A Renewed Perspective
The 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.
Innovative ideas born at student led “Hatching Health” event
Daniel Raff and Ameen Amanian had a simple idea: bring brilliant people with different perspectives together to tackle challenges in healthcare.
A standing ovation for MedPlay 2016
Once again, the annual UBC Faculty of Medicine MedPlay 2016 was a great success!
Gift enhances medical training for UBC students
UBC 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.
Mapping the match results
Fourth-year UBC MD students students celebrated the results of the first round of the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) on March 2.
Rare Disease Day: opportunity for awareness a success
A 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.
Hatching Health: interdisciplinary student-led event aims to unscramble healthcare challenges
Inspired 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.
To recruit rural students, Faculty turns to videoconferencing
Last month, the Faculty held its first remote information session, connecting with students in Penticton and Summerland.
Building empathy through theatre: annual production enables medical students to walk in other shoes
For 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.
Oncology specialist returns to the North
Sarah Roberts, a graduate of the Northern Medical Program, returns to her hometown of Prince George to join the BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North as an oncologist.