The Class of 2020 has officially started the UBC MD Undergraduate Program. Here, incoming students of the Island Medical Program reveal what attracted them to the field of medicine and where they see themselves in 5 years.
Ariel Nesbitt
What attracted you to the field of medicine?
I have always been interested in fields of study related to human health and well-being. But it wasn’t until I started working at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, where I interviewed female sex workers about their health and health risks, that I wanted to acquire the clinical knowledge and skills necessary to help women with their health concerns. Read more.
Dalton Anderson
What attracted you to the field of medicine?
I pursued medicine because I found it to be the perfect balance between scientific research and caring for people. I’m hopeful that med school will lead to an amazing adventure! Read more.
Kaity Lalonde
What attracted you to the field of medicine?
I love how medicine encompasses so many different things – learning, science, teaching, research, and culture, amongst many others. I find this versatility amazing, since I hope to continue research at some point during my career as a practicing physician while also finding ways to educate and mentor new medical students or the general population. This career provides numerous ways to impact both society and the lives around us all while learning and experiencing some pretty neat things. Read more.
Angeline de Bruyns
What attracted you to the field of medicine?
Becoming a doctor has been a dream of mine for a long time, and for three main reasons. First, growing up with a mom who’s a pharmacist, I’ve always found the medical field fascinating. Her passion for her job combined with interesting stories about the health care system and how medicines function fed my unrelenting curiosity. Read more.
Lauren Eadie
What attracted you to the field of medicine?
Since I was young student, I have been fascinated with the human body. As a snowboarder, hiker and rock climber, I have witnessed the body’s remarkable ability to regenerate and heal itself. However, even more interesting to me are the biological implications of an individual’s personal experience in life. Read more.
Michael Gallea
What attracted you to the field of medicine?
As an undergraduate student studying liberal arts, I always teetered between pursuing a career in the arts versus the sciences. Through various extracurriculars and academics, I found medicine to be the perfect in-between – and intersection between life’s social complexities and the steadfast biochemical sciences of our world. Read more.
Sarah Gibbs
What attracted you to the field of medicine?
So many things! Yes, like many, I really do like human anatomy and helping people, but I also think it is so cool that as a doctor, people will trust you and tell you things they don’t tell others. Being in a position to really help people on such a fundamental and human level is definitely part of the reason I have pursued medicine. Read more.
Nicholas Slater
What attracted you to the field of medicine?
So many things! Yes, like many, I really do like human anatomy and helping people, but I also think it is so cool that as a doctor, people will trust you and tell you things they don’t tell others. Being in a position to really help people on such a fundamental and human level is definitely part of the reason I have pursued medicine. Read more.
Catherine Landells
What attracted you to the field of medicine?
So many things! Yes, like many, I really do like human anatomy and helping people, but I also think it is so cool that as a doctor, people will trust you and tell you things they don’t tell others. Being in a position to really help people on such a fundamental and human level is definitely part of the reason I have pursued medicine. Read more.
