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Undergraduate Education

The Department of Emergency Medicine strives to be “the premier program for medical student learning and development in Canada”.

Undergraduate Education is one of our department’s highest priorities. We believe that clinical learning in Emergency Medicine is of the highest value to the education of doctors, and that all undifferentiated physicians should be prepared to manage rudimentary emergencies upon graduation. Our distributed undergraduate program is taught throughout the province by a large faculty of enthusiastic teachers, with a dedicated leadership. We provide a variety of learning experiences to 288 new UBC medical students each year, in addition to dozens of students from other Canadian medical schools, and selected international medical schools.

We are fully engaged in UBC’s Curriculum Renewal to meet the mandate of the Collective Vision of the AFMC Future of Medical Education in Canada project. We continuously strive to ensure LCME Accreditation Standards are met.

RCPSC-EM Residency

In July 2013, the UBC Emergency Medicine Residency Program became a distributed residency program, with residents based out of Vancouver, Vancouver Island, the Interior, and Fraser. Candidates may apply to all sites separately, selecting whichever locations appeal to them. Residents of the program are matched to 1 primary site, however, they may complete rotations at any of the program sites throughout their residency.

CFPC (EM) Residency

This one year program is a continuation of the CFPC EM Residency Program and is designed to meet the needs of the physician who wishes to acquire extra skills in Emergency Medicine. Graduates of the Program are anticipated to act as leaders in Emergency Medicine with a major commitment to emergency care and teaching, regardless of where they practice. The program, though very clinically based, has a strong academic component.

Pediatric EM Fellowship

Based at BC Children’s Hospital, the fellowship is a two-year training program in Pediatric Emergency Medicine for qualified applicants interested in learning in a fun, supportive, enriching environment.

EM Ultrasound Fellowship

The Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship is a one-year curriculum designed to train emergency physicians to be leaders in emergency ultrasound in Canada. Fellows will develop expertise in sonography, teaching, research, and administration.

 

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