Medical school expansion in BC
A plan involving three universities, six health authorities, the provincial government, and countless health professionals has allowed UBC to double the number of first-year students admitted in only 4 years.
Joanna Bates, MDCM, CCFP
Maldistribution of physicians in BC: What we are trying to do about it
Expanded and distributed medical education may help us answer a critically important question: Where are the rural family physicians and specialists going to come from in the future?
David Snadden, MBChB, MCISc, MD, FRCGP, FRCP (Edin), Oscar Casiro, MD, FRCPC
Medical school distribution: The student perspective
Class of 2008 graduates from the Northern Medical Program (NMP), the Island Medical Program (IMP), and the Vancouver Fraser Medical Program (VFMP) recount their experiences.
Barry Thorneloe (VFMP), MD, Cailan MacPherson, (VFMP), MD, Dan Jenkin (NMP), MD, Kerri Pandachuck (NMP), MD, Maia Love (IMP), MD, Patrick McCrea (VFMP), MD
Selecting the best for our future: MD undergraduate admissions procedures at UBC
A large team of decision-makers now participates in several levels of evaluation and a structured interview process to ensure that we educate physicians who can serve the needs of the province.
Michael Clifford Fabian, FRCPC, FRCSC, FACS
Anatomy in a distributed model of medical education
Innovative technology has allowed students at all three UBC medical school sites to have the same lectures, laboratories, and examinations, and to access micrographs and digitized slides when receiving their training in gross human anatomy and histology.
A. Wayne Vogl, PhD, William K. Ovalle, PhD
Comparability of student performance and experiences in UBC’s distributed MD undergraduate program: The first 2 years of implementation
Exam scores and survey responses indicate students are benefiting from comparable educational experiences at all three British Columbia medical school sites.
Chris Y. Lovato, PhD, Caroline C. Murphy, MSc
Expansion of postgraduate medical education
Expanded residency programs at sites throughout BC are now supporting the expanded and distributed MD undergraduate program and improving the prospects for physician recruitment and retention in all regions.
Eric Webber, MD, FRCSC, Kam Rungta, MD, FRCPC, Kris Sivertz, MD, FRCPC
Residency on the road: Providing care and gaining experience in rural BC
Working in small communities provides many opportunities for acquiring clinical knowledge and developing technical skills.
Mark R.C. Dickeson, MD, BA
Focus on the profession: Academic and clinical departments
A focus on professionalism will help the departments within the Faculty of Medicine and health authorities solve many of the challenges inherent in our groundbreaking medical school expansion.
Robert W. Armstrong, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Supporting lifelong learning for physicians: Continuing professional development and knowledge translation
Good educational programming and strong partnerships are needed when charting a course for excellence in physician learning and patient health outcomes.
Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC, Luke Ferdinands, Sandra Jarvis-Selinger, PhD, Robert Bluman, MD, CCFP, David F. Hardwick, MD, FRCPC