Education & Training

Undergraduate Program

The Undergraduate Program administers all Family Practice courses for UBC undergraduate medical students.

Our program consists of three main components:

1. Family Practice Continuum - first and second year undergraduates
   Students participate in the office practice of active family physicians and learn first-hand about family medicine. Positions are available throughout the province. >> more
   
2. Rural Family Practice Clerkship - third year undergraduates
   Students gain clinical experience by working one-on-one with a rural physician at a remote location for four weeks. Positions are posted throughout the province >> more
   
3. Family Practice Electives - fourth year undergraduates
   Students may choose from a variety of family practice rotations across the Lower Mainland and throughout the province. >> more

Additional Information

UBC Clinical Clerkship for Visiting Students - for out-of-province students interested in family practice electives

Course Descriptions - details about our undergraduate courses.

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Post Graduate Program

The UBC Family Practice Residency Program is resourced, coordinated, and supported centrally within the Department of Family Practice, and is accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

In order to best serve residents, and provide the greatest opportunity for education and training we use a distributed model of education, involving, under one program, 10 educational sites, each providing its own distinctive strength, and particular learning opportunities. This offers residents a selection of the site which can best prepare them for the practice location they expect to work in, with the highest level of confidence in knowledge and skill.

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Third Year Programs

The Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia is very pleased to make available a number of residency positions for family physicians or specialists in the province of British Columbia for the purpose of developing specific advanced skills for which there is an identified community need. These positions represent a commitment on the part of the Department of Family Practice and the Medical School, to respond to community need in an effective way. They are not a back door to a Royal College Residency.