New tool for medical students’ anatomy lessons – a virtual scalpel
First-year medical students will be using an anatomy visualization table, which displays detailed images that can be rotated, enlarged and even sliced open.
Admissions Office Closed August 26
The Admissions Office will be closed on Friday, August 26 due to an all-day training event.
MED 2020 Class Finalized
The MED 2020 class officially started their medical education program yesterday. This is a happy and exciting time for them, and we wish them good luck as they start this new phase of their lives. Since the class is now finalized, no more positions will be available this year. We have notified all remaining applicants […]
Back to School: Meet some of our SMP students
Find out where these Southern Medical Program students see themselves in the years ahead.
Back to School: Meet some of our VFMP students
New and returning students of UBC’s Vancouver-Fraser Medical Program reveal what attracted them to the field of medicine.
Back to School: Meet some of our NMP students
Meet some new and returning students who are back in school at the Northern Medical Program and starting their fall courses.
Back to School: Meet some of our incoming IMP students
Find out what attracted incoming students of UBC’s Island Medical Program to the field of medicine.
Verifiers
Some verifiers are easy to choose: your current supervisor, your former coach, your guitar teacher. Others are more problematic. Because the Admissions Office has a responsibility to verify the accuracy of applications in order to ensure fairness for all applicants, we require a verifier for all non-academic, employment, and rural training experiences. However, we recognize […]
Employment History Vs. Non-Academic Activities
The other day we were perusing PreMed101 and found this conversation. The poster essentially asked forum members if it would make sense to split up his/her work experience into the projects or activities that were required for his/her job and put them in either/both the Non-Academic Activities or Employment History section. As evaluators of non-academic […]
Application System Maintenance This Weekend
The online application system will be undergoing maintenance this weekend and will be intermittently unavailable from Friday, July 22 at 10:00 p.m. to Sunday, July 24 at 11:00 p.m. Applicants attempting to use the system at this time may experience disruptions in service. We apologize for the inconvenience.