2014/2015 General Questions Post
With the new application cycle starting soon we are making a change to our blog comments. Starting in late summer, comments will be enabled only for the current application cycle’s posts. This will help to avoid confusion with potentially outdated information and should make relevant comments a little easier to find. Please feel free to […]
Offers – Round 2 Sent
We sent out the second round of offers late yesterday afternoon. Congratulations to everyone who received an offer this round! The deadline is Thursday, May 29 at noon. We’ll send out the third round after the deadline, most likely on Thursday afternoon.
Offer Notifications Sent
This is just a quick update to let you know that we sent offer, waitlist and regrets notifications to all applicants today. While our sympathies are with applicants who did not receive the news they wanted, we also want to congratulate applicants who received an offer. No matter which kind of notification you received today, […]
Transcripts, Transfer Documents, and MCAT Statuses
We have been getting a lot of questions about transcripts, transfer documents, and MCAT statuses and when they will be updated. We hope this blog can help clarify things. Here are some of the questions we received: 1. I’ve mailed in my transcript and BC CareCard document last week but the online application system still shows […]
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!
9th Annual Run for Rural Medicine
Enjoy the scenic waterfront route along Jericho/Spanish Banks beaches in Vancouver while supporting health care in rural communities!
The 19th Annual Spring Gala
The UBC Medical and Dental Spring Gala is a student-directed, non-profit production that showcases exceptional student talents in the visual and performing arts, while fundraising for a local BC charity.
Royal Columbian Hospital celebrates 150 years of service to the Fraser region
Melissa Carr, Communications Coordinator – Vancouver Fraser Medical Program. Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH), the oldest operating hospital in British Columbia, opened in 1862 with 30 beds for men only. Today, Royal Columbian serves one in three British Columbians and receives more patients by air ambulance than any other hospital in the province. On October 7 […]