On April 20, UBC medical students from across British Columbia gathered virtually to celebrate the results of the first round of the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS), which pairs final-year medical students with residency programs in communities across Canada.
Join us as we share in their excitement and learn more about the next steps for a few of these students.
Daveen Panasar
Matched to: Family Medicine, UBC (Prince George)
“I’m so grateful to have matched to the Family Medicine Program in Prince George. As a Northern Medical Program grad, I’m looking forward to giving back to the community and medical program what I received from the residents during my clerkship. I’m very excited for the challenges ahead!”
Zerlyn Lee
Matched to: Pediatrics, UBC
“Matching to UBC’s Pediatrics Program is a dream come true! I am thankful for my amazing family and friends who have supported me throughout this journey. I feel so privileged and excited to be a part of an amazing group of colleagues and to continue training at UBC. Being born and raised in B.C., I am especially excited to give back to my community by serving the infants, children, teens, and families of this beautiful province I call home. I cannot wait to see what the next four years has in store.”
Blake Birnie
Matched to: Anesthesiology, UBC
“I’m excited to have matched to the Anesthesiology Program and to be moving to Vancouver with my partner after fours years of long distance! Anesthesiology provides the perfect combination of acute and cognitively demanding medicine, which requires a broad knowledge of physiology and a strong procedural component that I had been seeking.”
Keesha Khehra
Matched to: Internal Medicine, UBC
“I am excited to be joining the Internal Medicine Program at UBC and taking the next step towards serving the diverse community I have grown up in. I look forward to strengthening relationships with my fellow colleagues and training with an amazing group of residents. A huge congratulations to all my classmates who persevered and worked hard despite a unique and challenging year!”
Dakota Peacock
Matched to: Pediatric Neurology, UBC
“I am thrilled to be working with a renowned group of neurologists and learning to serve the children of B.C. and Yukon with neurological disorders. I am also excited for the opportunity to continue investigating novel technologies to make neurological care more accessible to children and families living in rural and remote areas.”
Imogen Sirluck-Schroeder
Matched to: Family Medicine, UBC (Coastal)
“I’m thrilled that I’m going to train at a site where I’ve had so many wonderful experiences as a medical student. I’ll be able to learn in a higher-volume urban environment, while also getting enhanced rural experiences with an emphasis on Indigenous Health. I know that the Coastal site will prepare me to provide excellent, comprehensive, cradle-to-grave care and I can’t wait to get started!”
Zach Sagorin
Matched to: General Surgery, UBC
“I am beyond excited to have matched to General Surgery at UBC – which will train me to become the best surgeon that I can be due to the vast breadth of exposure in all subspecialties of general surgery, excellent community surgery experience, and the adept technical training these opportunities provide. On top of the phenomenal program, there is a strong sense of community amongst the residents and staff to facilitate a supportive training environment that will push me to be outstanding inside and outside of the operating room.”
Aman Atwal
Matched to: Pediatrics, UBC
“Personally, I am very grateful to join the UBC Peds family with it’s amazing, supportive group of residents and faculty. I also feel incredibly privileged to serve children and families in the city I have always known as home. I am so happy for our entire class today. Wishing everyone the best of luck in their next steps!”
Conor Zeer-Wanklyn
Matched to: Psychiatry, UBC (Victoria)
“Matching to psychiatry is a dream come true! I get study what I love, right here in this island paradise. I get so engrossed understanding the people, science, diagnoses, and treatments in psychiatry. And there is so much advocacy work to be done in the field, which I find so exciting! I’ve known since I was a kid visiting from the mainland that Vancouver Island was my natural ecosystem, and I’m so happy to stay here, at home, with some of the people I love most.”
Arielle Roberts
Matched to: Family Medicine, UBC (Strathcona)
“Family medicine is all I’ve ever really wanted to do. It is such a privilege to build lasting relationships with patients and to be present at all the good and not-so-good moments throughout their lives. The Comox Valley is my home, and I’m beyond excited to take these next steps in my career and to get to put down roots in a place I love at the same time.”
Jennifer Ling
Matched to: Ophthalmology, UBC
“It is an absolute privilege to join the UBC Ophthalmology program! I chose this program for its excellent clinical/surgical training, diverse subspecialty representation, and strong basic science research, to fulfill my dream of becoming the best surgeon and scientist I can be. The opportunity to join these amazing residents and staff in the most beautiful city in Canada – I couldn’t ask for more!”
Noah Marchand
Matched to: Family Medicine, UBC (Victoria)
“I am ecstatic to have matched to Family Medicine in Victoria! Victoria is a city that I have always hoped to live and work in. The fact that I get to train here in Family Medicine is truly a dream come true. The Victoria site will provide me with the tools and opportunities to become the well-rounded, compassionate family physician I hope to be. I can’t wait to meet all my co-residents and have this new journey begin!”
Andrea Reimer
Matched to: Family Medicine, UBC (Prince George)
“I’m thrilled to be matched to Family Medicine in Prince George. I am so excited to continue my training in the place I was born and raised, and embark on this adventure with an incredible group of co-residents!”
Khashayar Hanjani
Matched to: Internal Medicine, UBC
“What drew me to Internal Medicine was the balance between making diagnoses and providing treatments to patients. What I am most looking forward to is exploring and solving complex medical problems alongside a great team of colleagues and mentors. Vancouver is my home and being able to help patients from around the province is an amazing honour.”
