Graduate student helps unravel the genetic foundation of her own family’s tragedy
Samantha Hansford’s very personal reason for coming to study under UBC’s David Huntsman.
Playing with creativity: UBC production helps medical students get in touch with their artistic sides
Learn how this year’s MedPlay has helped medical students get in touch with their artistic sides.
Northern Medical Program celebrates 10 years of MD education
The program, once considered “an impractical dream,” began in 2005 with 24 students.
A new pathway for internationally-educated midwives
The province is funding a streamlined training program aimed at midwives from abroad who want to practice in B.C.
Recent graduate alleviates physiotherapy scarcity in Vanderhoof
Kaley Hopps is one of the first graduates of the Northern and Rural Cohort of UBC’s physical therapy program.
MSFHR 2015 Trainee Awards Competition is now open
The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR) is pleased to announce that a funding competition for the 2015 trainee awards is now available. Trainee awards are one of the cornerstones of MSFHR’s investment in building British Columbia’s capacity for world-class research. These awards provide up to three years of salary support to help highly qualified post-doctoral […]
UBC Midwifery Program launches new Island Cohort
Discover how the birth of a new education initiative aims to transform the landscape of maternity care across B.C.
Friedman Scholars embark on new learning opportunities
The UBC Faculty of Medicine has named three graduate students as recipients of the Constance Livingstone-Friedman and Sydney Friedman Foundation Scholarships in Health Sciences. Mohsen Khosravi Maharlooei, Ben Paylor and Hojatollah Rezaei Nejad will share a total of $100,000 to undertake learning opportunities in the health sciences under the supervision of international experts. Created in […]
The Medicine Man
How UBC put James Card on the road north, to a town that desperately needed him.
Physical Therapy’s first Northern and Rural Cohort crosses finish line
Cohort students did most of their hands-on training far from Vancouver.