VFMP Appointment Announcements (Fall 2012)
Dr. Niloofer Baria, Director of Foundations of Medicine, MD Undergraduate Education, VFMP, November 1, 2012 – October 31, 2014. Dr. Jason Ford, Associate Director of Curriculum, MD Undergraduate Education, Vancouver Fraser Medical Program. November 1, 2012 – October 31, 2015 Dr. Karen Joughin, Director of Assessment, MD Undergraduate Education, Faculty of Medicine, September 1, 2012 […]
Sailing lessons…
Vivian Leung, VFMP 2015 After a whole semester of learning how to speak to patients, we were finally learning how to perform physical exams. We were learning the fundamentals of the four pillars of physical examination: inspect, palpate, percuss and auscultate. Those four words themselves sounded esoteric. I say “I’m going to auscultate” in my most […]
Admission myths: how they impact student diversity
Lawrance Chow, VFMP 2014 Admission to medical school has always been an extremely competitive and daunting task, perhaps more now than ever. Incoming medical students all remember what it was like being a pre-medical student in their undergrad – the pressure of the competition often driving us to do whatever it takes to get here. […]
UBC resident receives bursary from Peace Arch Hospital Foundation
Jackie Smith, Peace Arch Hospital and Community Health Foundation Dr. Kasandra Harriman will be making the rounds in the George Street Family Practice this winter during her residency with UBC’s Faculty of Medicine. She will be taking shifts with preceptors Drs. Rachel Bright and Kim Veldhuis, with an eye to gaining additional experience in obstetrics […]
Street Soccer, health and wellness: a Summer Student Research Project with positive impact.
Street Soccer is effective in helping people affected by homelessness in Vancouver and provides opportunity for medical trainees to work with this population in a non-clinical setting. A Q & A with Sari Rabar (VFMP) about her experience with this exciting SSRP, which for her, has become much, much more. Please briefly describe SSR Project […]
VFMP rural rotation experience: “…it’s hard to believe that in British Columbia, individuals live in such isolation and travel such long distances to obtain their basic necessities.”
Tara Dawn, VFMP 2014 For the month of July, I was privileged to complete my rural rotation in Vanderhoof. Having never travelled north of my native Okanagan valley, I enjoyed exploring the neighboring towns and scenery in the Nechako Valley. Yet, my interest peaked when conversation turned to the First Nation communities in the surrounding […]
Message from the Regional Associate Dean, Vancouver Fraser
Now that we have gotten through the hustle and bustle of the first few months of the school year, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you back for another exciting academic year. I have been in my role as Regional Associate Dean, Vancouver Fraser for 9 months now, and I have to […]
VFMP Appointment Announcements
General Dawn DeWitt, Regional Associate Dean, Vancouver-Fraser, and Associate Dean Undergraduate Medical Education – Started January 1, 2012 Heather Buckley (Family Medicine), Faculty Development Coordinator, VFMP – Started Jan 15, 2012 for a 3-year term Janette McMillan, Assistant Dean, Office of Student Affairs Sandra Lee, Career Planning Director, OSA Year 2 Esma Dilli (Neurology) – […]
UBC Clinical Skills Volunteer Patient Program
Lynn Mockler, BSN MA, UBC Faculty of Medicine Volunteer Patients are members of the general public who donate their time to assist first and second-year medical students in learning and practicing history-taking and hands-on physical exam skills. Over 350 volunteers take part in the Clinical Skills program at the VFMP site, ranging in age from […]
Year 2 Stem Cell Drive
Adam Pankalla, VFMP 2014 This year, UBC medical students founded the club “Medical Students for Stem Cell Networks” with the goal of organizing cheek swab drives and improving the Canadian stem cell donor registry. These registries are used to help find potential bone marrow donors for the 75% of patients who will be unable to […]