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Curriculum Renewal update
Leadership Update As Dr. David Snadden, Executive Associate Dean, Education, announced on March 25, the Director of Curriculum Dr. Sandra Jarvis-Selinger is taking on an exciting new role as Associate Dean, Academic with the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. Jarvis-Selinger will continue to lead renewed curriculum development until June 2015 in time for the launch of […]
Waves of discovery at inaugural ultrasound symposium
Contributed by Jessica McCallum (VFMP 2016) On January 24th, 2015 the UBC Ultrasound Club hosted its inaugural medical student ultrasound symposium at the MSAC. 61 VFMP students attended the 4-hour event, which taught students the basics of bedside ultrasound including ultrasound physics and abdominal, cardiac, pleural, and vascular imaging. “There was huge interest in attending […]
2015 Canadian Association for Medical Education Award recipients
Recently, two of our VFMP faculty members received the 2015 Canadian Association for Medical Education (CAME) Certificate of Merit Award. This honour recognizes and rewards faculty committed to medical education in Canadian medical schools. Dr. Linlea Armstrong and Dr. Pawel Kindler kindly agreed to reflect on their teaching experience and what it has meant to […]
Leaders of tomorrow: VFMP student wins prestigious UBC leadership award
The life of a medical student is busy and demanding. Between classes, assignments, clinical skill development and (lots of) studying, it would seem there isn’t time for much else. Nevertheless, there are some who make sure that, along with their academic responsibilities, they are working on building leadership and community skills within the university environment. […]
Expert spotlight: Dr. Amil Shah, oncologist
April is Daffodil Month, with a focus on cancer awareness. We posed some questions to Dr. Shah about his choice in specialty and the progress of cancer treatment in British Columbia.
Meet the newest additions to the VFMP!
This week, we’d like to introduce to you three first year students in our Vancouver Fraser Medical Program…
Register for the 11th annual Run for Rural Medicine!
The Run for Rural Medicine is an annual event put on by UBC’s Faculty of Medicine to raise awareness about rural medicine in British Columbia. Since many of BC’s residents live outside of major cities, providing the population with access to medical care is a central goal within the UBC medical program. In its 11th […]
Decisions, decisions: Careers Night provides opportunity for MD students to consider their options
First and second year students recently gathered for the Faculty’s annual Careers Night, where they could speak with program directors and current residents about postgraduate opportunities.
Meet our newest NMP students!
This week, we’re introducing you to some new faces from the Northern Medical Program’s Class of 2018!