UBC subspecialty residents prepare for wave of aging baby boomers
UBC subspecialty residency training programs are equipping the next generation of doctors to help the wave of aging baby boomers.
First NMP graduate in Urology to practice in Prince George
Alym Abdulla becomes the first Northern Medical Program graduate to return to Prince George as a practicing Urologist.
Physician, teach thyself
New technologies are helping future doctors take their education into their own hands.
Big jump coming for UBC’s speech-language pathology program
First-year slots in the master’s degree program will grow by 56 per cent, to help address the shortage of therapists.
Occupational therapist-turned-children’s author shares her personal journey
Paulette Bourgeois was the keynote at this year’s OT Capstone Conference.
UBC’s Rural Family Medicine Residency Program expanding to Kootenay Boundary region
The expansion will build on new residency programs in the Coastal and Interior regions of B.C.
An injection of youth
Meet the two youngest medical students in UBC history.
A road less travelled
To build a more diverse medical workforce, UBC has been encouraging youths in Aboriginal, rural and remote communities to consider careers in health.
Graduate students receive prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
Ten graduate students from several Faculty of Medicine departments were selected to win the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships. The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships program, created in 2008, attracts and retains world-class doctoral students and helps establish Canada as a global centre of excellence in research and higher learning. Vanier scholars are selected through a competitive […]
Coastal community partnerships enrich residency training for new doctors
Jessica Palmer is part of the first cohort of eight Coastal family practice residents.