Remediation of online professional Issues: towards a national consensus.
Christy Jones, Research Assistant for Dr. Gurdeep Parhar Monday afternoon brought together a diverse group of medical education professionals at the CCME workshop: Remediation of Online Professionalism Issues: Towards a National Consensus. The workshop group covered a wide range of topics, bringing up important issues currently facing medical professionals and learners. These issues ranged from […]
Canadian Conference on Medical Education & UBC Curriculum Renewal: leading the development of best practices in Canada and beyond.
UBC’s contribution to the 2013 Canadian Conference on Medical Education, which brings together educators and researchers from across Canada, was robust, impressive and timely. 160 UBC authors, including faculty, staff and students from across the province, gave 58 peer-reviewed presentations, including 28 podium presentations, 23 poster presentations, 6 workshops and one colloquium We are excited […]
Local foundation eagerly supports UBC’s Southern Medical Program
The Colin & Lois Pritchard Foundation has provided a tremendous amount of support for the program and its students.
Congratulations to Shannon Greenwood: finalilst in UBC’s “grad who’s most likely to change the world,” contest!
Shannon Greenwood, who graduates from the Faculty of Medicine this June, was nominated as the 2013 UBC Grad who’s most likely to change the world!
The 2013 Run for Rural Medicine
Edward Choi (VFMP 2015) The UBC VFMP Class of 2015 organized the 9th annual Run for Rural Medicine on March 23 at Jericho Park. This annual event is a 5k and 10k road race fundraiser that supports rural medical training while bringing public awareness to the shortage of physicians in rural BC. It was a […]
Event Announcement: Curriculum Renewal Town Hall, “Hot Topics: your questions, senate and beyond.”
Dawn DeWitt, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Medical Education will be holding the final in a series of three Town Halls on the topic of Undergraduate Medical Curriculum Renewal on Thursday, April 11th from 7:30am to 9:00am. This session is one facet of our curriculum renewal communications plan, aimed at communicating in an open forum where we will: […]
The 2013 Spring Gala
Josephine Jhu (VFMP, 2014) On March 9th, 2013, UBC medical and dental students lit up the Chan Centre stage with a spectacular array of performances at the 19th Annual Spring Gala. After months of choreography and rehearsal, students showed off their remarkable talents in music, dance, comedy, and more. This year’s Spring Gala featured 175 […]