Kathleen O’Malley, MD’08
Caring for Prince George with Compassion and Commitment — Dr. Kathleen O’Malley blends family medicine, advocacy, and mentorship to serve her community.
Kathleen O’Malley (she/her) is a family physician who has been practicing in Prince George since 2010. After completing her residency in Nanaimo, she returned to Prince George and joined a group practice with a strong focus on obstetrics, a part of her work she finds especially rewarding. Kathleen has also provided care through the SCAN (Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect) Clinic and adult sexual assault services at UHNBC. She has served as the Electives Director for the Northern Medical Program for several years and more recently has contributed to an RCMP review committee focused on sexual assault investigations.
What is a favourite memory or biggest takeway from your time in the NMP?
It will never cease to amaze me how many people came together to form and support the NMP. The community of physicians and allied health that took on all the extra work on to teach and mentor the students was amazing.
Where do you find inspiration?
I am always inspired by my colleagues in Prince George and surrounding rural communities that are willing to work with fewer resources and less access to specialized services. I am also inspired by how many NMP graduates we have working in the North.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish?
I would like to see the continued success of the NMP and it’s graduates and I hope we continue to have doctors returning to the North to work.
What do you hope to accomplish in your professional life?
My goal with respect to my work is to continue to provide a variety of services to the people of Prince George and continue to foster healthy lifelong relationships with the people in my practice.
What do you enjoy doing outside of work?
I enjoy time with my family; we take advantage of the lakes and rivers in and around Prince George year-round.
Thomsen D’Hont, MD’20
Rooted in the North, Driven by Purpose — Dr. Thomsen D’Hont, MD’20, brings care, advocacy, and heart to the communities that shaped him.
Thomsen D’Hont graduated from UBC’s Northern Medical Program in 2020 and completed his family medicine residency training in 2022 with the University of Alberta’s program in Yellowknife. Thomsen is Métis and was born and raised in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories where he has returned to work and to have a family. In his spare time he enjoys cross country skiing, cycling, hunting, camping and spending time with his partner, Dr. Kajsa Heyes, MD’20, and their two young kids.
What is a favourite memory or biggest takeway from your time in the NMP?
Clerkship in Prince George was my biggest takeaway with NMP. It taught me so much and shaped me as a doctor. It was a rigorous, rich, difficult year. I wouldn’t have endured it without having close, supportive classmates by my side. Other favourite memories are of course the hundreds of hours spent enjoying the world-class mountain biking and cross country skiing of Otway and Pidherny!
What is your current role and what do you find most interesting about your career?
I am currently employed as a salaried staff physician with the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority. My work includes hospitalist and ER in Yellowknife and primary care in Behchoko and the rest of the Tlicho region. I have wanted to give back to these communities since before I got into medicine and I find it very rewarding to now be able to give back, especially in some of the underserved areas that I work in.
Where do you find inspiration?
Professionally, I am always inspired by the Indigenous physicians who have come before me and paved the path for the next generation of Indigenous physicians. They faced many hurdles that my generation of Indigenous physicians didn’t have to face and showed my generation that achieving a career as a doctor is possible.
I also draw inspiration from endurance athletes, especially in the sport of cross country skiing (a sport I used to compete in at a fairly high level), who inspire me to find time to get out the door and to stay active. Staying active is crucial for my overall wellness and ability to balance the rigors of work while also raising young kids.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish?
At this point in my early career, my immediate professional goals are to continue to improve my acute care skills while also providing continuity of care in underserved communities that often don’t have a consistent healthcare provider. Beyond that, I also hope to change the fact that many of these communities are underserved, and advocate for improving resource allocation to ensure they are “well-served” from a physician standpoint in the future.
Sonny Thiara, MD’14
From Northern Roots to Global Impact — Dr. Sonny Thiara, MD’14, is redefining critical care through research, leadership, and heart.
Sonny Thiara graduated from the NMP in 2014 and went on to complete an Internal Medicine residency (UBC), fellowship in Critical Care Medicine (UBC), fellowship in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (Melbourne) and an MPH in Clinical Epidemiology (Harvard). He currently works as a clinician-scientist at Vancouver General Hospital and as an Intensivist in Nanaimo. He continues to work with Northern Health as the Medical Lead for Critical Care for Northern Health. Sonny has a research grant from the Heart and Stroke Association exploring the association of neurological injury with ECMO.
What is a favourite memory or biggest takeway from your time in the NMP?
My favourite memories is the intimate class sizes and the time spent joking with classmates in between sessions in the hallways of UNBC.
What is your current role and what do you find most interesting about your career?
I currently have 5 jobs (Nanaimo ICU, Vancouver General ICU, Northern Health Medical Lead, VCHRI Clinician Scientist and international fellow program director) and what I find most interesting is working alongside motivated colleagues and that feeling of being part of exceptional team experiences.
Where do you find inspiration?
I find the most inspiration from my family. Knowing the great lengths my family took to put me in a position to have the life I have inspires me to be a similar role model to my family.
What is one thing you hope to accomplish?
I hope I can love my job and feel grateful to be in a position of service for my whole career. I hope the passion I have to be a physician never diminishes and that I will be forced to retire because I want to keep working.
What do you enjoy doing outside of work?
I spend time with my son Raf playing sports and I am currently training for the Toronto Marathon.
Dr. Una Srejic, MD’92
Dr. Una Srejic is a 2025 recipient of the UBC Medical Alumni Association Wallace Wilson Leadership Award.
Dr. Una Srejic MD 1992 UBC Faculty of Medicine
Board Certified USA 1998 Anesthesiology
Clinical Professor of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego UCSD, CA
Fellowship Director Neuro-Anesthesia, UCSD
With 27 years of clinical practice, teaching/mentoring and clinical research experience, Dr. Srejic has been sincerely grateful for the opportunity to practice Anesthesia in 6 premiere institutions. Following her steadfast foundation laid at Vancouver’s UBC Faculty of Medicine she then trained at the renowned private school Baylor College of Medicine in Houston Texas and became Board Certified in the specialty of Anesthesia in the USA in 1999. Her career subsequently led her through 5 more institutions: Baylor College of Medicine Ben Taub Trauma Hospital (2 years), MD Anderson Cancer Center (9 years), Stanford University Hospital (1 year, 10 years as Adjunct Faculty), UCSF University of California San Francisco (8 years), and UCSD University of California San Diego (7 years), her ongoing current affiliation.
Recently, Dr. Srejic was presented with 2 other honors: (1) Women in Neuro-Anesthesia and Neuroscience Mentorship, Education and Research Academy of Mentors Award, at the International meeting in 2023 for SNACC Society of Neuroscience in Anesthesia and Critical Care, and (2) UCSD Neuro-Anesthesia Excellence in Teaching Award presented by the Fellowship class 2023-2024.
One of the quotes she lives by: “The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. But the great teacher– inspires” by William Arthur Ward. She believes that the ability to infect one’s students with one’s personal professional enthusiasm and love for one’s craft is the ultimate gift.
Dr. Srejic will be recognized at the UBC Medical Alumni Awards 2025 on October 22nd.
Dr. Sarah McCorquodale
Dr. Sarah McCorquodale is a 2025 recipient of the UBC Medical Alumni Association Honorary Medical Alumni Award.
As Regional Associate Dean, Interior, Dr. Sarah McCorquodale provides strategic leadership for the Faculty’s undergraduate and postgraduate medical education programs within B.C.’s Interior. In collaboration with Interior Health, the Divisions of Family Practice and community partners, she helps to ensure a high-quality educational experience for all learners in the region, and facilitates the Faculty’s health research strategy for the Interior.
Dr. McCorquodale is a family physician and a clinical associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine, and has previously served as the Family Practice Site Director and provincially as the Clinical Experiences Integration Co-Lead and MEDD 422 course co-director.
Dr. McCorquodale will be recognized at the UBC Medical Alumni Awards 2025 on October 22nd.
Dr. Beverley Tamboline, BA’53, MD’60
Dr. Beverley Tamboline is a 2025 recipient of the UBC Medical Alumni Association Wallace Wilson Leadership Award.
Dr. Beverley Tamboline is a trailblazing physician, researcher, and advocate based in Vancouver, BC. One of only six women to graduate from the UBC Faculty of Medicine in 1960, following her earlier studies in the Faculty of Arts, she returned to Vancouver for her residency at Shaughnessy Hospital, after completing her internship at the University of Toronto, where she launched British Columbia’s first mentorship program for female physicians in 1962.
Her career spans seven decades and includes pioneering work in geriatric and occupational medicine. She served with the Provincial Mental Health Service before being appointed to lead the medical team at the Workers Compensation Board, where she enhanced occupational health standards across the province until her retirement in 1997.
Dr. Tamboline also served in the Royal Canadian Navy, holding the position of Principal Medical Officer at HMCS Discovery from 1968 to 1975, and later became the first woman elected President of the Defence Medical Association of Canada in 1981–1982.
Her leadership extended to numerous professional organizations:
- President of the Vancouver Medical Association (1987), only the second woman to hold the role.
- President of the UBC Medical Alumni Association (2000–2003) and long-time Newsletter Editor.
- President of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada (1980–1981), where she strengthened ties with the Medical Women’s International Association and championed women’s health and preventative care.
- President of the Medical Women’s International Association (1984–1987), during which she hosted the 1984 International Conference in Vancouver.
Her contributions have been recognized with numerous honours:
- Officer of the Order of St. John (1995)
- Silver Medal of Service from Doctors of BC (2011)
- Senior Membership in the Canadian Medical Association (2000)
- Primus Inter Pares (First Among Equals) Award (1987)
- King Charles III Coronation Medal (2024)
Dr. Tamboline has also made lasting contributions to medical history and literature. She authored and edited several landmark publications, including:
- One Hundred Year History of Medical Women of British Columbia (1893–1993)
- Medical Women’s International Centennial Book: 100 Years in 100 Pages
- History of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada: 100 Year History (2024)
- Indomitable Lady Doctors: 50th Anniversary Celebration of the FMWC (1974)
Outside of medicine, she has been active in the arts and heritage sectors, serving on the Board of Directors of the Vancouver Opera Association and volunteering at the Museum of Anthropology. She also served as President of the Vancouver Associates (2000–2001).
Dr. Tamboline’s legacy is one of unwavering advocacy, mentorship, and leadership. Her impact on medicine in British Columbia and beyond continues to inspire generations of physicians.
Dr. Tamboline will be recognized at the UBC Medical Alumni Awards 2025 on October 22nd.
Dr. Nick Carr, BSc’77, MD’83
Dr. Nick Carr is a 2025 recipient of the UBC Medical Alumni Association Wallace Wilson Leadership Award.
Nick obtained a BSc in medical genetics from the University of British Columbia (UBC). He then taught school in Nigeria for 2 years before returning to medical school at UBC. He was the Gold Medalist in his graduating medical school class. He interned at the Toronto East General Hospital and then worked as a family doctor in Inuvik in the Canadian Arctic. He returned to Vancouver completing his plastic surgery training at UBC in 1990 followed by a hand and microsurgery fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
Nick is a Clinical Professor in Surgery at UBC and has been on staff at Vancouver General Hospital since 1990. He served as residency program director and was chief of plastic surgery at UBC for over a decade. He is an active member in the Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons, Canadian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, and the NorthWest Society of Plastic Surgeons and has been president of all these organizations. He has also been an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, having been the Canadian representative on the ASAPS and ASPS Ethics Committees. He has successfully run Skinworks Surgery Centre, a private aesthetic surgery facility in Vancouver for over two decades.
As head of the UBC Division of Plastic Surgery Nick was instrumental in fund raising and establishing the BC Firefighters Burn and Wound Healing Laboratory and the Patty Clugston Endowed Chair in Breast Reconstruction.
Nick has been actively involved in UBC plastic surgery’s Uganda residency teaching program and has worked there regularly. His hobbies include skiing, biking, fly fishing, and guitar. Nick spends his weekends on his partner Linda’s farm on Galiano Island, where they keep their horses. He has three children, Matthew, Michael, and Lauren. Matthew and Michael are completing their plastic surgery training and Lauren has just started ophthalmology practice.