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UBC launches training opportunity for medical students in East Kootenays

UBC launches training opportunity for medical students in East Kootenays

Year-long program, in partnership with Interior Health, will strengthen clinical skills and deepen community connections

This UBC medical student is training with the surgeon who treated his cancer
Northern immersion

Northern immersion

More UBC medical students are training — and staying on to practice as family doctors — in B.C.’s northern rural communities than ever before, thanks to a new undergraduate program

Meet the future doctors of Metro Vancouver

Meet the future doctors of Metro Vancouver

Meet just a few of the more than 800 medical students training across Metro Vancouver and discover what they have to say about the benefits of region-wide community-based training.

‘Trust is medicine’

‘Trust is medicine’

In Stellat’en First Nation, UBC medical students are learning what it means to provide holistic, culturally sensitive care — with patients as their teachers

Rahnuma Sara

UBC medical student Rahnuma Sara honoured with 2025 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Award

She is being recognized for her community leadership and commitment to advancing medical knowledge.

Dylan Nemes (left), a fourth-year UBC medical student with a stethoscope, smiles and talks with a patient.

Beyond the diagnosis: Supporting parents of children with heart conditions

UBC study uncovers the emotional weight and support gaps experienced by families.

Drs. Brian Hayes and Hannah Young sit at a table, smiling and engaged while working on a laptop.

From medical school to medical leadership

UBC Southern Medical Program student-led research addresses gaps in primary care for rural cancer survivors

Lacey Smith smiles on a mountain trail in Comox Valley with trekking poles.

Clerkship in the Comox Valley

UBC’s new Integrated Community Clerkship in Comox Valley provides medical students with more opportunities to learn and train in rural communities.

UBC medical students honoured with Molloy Medicine Awards

UBC medical students honoured with Molloy Medicine Awards

Recipients were recognized for their outstanding contributions in supporting vulnerable and underserved populations.