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Back to School: Meet some of our NMP students
August 20, 2016Meet some new and returning students who are back in school at the Northern Medical Program and starting their fall courses. Read More >


Back to School: Meet some of our incoming IMP students
August 20, 2016Find out what attracted incoming students of UBC's Island Medical Program to the field of medicine. Read More >


Now streaming: UBC’s distinctive lens on neuroanatomy
June 30, 2016With Bach sonatas and Monty Pythonesque animation, UBC brings a cinematic flair to neuroanatomy. Read More >


Bringing health knowledge behind the walls
June 15, 2016MD students taught health to young offenders at the Burnaby Youth Custody Centre, and in the process, learned a few things themselves. Read More >


A Renewed Perspective
June 8, 2016The first cohort of students to experience our renewed MD curriculum have just completed their first year. One of them tells us about his experience here. Read More >


Innovative ideas born at student led “Hatching Health” event
March 31, 2016Daniel Raff and Ameen Amanian had a simple idea: bring brilliant people with different perspectives together to tackle challenges in healthcare. Read More >


A standing ovation for MedPlay 2016
March 29, 2016Once again, the annual UBC Faculty of Medicine MedPlay 2016 was a great success! Read More >


Gift enhances medical training for UBC students
March 15, 2016UBC medical students and health-care providers will get more hands-on training thanks to a recent donation of two new portable ultrasound machines to the UBC Southern Medical Program. Read More >


Mapping the match results
March 2, 2016Fourth-year UBC MD students students celebrated the results of the first round of the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) on March 2. Read More >


Rare Disease Day: opportunity for awareness a success
February 25, 2016A rare disease is defined as a condition that affects fewer than one in 2,000 people. Rare diseases affect 10% of the Canadian population, and cause significant morbidities and mortalities. Read More >