Offer Notifications Sent
This is just a quick update to let you know that we sent offer, waitlist and regrets notifications to all applicants today. While our sympathies are with applicants who did not receive the news they wanted, we also want to congratulate applicants who received an offer. No matter which kind of notification you received today, […]
Everybody knows your name
While the learning curve for any profession may be considered steep, students in the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s MD Undergraduate Program have a particularly challenging incline. Third-year medical student Dianne Valenzuela, however, is thriving under the pressure.
Clinic time for teddy bears
It is a cold, rainy March morning in Vancouver. Parents shuffle their little ones into the warmth of the “little blue house” that is West Side Family Place, where many of them come each day to play, sing songs and create art. Hot coffee and baked treats wait for the moms and dads who may […]
Countdown to May 15
May 15 is almost NEXT WEEK!(!!!). Whether you are looking forward to that date with joyous anticipation, anxious dread, or a mix of both, it’s definitely a big day on the calendar. Our plan on May 15 is to send regrets first, then move on to the waitlist, and end with the offers. Traditionally, keeping […]
MedPlay 2014 – 7 Stories by Morris Panych
Marie O’Conner, VFMP 2016 MedPlay, a spring tradition, celebrated its 13th anniversary with this year’s production of 7 Stories. The play was performed from February 20 to 28 in Hardwick Hall at the MSAC. Written by Morris Panych, the play opens with a man standing on the ledge of a building, contemplating whether or not […]
A Message from Dr. Amil Shah, Interim Regional Associate Dean, Vancouver Fraser
Spring has finally arrived here in the Vancouver-Fraser region. With it, comes the promise of renewal and growth. As we approach the conclusion of another academic year, it is important to consider that, like the transition between seasons, every ending brings new beginnings. This year’s graduating class will be soon moving on to residencies in […]
VFMP Appointment Announcements, Spring 2014
Michael Curry was appointed as Electives Director for the Vancouver-Fraser Medical Program and Chair of the Year 4 Committee effective January 1st. Michael is an emergency physician and the department chief at the Delta Hospital. He moved to Vancouver four years ago. Prior to that he lived in Edmonton, where he had been practising emergency […]
Curriculum Renewal update
Kira Dayco, UBC Faculty of Medicine Following the approval of the Renewed Curriculum Framework Proposal by UBC Senate, course and assessment design is now underway for a second, more detailed senate submission. This document will go through internal Faculty of Medicine reviews through April, May, and June. It will then go to Senate committees and […]
UBC MD students and their teddy bears build healthy communities
Co-founded in 2011 by UBC alumna Dr. Joanne Roussy, The Reading Bear Society is a non-profit citywide early literacy program, focused on educating the “heart-mind.” The initiative is led by a group of dedicated volunteers and supported by high school reading buddies as well as medical-student ambassadors. Last Tuesday, about half a dozen medical student […]
Meet the Class of 2014
This year, over 250 students will graduate as UBC MDs. 195 of these are from the Vancouver Fraser Medical Program. Some of this year’s grads have been kind enough to share a little bit about themselves, their UBC MD experience and plans for the future. In the video above, Sally Ke (MD 2014), describes how […]