VFMP student profile: Mike Bergunder
Mike Bergunder (VFMP, 2016) I remember first wanting to go into medicine when I was eight years old. I watched as my mom underwent numerous surgeries and hospital visits. I saw how medicine could completely change someone’s life and the positive impact a physician could have on another human being. There were times when I […]
Message from the Regional Associate Dean, Vancouver Fraser
As the days grow longer and the rain eases up, I am enjoying my cycle commute in daylight and am anticipating the cherry blossoms. In my first year here, I have been delighted with the many things that Vancouver and our distributed program sites have to offer, including music and theatre, the outdoors and (too […]
Early integration into a hospital community: UBC’s ALC pilot in New Westminster
Melissa Carr, Communications Coordinator – VFMP While grabbing a quick bite to eat, Jessica McCallum and her colleagues discuss the life cycle of HIV, which they learned about in a recent lecture. The group banters back and forth enthusiastically. They share experiences they have had with preceptors and patients, as well as topics covered in […]
Growing Rural Medicine
UBC’s undergraduate and postgraduate training programs are placing young doctors in communities across B.C., where they can learn first-hand from patients and rural doctors…
Island Medical Program students “compete” for a good cause.
Led by their class VPs, the 2015 and 2016 IMP students competed to see who could collect the most food for Mustard Seed of Greater Victoria.