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Join us! The Pre-Medicine Diversity Symposium is an annual UBC faculty-sponsored event designed to encourage people from all walks of life to apply to medical school. This event is tailored to applicants who consider themselves ‘non-traditional’ for reasons that may include having a non-science background, applying later in life, having children and family, having financial or personal hardship, or belonging to a demographic underrepresented in medicine. There will be events at all 4 sites in BC - Vancouver, Kelowna, Victoria & Prince George. FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/506704993595930/ Google Form RSVP (this confirms your registration): https://forms.gle/Rkgm2exxU4RaQTWi6 -
Join us! The Pre-Medicine Diversity Symposium is an annual UBC faculty-sponsored event designed to encourage people from all walks of life to apply to medical school. This event is tailored to applicants who consider themselves ‘non-traditional’ for reasons that may include having a non-science background, applying later in life, having children and family, having financial or personal hardship, or belonging to a demographic underrepresented in medicine. There will be events at all 4 sites in BC - Vancouver, Kelowna, Victoria & Prince George. FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/506704993595930/ Google Form RSVP (this confirms your registration): https://forms.gle/Rkgm2exxU4RaQTWi6
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Are you interested in a career in medicine, but don't fit the traditional premed mold? Are you curious or confused about the road to applying to medical school? Do you want to hear from medical students who also come from diverse backgrounds? Then this symposium is for you! The UBC Faculty of Medicine invites people of all walks of life to apply to medical school. The Premedical Diversity Symposium is designed to support applicants who identify as “non-traditional” for reasons such as a difficult financial or family background, a non-science degree, indigenous ancestry, rural origin, parenthood, or applying later in life. We invite you to join us at 2018 UBC Premedical Diversity Symposium! ***IMPORTANT*** Please RSVP by February 27 through the Google form below to reserve your spot: http://bit.ly/2FCfJyl ----------------------------------------------------------------- Schedule Saturday, March 3rd, 2018. 9:30 am -3:30pm Registration opens at 9:30 am Symposium programming from 10 am-3:30 pm This full day event will feature sessions on: - The importance of diversity in medicine (Talks from Dr. Shahin Shirzad, Dean of Admissions, UBC medical school and Dr. Tammy Wojcik, Family Physician) - Student stories from current non-traditional medical students - Q&A breakout sessions in small groups with a medical student - A brief overview of the UBC medical school admissions process - How to finance your way through medical school Lunch will be provided! ----------------------------------------------------------------- Where does this event take place? Vancouver: Medical Student Alumni Centre (MSAC) 2750 Heather St, Vancouver, BC Kelowna: TO BE ANNOUNCED, Reichwald Health Sciences Centre 1088 Discovery Ave, Kelowna, BC Victoria: TO BE ANNOUNCED, Royal Jubilee Hospital Coronation Annex 2221-2357 Richmond Rd, Victoria, BC Prince George: TO BE ANNOUNCED, Dr. Donald Rix Northern Health Sciences Centre 3333 University Way, Prince George, BC ----------------------------------------------------------------- Not in town/province but still interested? No worries you can still join us! We will provide VC link for you to dial in! Only a limited spots are available, so make sure you sign up early!!! ----------------------------------------------------------------- Contact us at premed.diversity@gmail.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1002576553227798/ Thank you and we hope to see you there!