The following is a message from the organizers of the 2017 Pre-Medical Diversity Symposium (click poster to enlarge):
Are you 
interested in a career in medicine, but don’t fit the traditional premed mold? Are you curious or confused about the road to applying to medical school? Do you want to hear from medical students who also come from diverse backgrounds?
Then this symposium is for you!
The UBC Faculty of Medicine invites people of all walks of life to apply to medical school. The Premedical Diversity Symposium is designed to support applicants who identify as “non-traditional” for reasons such as a difficult financial or family background, a non-science degree, indigenous ancestry, rural origin, parenthood, or applying later in life.
Schedule
March 4th, 2017, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
Registration and breakfast opens at 9:00 am
Symposium programming from 10 am-3:30 pm
This full day event will feature sessions on:
– The importance of diversity in medicine
– Student stories from current non-traditional medical students
– Q&A breakout sessions in small groups with a medical student
– A brief overview of the UBC medical school admissions process
– How to finance your way through medical school
Light breakfast and lunch will be provided!
Please RSVP at http://bit.ly/2kTtH92
More information can be found on our Facebook event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/244966189279635/
Where does this event take place?
This event takes place in Vancouver and will be video-conferenced to to Kelowna, Victoria, and Prince George. You may attend this event at any of the following sites:
Vancouver:
Medical Student Alumni Centre (MSAC)
2750 Heather St, Vancouver, BC
Kelowna:
Room 148, Reichwald Health Sciences Centre
1088 Discovery Ave, Kelowna, BC
Victoria:
Room 246, Royal Jubilee Hospital Coronation Annex
2221-2357 Richmond Rd, Victoria, BC
Prince George:
Room 9-370, Dr. Donald Rix Northern Health Sciences Centre
3333 University Way, Prince George, BC
Questions?
Contact us at premed.diversity@gmail.com
Thank you and we hope to see you there!