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 >
Hatching Health: interdisciplinary student-led event aims to unscramble healthcare challenges
February 23, 2016Inspired by an event they attended at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, two MD students aim to bring their peers together to "hack" solutions for some of healthcare's greatest challenges. Read More >
To recruit rural students, Faculty turns to videoconferencing
January 27, 2016Last month, the Faculty held its first remote information session, connecting with students in Penticton and Summerland. Read More >
Building empathy through theatre: annual production enables medical students to walk in other shoes
January 21, 2016For over a decade, UBC students in both the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry have been participating in MedPlay. The annual production is a tradition amongst the students, who enjoy the creativity and time away from their studies. Read More >