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Beyond Medicine, Interviews / BY: David R. Richardson, MD January/February 2021
... I went to the University of Calgary for undergrad and for med school. What did you like to do growing up? What wasn’t ... costs, and after a while we were graduating 120 medical students, whereas Alberta had 200. Eventually, what do you ... time you will represent a wide range of people—medical students, residents, family doctors, specialists. How will ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Vera Frinton, MD March 2018
... was admitted to UBC as one of the small quota of foreign students. He had always wanted to be a physician—there had ... 1950. George was admitted in 1951 after completing his pre-med studies and taking further English courses. In exchange ... this work, as did an interprofessional group for pre-med students. Overall the plan failed for many reasons, ...
Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2017
... abstract. What do you think of the challenges that students and residents face today? Medicine has become so ... invent something and get it patented. After finishing med school, were you immediately drawn to working in a rural ... Initially we were an elective site for the urban family med programs, so everybody came for 8 weeks from the ...
Letters / BY: Sue McLoughlin, MD, May 2016
... Dr Marcus Welby is the best professional example for our students to emulate [ BCMJ  2016;58:63-64 ], why not make the TV series a compulsory part of the med-school curriculum? But then again, maybe Marcus would ... only be suitable for those headed into family practice. Students destined for internal medicine specialties could ...
Letters / BY: Marcus Greatheart, BA (Hon), MSW, RSW, January/February 2012
... this year’s wait lists while others are among the 3500 students training in­ternationally. However, the ... selection criterion. As a non-science background med­ical student, I bring a different perspective to our ... who broadened the selection criteria to include students like me. Yes, I do want to be a doctor. And I think ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2011
... been through two upheavals in my life, in Iran I was at med school when the Shah’s regime ended and then there was ... under my care and I would do rounds with residents and students. I did that for a long time and practised ... us yes, even if you bring out double the number of medical students, our attrition rate is high.  The recent Physician ...
Obituaries / BY: Carolyn van Schagen, MD, June 2010
... that Kerry enrolled at Simon Fraser University for her pre-med classes, and despite narrowly missing the application ... School, class of 1993. Surely she is one of the only students to list playing the spoons as a skill.  As a ...
Letters / BY: Pamela Verma, BSc, July/August 2009
... peer-reviewed academic journal. Currently, over 100 students at UBC from all levels and training and three ... 8 September 2009 at the Life Sciences Centre, UBC. E-mail med.journal@ubc.ca if you are interested in submitting ... MSc —Bez Toosi, BSc Communications Editors Letters Med student journal launched ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: J.L. Benedet, MD, FRCS, October 2008
... of exceptional mentors who served their patients and students with distinction and class. Collectively they ... involved in the teaching and training programs of medical students and residents. His surgical skill and good judgment, ... in North Burnaby before enrolling at UBC for his pre-med education. As was common for many of his era, the pursuit ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: J.L. Benedet, MD, FRCS, April 2007
... physics, and he went on to UBC where, after 3 years of pre-med studies, he was accepted into the Faculty of Medicine, ... enthusiastic educator of interns and medical and nursing students, many of whom rated the time spent in his office and ...