The UBC Department of Emergency Medicine is honoured and excited to welcome an incredible group of new trainees to our RCPSC-EM Residency Program in July 2024.
Learn more about our incoming residents and why they are excited to pursue their emergency medicine training at UBC.
Katie Baas-Sylvester | Vancouver Island Site
“I am absolutely thrilled to be returning to BC to join the Emergency Medicine family at UBC in Victoria. UBC is known as a leader in medical education and the stellar mentorship aligns with my values of community, diversity, and outdoor living. I am excited to continue learning amongst staff and peers who embrace the challenges of Emergency Medicine and strive to meet them with dedication and expertise. Plus, my kids can’t wait to explore the coastline!”
Ian Cooper | Fraser Site
“I’m excited to be joining the UBC EM community. The program is incredible and felt like the place I want to train the second I began clinical interactions here. Plus, you can’t beat getting that amazing educational experience while living a couple blocks from the beach.”
Giordano Corlazzoli | Vancouver Site
“There is truly no better place to live and train than BC. I am beyond excited to be staying in my home province for my emergency medicine training in Vancouver. Having the opportunity to travel across our beautiful province and explore different learning environments is one of the main factors that drew me to UBC’s emergency program. I can’t wait to start in July and begin my journey in the best field in medicine!”
Alisha Hussey | Vancouver Site
“I am beyond excited to start my Emergency Medicine training at UBC and thrilled to join this amazing community! I feel so fortunate to have found incredible mentors here who continue to support, inspire, and challenge me. It is a dream come true to continue my training in this department. Looking forward to all the adventures, learning, and friendships the next five years will bring!”
Michael McCue | Vancouver Island Site
“I could not be more excited to pursue emergency medicine at UBC’s Victoria site! Having been raised in BC, it is a privilege to be able to learn with and give back to my community. I can’t wait to work and learn with the amazing residents and staff physicians who have supported me over these past +4 years. Mostly, I’m eager to fulfill every west-coast and emergency medicine stereotype with my bicycle helmet, high-energy dog, and craft coffee!”
Erin McDonagh | Vancouver Island Site
“Vancouver Island has always been home to me, therefore I am so thrilled to have the opportunity to train here and continue to grow my roots in Victoria. UBC’s EM program has so much to offer but it was ultimately the preceptors, mentors and community I had the privilege to work with during my UBC electives that impacted me the most. I am very excited for July and to become a part of the UBC EM family! When I’m not at work, you can find me tinkering with my new Jeep, enjoying a low-intensity walk to Starbucks, or playing video games with one of my cats curled up on my lap”
Ciara Morrison | Vancouver Site
“I am beyond excited to be moving to the West Coast and joining the UBC EM Vancouver team! I feel incredibly grateful to be welcomed by such a friendly and close-knit community while pursuing training in a specialty that I love. Can’t wait for the next five years!”
Amandeep Sehmbi | Interior Site
“I’m thrilled to join the UBC EM family this year! Training with such an amazing group of residents and physicians is a dream come true, and I can’t wait to call Kelowna home for the next 5 years.”
Sophie Thomas | Interior Site
“I am beyond excited to be joining the UBC Emergency Medicine family! My elective in Kelowna was so welcoming and fun, and the tight community at KGH made me feel incredibly supported. It still feels surreal that I get to train and work with incredible residents and staff from all UBC sites. Outside of the ED, I can’t wait for adventures in the Okanagan and BC – hiking, skiing, lake days and many more. I am so grateful to start at my dream program in July!”
Aneesha Thouli | Vancouver Site
“Becoming an Emergency Medicine physician is something I’ve dreamed about since I was a kid and the chance to do that at UBC is just the cherry on top. I’m incredibly grateful to have the opportunity to learn from some of the best in the field and experience everything UBC has to offer over the next 5 years!”
Bobbi Wiens | Fraser Site
“Honored and incredibly excited to be accepted to EM. Every time I walk into the ED I feel like birds start to sing, it’s where I know I’m meant to be. Can’t wait to meet the team and start this next leg of the journey.”
Alix Wells | Fraser Site
“I am extremely excited to start my EM residency at UBC. I had the opportunity to rotate through some of UBC’s EM program sites and I was drawn to the immense collegiality, support and high-quality training amongst staff and residents. I cannot wait for the next 5 years!”
Caitlin Wotton | Vancouver Site
“I’m overjoyed to be joining the UBC EM family in Vancouver for residency! With the amazing program and residents here, I’m certain the transition from Saskatchewan will be as seamless as possible. The strong sense of community, abundant learning opportunities, and program flexibility were a few of the many reasons that drew me to the program here.
I cannot wait to experience all that the West Coast has to offer!”
Matthew Yeung | Vancouver Site
“I am excited to pursue EM in Vancouver owing to the renowned addictions exposure, research expertise, and high volume and acuity from BC and beyond. I am also excited to join an amazing team of friendly fellow staff and residents.”
Jade Zhong | Vancouver Site
“I’m thrilled to embark on my residency journey with UBC Emergency Medicine! The incredible dedication to teaching and supportiveness shown by the staff and residents made me feel confident that this is where I want to train for the next five years. It is an honour to be able to serve the diverse patient population here in Vancouver. It truly feels like a dream come true, and I can’t wait to get started in July!”
Kaitlyn Zugic | Interior Site
“I couldn’t be more excited to be joining my dream Emergency Medicine program in Kelowna and spending the coming years training across the province of British Columbia! My interests lie in prehospital care and wilderness medicine, and I can’t imagine a better environment for an aspiring alpinist, expedition doctor, or emergency physician than UBC.”
