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Clinical Articles / September 2008

Medical school expansion in BC

BY: Joanna Bates, MDCM, CCFP

In June 2000, 7000 citizens rallied in the Prince George hockey arena to protest their lack of access to physicians and health care. While physician shortages were starting to be felt across the... Read More

Clinical Articles / September 2008

Medical school distribution: The student perspective

BY: Barry Thorneloe (VFMP), MD, Cailan MacPherson, (VFMP), MD,, Daniel Jenkin, MD, FRCSC, Kerri Pandachuck (NMP), MD,, Maia Love, BSc, BGS,, Patrick McCrea (VFMP), MD,

In August 2004, 200 students filed into a partially constructed Life Sciences Centre on the University of British Columbia Point Grey campus. Being involved in this in­augural distributed class, soon... Read More

Clinical Articles / September 2008

Maldistribution of physicians in BC: What we are trying to do about it

BY: David Snadden, MBChB, MCISc, MD, FRCGP, FRCP (Edin), Oscar Casiro, MD, FRCPC,

Expanding the medical school in British Columbia has provided us with an opport­unity to ask questions about what kind of doctors we should be trying to educate. As in the rest of Canada, BC suffers... Read More

Clinical Articles / September 2008

Supporting lifelong learning for physicians: Continuing professional development and knowledge translation

BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC, Luke Ferdinands,, Sandra Jarvis-Selinger, PhD, Robert Bluman, MD, CCFP, FCFP,, David F. Hardwick, MD, FRCPC,

In an era when medical evidence and knowledge are generated at unprecedented speed, health professionals may find it difficult to stay up to date, not just with the burgeoning amount of research, but... Read More

Clinical Articles / September 2008

Selecting the best for our future: MD undergraduate admissions procedures at UBC

BY: Michael Clifford Fabian, FRCPC, FRCSC, FACS

Obtaining a coveted seat in an MD undergraduate pro­gram is not easy. Many highly qualified individuals are not accepted the first time around, and others not at all. With the acceptance rate at a... Read More

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BCMJ

The BCMJ is a general medical journal that shares knowledge while building connections among BC physicians.

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ISSN 0007‍-‍0556 (Print)
ISSN 2293‍-‍6106 (Online)
Established 1959