This week, hundreds of new graduates — from across a wide range of Faculty of Medicine programs — will gather to celebrate their achievements and look ahead to the next stage of their careers as doctors, midwives, genetic counsellors and more! They will join more than 325,000 UBC alumni worldwide.
Highlights
Meet the Grads
2017 Honorary Degree Recipient
Judith Hall, OC
Judith Hall, OC is a renowned clinical geneticist and pediatrician whose research has received national and international recognition. A key figure in the establishment of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, Dr. Hall is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in 2015.
Doctor of Science, honoris causa, to be conferred at Spring Congregation on Wednesday, May 24 at 8:30 a.m.
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— Roger Wong (@RogerWong10) May 25, 2017
Thank you, Dr. Seal and President Ono!@ubcprez pic.twitter.com/QtIphATFPP
— Janette McMillan (@MJMcMillan_UBC) May 24, 2017
I am so incredibly proud of our graduates and the faculty/staff who have guided them over the years #UBCGrad #UBCTuumEst https://t.co/jgtLqjKXYz
— Santa J. Ono (@ubcprez) May 24, 2017
View from the President's podium. @ubcprez gives inspiring speech to @UBC graduates today @UBCmedicine #UBCGrad #UBclassof2017 #UBCFOM2017 pic.twitter.com/RH71nshTj7
— Gurdeep Parhar (@DrGurdeepParhar) May 24, 2017
Congrats to the entire 2017 graduating class of @UBCmedicine! @DoctorsOfBC welcomes you to your medical family. @ubcprez @DrGurdeepParhar pic.twitter.com/ENEwTmuqNK
— Dr. Alan Ruddiman (@awruddiman) May 24, 2017
group selfie celebrating @UBCIMP #graduating #classof2017 – see you @UBC convocation @UBCmedicine @uvic @UBCMDUP @UBCMeds @ubcprez #meded pic.twitter.com/L6a2PmQhhF
— Roger Wong (@RogerWong10) May 20, 2017
Congrats to all my colleagues in @ubcOBGYN on receiving their professorial gowns! @UBCmedicine @BrianFitzVan pic.twitter.com/xafTZHyReZ
— Lori Brotto (@DrLoriBrotto) May 16, 2017
Why #UBCgrad Rae Kamstra was inspired to return to school for medicine in her 40s https://t.co/CMQPY7t3rm #UBCFOM2017 #tuumest @UBCNMP_unbc pic.twitter.com/WH7GLf9Obw
— UBC Medicine (@UBCmedicine) May 25, 2017
Congratulations, Meisan Brown-Lum on earning your MSc from #UBCGrad. You'll always be my first graduate student! @UBCOSOT @BCCHresearch pic.twitter.com/B6pBlTwfbO
— Jill (@jillzwicker) May 25, 2017
Honoured to be Macebearer today for @ubcprez and #UBCGrad of @UBCmedicine's great Class of 2017 Congrats and best wishes to all #UBCFOM2017 pic.twitter.com/0AVERr0tiu
— Andrew Seal (@changingpalette) May 24, 2017
Dean Dermot Kelleher congratulates the next generation of health professionals for BC and beyond! https://t.co/c6NYb6OSb9 #ubcgrad #bchealth pic.twitter.com/NGv2rvN42S
— UBC Medicine (@UBCmedicine) May 24, 2017
Immensely grateful for my wife Emily, my greatest supporter&encourager, inspires me daily #ubcgrad #ubcmed #couldnthavedoneitwithoutyou pic.twitter.com/Z4mGwMTPh8
— Garrett Barry (@garrettsbarry) May 24, 2017
.@UBC’s Dr. Linc Kesler joins in on celebrations taking place @UBCLonghouse for Aboriginal medical students @ubcprez #ubcgrad #ubcfom2017 pic.twitter.com/HepZ3pIQdx
— UBC Medicine (@UBCmedicine) May 23, 2017
#UBCgrad begins on May 24 at the Vancouver campus. See the schedule: https://t.co/HCM587K4Ub pic.twitter.com/8eLXT1v1Wn
— UBC (@UBC) May 19, 2017
Congratulations Emily Lee and @iemontgomery on earning your MRSc degree from #UBCGrad! It was a pleasure working with you both @UBCOSOT pic.twitter.com/NQ9Uqz7Hhr
— Jill (@jillzwicker) May 25, 2017
Congratulations to newly-minted Dr. @leighgabel and Dr. Anna Chudyk – #UBC PhD grads at yesterday's ceremony! #UBCGrad @UBC pic.twitter.com/RLJcT8GQBs
— Hip Hlth & Mobility (@Mobility_Health) May 25, 2017
Proudly celebrating the success of all of our graduates in the UBC Faculty of Medicine with Dean Kelleher @ubc @UBCmedicine @PrezOno pic.twitter.com/9xSn5AR2qy
— Gurdeep Parhar (@DrGurdeepParhar) May 24, 2017
The voices of #UBC Med Choir filled the Queen Elizabeth Theatre during today’s #MDHoodingCeremony! #ubgrad #ubcfom2017 pic.twitter.com/p6iWUgDlVB
— UBC Medicine (@UBCmedicine) May 24, 2017
An honour to meet @ubcprez Dr. Santa Ono at graduation – what an inspiring, down to earth person! #ubcgrad #ubcmed #fancyoutfits pic.twitter.com/bScg6Hwv6t
— Garrett Barry (@garrettsbarry) May 25, 2017
Meet Ellie Parton, one of this year’s graduating Aboriginal medical students https://t.co/tGii0u9CWS #ubcpathways #ubcgrad #ubcfom2017 @FNHA pic.twitter.com/srPQbmYwUw
— UBC Medicine (@UBCmedicine) May 23, 2017
From medicine to research and back – MD/PhD grad Julia Pon reveals how her research will improve care: https://t.co/RlDwiXTXXW #UBCFOM2017 pic.twitter.com/eNuqE6V1JH
— UBC Medicine (@UBCmedicine) May 23, 2017
Northern Medical Program Celebrates Class of 2017 https://t.co/F1ZoqjIpcD pic.twitter.com/43nur6rYZc
— 250 News (@250_News) May 12, 2017
Judith Hall, OC was presented with an honorary Doctor of Science degree at today's Spring Congregation. https://t.co/xDVwSCxDri #UBCgrad pic.twitter.com/pbsi2NPavX
— UBC (@UBC) May 24, 2017
Shoutout to @UBCmedicine students at today's #ubcgrad ceremony & honoured to read out each of your names with pride @ubcprez @UBC @UBCMeds pic.twitter.com/MOMYC1SA1S
— Roger Wong (@RogerWong10) May 25, 2017
MD/PhD grads enjoying our moment on stage #UBCGrad @UBCmedicine @ubcprez pic.twitter.com/Wlgkwsfsqu
— Alexis Crabtree (@alexiscrabtree) May 24, 2017
Rejoicing in the success of our UBC graduates! Congratulations! @UBC @UBCmedicine @money2_dmoney @RogerWong10 @ubcprez pic.twitter.com/nuvV8tn6Vi
— Gurdeep Parhar (@DrGurdeepParhar) May 24, 2017
selfie of @UBCmedicine students & faculty after Doctor of Medicine hooding ceremony – see u #ubcgrad tomorrow @UBCMeds @ubcprez #UBCTuumEst pic.twitter.com/A78VMxOkm4
— Roger Wong (@RogerWong10) May 24, 2017
Graduation celebrations are underway @UBCLonghouse for Aboriginal medical students #ubcgrad #ubcfom2017 @CEIH_UBC @FNHA #bchealth pic.twitter.com/Cio07qQsTz
— UBC Medicine (@UBCmedicine) May 23, 2017