UBC Welcomes our 15th President and Vice-Chancellor
Born in Vancouver and the son of a former UBC professor, Dr. Santa Ono has come home to lead UBC as it embarks on its next 100 years.
Spring 2016 VFMP Newsletter: a message from the Regional Associate Dean
Is it just me, or does it feel as though spring has come a bit ahead of schedule this year? I’m quite certain I have seen the daffodils and crocuses popping up much earlier than usual. This is not necessarily a bad thing as, after the darker, colder winter days, one is happy to see […]
Documenting the Prevalence of Sickle Cell Trait in rural Nepal
In May of 2016, eight UBC MD students will be travelling to Western Nepal as part of a Sickle Cell screening project. It was recently discovered that Sickle Cell Disease has been completely undocumented in Western Nepal and remains a significant public health issue for the Nepali government.
Student Profile: Alanna Roberts
Meet one of our newest additions to the VFMP!
The 12th Annual Run for Rural Medicine
The 12th annual Run for Rural Medicine is coming up soon! Learn how to register and participate here…
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.
UBC’s Reading Bear Society still going strong, expands across B.C.
Contributed by Christine Wang The Reading Bear Society (RBS) was co-founded in 2011 by medical student Isabel Chen (Class of 2015), a nurse, and an inner-city school principal. It was founded on the belief that intergenerational mentoring across communities provides invaluable means for building compassion, strengthening empathy, and improving lifelong health outcomes. To date, over […]
Welcome back! Meet some of our IMP students!
Meet two students from our Island Medical Program…
It’s all about the people: why the annual MDUP Buddy Lunch is a great way to get “back to school”
Our annual Buddy Lunch is where first and second year students get together to talk all about life as a medical student…and, of course, eat!