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Clinical Articles, COVID-19 / BY: Anthony W. Chow, MD, FACP, FRCPC May 2022
... is provided on the division’s website ( https://id.med.ubc.ca/faculty-members ). The following summarizes the ... 20 principal investigators and 50 to 60 graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and research associates in a ...
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, ...
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 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: J. Rajala MD, FRCPC, April 2013
... a healthy lifestyle for his patients and teaching his students to do the same. He died in 1993 at age 77 from ... of heart disease requires both lifestyle modifications and med­ical treatment. Today lifestyle modifications are the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Bruce Fleming, MD May 2013
... through­out BC have stepped forward to train our medical students in the communities where we hope they will one day ... 1-3 ]  During recent years, undergraduate medical students at UBC have been provided with a range of ... the pro­gram by visiting www.integratedclerk ­ships.med.ubc.ca and can direct any questions or comments to Dr ...
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 ...
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 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michael Clifford Fabian, FRCPC, FRCSC, FACS September 2008
... needs of the province once their training is complete. The students that UBC’s MD un­der­graduate program seeks are ... interviews were conducted for 256 places. Where possible, students were matched to their site of preference. This meant ... to the UBC MD undergraduate program, visit  www.med.ubc.ca/education/md_ugrad/MD_Undergraduate_Admissions.htm ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Osman S. Ipsiroglu, MD, MAS, MBA, November 2008
... public education activities are needed, such as the Mini Med School series of the Child and Family Research Institute. ... educational materials should be tailored for high school students and other materials for the elderly. Involve ...
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 ...