a few of the students to find out what attracted them to the program, and what excites them about the year ahead. Karen Jacob Year: 1 Hometown: Vancouver, B.C. What sparked your interest […]
Back to School 2015: Midwifery
Established in 2001, UBC’s four-year Midwifery degree program has been preparing midwives for practice in B.C. for over a decade. This fall, we sat down with first-year student Rebecca Mlikotic to find out what attracted her to the program, and what excites her about the year ahead. Rebecca Mlikotic Year: 1 Hometown: Kelowna, B.C. What […]
Back to School 2015: BMLSc
UBC’s Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science program supports students in gaining practical, hands-on laboratory skills and advanced knowledge of the scientific principles underlying the disciplines practiced in hospital and medical research laboratories around the world. This fall, we sat down with a few of the students to find out what attracted them to the program, […]
Pediatric residency training moves to Vancouver Island
UBC has launched a new pediatric training site on Vancouver Island, marking the first time doctors in the Pediatric Residency Program can complete their training at a site outside of Vancouver.
UBC launches new rural family medicine residency in Kootenay Boundary
A new family medicine residency training site in Kootenay Boundary has opened its doors to the first cohort of resident physicians this summer.
UBC scientists discover possible “obesity gene”
The gene codes for a protein that controls the production and growth of fat cells.