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Residents in a New Residence

Help us welcome UBC Faculty of Medicine’s newest MD graduates who will be starting their Residencies in Edmonton, Calgary, Ottawa & Toronto!

Peter Lennox, MD’91

Peter Lennox, MD’91

Dr. Peter Lennox has a lot of grateful patients. As a top breast reconstruction surgeon in Vancouver, he gives back what was taken during a mastectomy – for the women, his work provides something positive in a dark time. His brave patients keep him galvanized. Respected widely, Lennox remains an innovator, motivator, educator, and someone […]

Keith Neufeld, MD’11 & Anastasia Neufeld, MD’11

Keith Neufeld, MD’11 & Anastasia Neufeld, MD’11

It always seems as if a love story can be told very differently, depending on who you speak to, the husband or the wife.  In this case, Keith and Anastasia Neufeld seemed to be on the same page when recalling the details of how they met, minus a few Keith’s memory lapses! According to Keith, […]

Gareth Eeson, MD’08 & Jenny Dicus, MD’08

Gareth Eeson, MD’08 & Jenny Dicus, MD’08

On the first day of Medicine 2004 we were seated alphabetically in orientation groups. That’s when I, Jenny Dicus, first met Gareth Eeson.  Luckily the path lab was also arranged alphabetically because in between looking at slides I often caught this sneaky devil making eyes at me.  It took until Spring of first year until […]

Jeremy Neufeld, MD’11 & Caitlin Naylor, MD’11

Jeremy Neufeld, MD’11 & Caitlin Naylor, MD’11

We met on the second day of medical school during the orientation week scavenger hunt.  Our eyes locked while passing a lightly salted pretzel from one toothpick to another.  We threw our heads back in laughter as we watched our fellow classmates fall to the ground after spinning deliriously around tennis racquets. The day culminated […]

Bill Sanders, MD’84 & April Sanders, MD’84

Bill Sanders, MD’84 & April Sanders, MD’84

While consuming as many free cookies as possible at student orientation in 1980, Bill Sanders never guessed that he would also be meeting April, his future wife, that day.  By the end of that first day of medical school Bill and April had set their first date which would take place a week later at […]

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  UBC Enthusiastic Alumni Needed   Looking for a chance to reconnect and be involved with your alma mater? Dreaming of being a university student all over again? You’re in luck! alumni UBC is preparing for another exciting Alumni Weekend and we’re looking for 150 volunteers to help us make it happen!   Alumni Weekend […]

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health

Canada’s largest integrated brain centre is now officially open, uniting research and patient care to change the way brain disorders are treated and studied.

Matched!  Newest crop of alumni headed to residency!

Matched! Newest crop of alumni headed to residency!

For the second consecutive year, UBC accepted the largest number of entry-level medical residents in University history.

Karen Shklanka, MD’88, MFA’12

Karen Shklanka, MD’88, MFA’12

The similarities between the Argentine Tango and medicine may not be immediately obvious, however Karen Shklanka, MD’88, MFA’12, points out that they two very complementary areas.   Shklanka explains that as a physician, many look to you to take a leadership role in your profession.  As a dancer, she must follow the lead of her partner, […]