Faculty of Medicine, Southern Medical Program

Promoting the health of British Columbians inspires all we do in the Faculty of Medicine. Driven to provide quality health care, the Southern Medical Program trains students in the BC Interior and connects future doctors with the needs of local communities. Our collaborative partnerships with the medical community, Interior Health, private donors, and our UBC colleagues play a significant role in our program’s success. Our vision is to see our students returning to practice in communities across the BC Interior where they will enhance health care in the regions that need them the most.

Consider how your support could help us improve health care in the Southern Interior and beyond.

Southern Medical Program Bursary
SMP Ultrasound Equipment Fund

Projects and Success Stories:

  • Priority Project

    The Arthrogryposis (AMC) Registry at UBC

    The Arthrogryposis (AMC) Registry at UBC

    Two years ago Dr. Bonnie Sawatzky, Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics at UBC, obtained a small grant from the National Rare Diseases organization in order to gather data more

    Research Excellence

  • Success Story

    Pritchard Foundation Creates Opportunities for UBC Students While Advancing Health Care in the Southern Interior Region

    Pritchard Foundation Creates Opportunities for UBC Students While Advancing Health Care in the Southern Interior Region

    Kelowna residents Colin and Lois Pritchard have long been recognized in the community for their outstanding contributions to advancing health care in the southern interior region. Today, the most recent of their foundation’s contributions was unveiled at Kelowna General Hospital. Thanks to the generosity of The Colin and Lois Pritchard Foundation, the Larissa Yarr Medical […] more

  • Priority Project

    International Health Initiative at UBC Okanagan

    International Health Project

    The Gulu Regional Referral Hospital (GRRH), located in a resource-limited, post-conflict area of Northern Uganda, has long faced a critical staffing shortage. Since 2013, UBC’s International Health Project has offered UBC internal medicine residents clinical electives on GRRH’s medical ward. Here, UBC residents undertake short-term medical rotations to support the hospital’s limited staff more

    Community Engagement, Research Excellence, Student Learning

  • Priority Project

    Neuroethics UBC Okanagan

    National Core for Neuroethics – Building Bridges of Information between Researchers and Patients

    The way we understand, treat, and live with disorders like Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, and spinal cord injury is evolving at an impressive rate. At the same time, the web more

  • Priority Project

    Southern Medical Program Bursaries

    Southern Medical Program Bursaries

    When it opens its doors in 2012, the Southern Medical Program (SMP) at UBC’s Okanagan campus will be another significant step toward improving the health of the population by addressing more

    Student Learning

Contact Us

Development and Alumni Engagement
Tel: 250.807.8565
E-mail: invest.okanagan@ubc.ca