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UBC Faculty of Medicine
	File:UBC Faculty of Medicine.jpg
Type	Public
Established	1950
Dean	Dr. Gavin Stuart, MD, FRCS
Academic staff	5100+
Undergraduates	1017
Postgraduates	1150
Location	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Research Funding	$295 000 000 annually
Website	www.med.ubc.ca
	File:UBC Faculty of Medicine.jpg

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The UBC Faculty of Medicine is the medical school of the University of British Columbia, and is one of 17 medical schools in Canada and the only one in British Columbia.

The University of British Columbia founded a medical school in 1950. The school is based in Vancouver. Two new undergraduate medical campuses were established at the University of Victoria in Victoria and the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George that opened in 2004. A fourth medical campus was established at the University of British Columbia Okanagan in Kelowna in 2011.

Admissions

The Doctor of Medicine program at the UBC Faculty of Medicine receives approximately 1800 applications each year, of which 640 applicants are invited to interview for 288 spots (196 in Vancouver, and 32 each in Victoria, Prince George, and Kelowna).

Degrees Offered

Medicine (MD)

The school's medical program consists of four years of studies.

Full list of degree programs offered

Doctor of Medicine (MD)
64 Postgraduate Medicine Training Programs (Residency)
Medical Laboratory Science (BMLSc)
Midwifery (BMW)
Basic and Clinical Sciences (MSc & PhD Programs)
Occupational Therapy (MOT)
Physical Therapy (MPT)
Audiology and Speech Sciences (MSc & PhD)
Combined MD/PhD
Health Administration (MHA)
Health Science (MHSc)
Public Health (MPH)
Rehabilitation Sciences (MRSc)
Continuing Professional Development

Research Opportunities

References

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-'''UBC Faculty of Medicine''' is located at the [[University of British Columbia]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]].
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+The '''UBC Faculty of Medicine''' is the [[medical school]] of the [[University of British Columbia]], and is one of 17 medical schools in [[Canada]] and the only one in [[British Columbia]].
-Founded in [[1950]], it is one of [[Canada]]'s newer medical schools.
+The University of British Columbia founded a medical school in 1950. The school is based in [[Vancouver]]. Two new undergraduate medical campuses were established at the [[University of Victoria]] in [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]] and the [[University of Northern British Columbia]] in [[Prince George, British Columbia|Prince George]] that opened in 2004.  A fourth medical campus was established at the [[University of British Columbia Okanagan]] in [[Kelowna]] in 2011.
-UBC offers 57 clinical specialties and subspecialties at the undergraduate and/or graduate level programs. The faculty has 15 departments and 1 school of medicine.
+==Admissions==
-In 2010, there were 1583 applicants for 256 MD spots, yielding a 16% acceptance rate.<ref>http://medtalk.ca/admissions-summary/</ref>
+The Doctor of Medicine program at the UBC Faculty of Medicine receives approximately 1800 applications each year, of which 640 applicants are invited to interview for 288 spots (196 in Vancouver, and 32 each in Victoria, Prince George, and Kelowna).
+==Degrees Offered==
-Other programs linked with medicine include:
+===Medicine (MD)===
+The school's medical program consists of four years of studies.
+===Full list of degree programs offered===
-* Life Sciences
+*Doctor of Medicine (MD)
-* Audiology and Speech Language Pathology
+*64 Postgraduate Medicine Training Programs (Residency)
-* Occupational and Physical Therapy
+*Medical Laboratory Science (BMLSc)
-* Health Administration
+*Midwifery (BMW)
-* Public and Population Health
+*Basic and Clinical Sciences (MSc & PhD Programs)
-* Laboratory Science
+*Occupational Therapy (MOT)
-* Midwifery
+*Physical Therapy (MPT)
+*Audiology and Speech Sciences (MSc & PhD)
+*Combined MD/PhD
+*Health Administration (MHA)
+*Health Science (MHSc)
+*Public Health (MPH)
+*Rehabilitation Sciences (MRSc)
+*Continuing Professional Development
+==Research Opportunities==
-UBC Faculty of Medicine is linked with:
+==See also==
-* Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
-* College of Family Physicians of Canada
-* [[Northern Medical Program]] - [[University of Northern British Columbia]]
-* [[Island Medical Program - University of Victoria]]
-* [[Royal Columbian Hospital]]
-* [[Surrey Memorial Hospital]]
-==See Also==
-[[William Boyd (pathologist)]]
 ==References==
+*[http://med.ubc.ca]]
-{{reflist}}
-==Bibliography==
-* [http://www.med.ubc.ca/home.htm UBC Medicine]
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-[[Category:Schools of medicine in Canada|British Columbia]]
+[[Category:Schools of medicine in Canada]]
+[[Category:University of British Columbia]]