Our Aboriginal Admissions program recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary with a special celebration held at the UBC Longhouse. The festivities included a special dinner, speeches from a range of people involved with the program, and lively music and dance performances by Coast Salish and Métis artists. An online collection of quotes and pictures from the evening is available here. The Globe & Mail also featured the Aboriginal Admissions program in a short article, which you can read here.
All of the participants were happy to reflect on and celebrate the successes of the program, which was created to increase the number of Aboriginal physicians working in BC. So far, 35 students have graduated from the program. Many are already working in Aboriginal communities or plan to do so when their residency training is finished.
If you would like to learn more about the Aboriginal Admissions program, please contact James Andrew, Aboriginal Student Initiatives Coordinator, at james.andrew@ubc.ca. Our website has some information about the program as well. Congratulations again to everyone involved with Aboriginal Admissions!