Southern Medical Program

The Southern Medical Program at the University of British Columbia Okanagan is a program created by the province to increase the number of new physicians in the interior of British Columbia. The University of British Columbia's Faculty of Medicine, in collaboration with the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), the University of Victoria (UVic) and the provincial government, launched its innovative, distributed medical education program in September 2004. In September 2011, another distributed site was added at the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO). Medical training in BC is now distributed across four sites: the Island Medical Program (IMP) at UVic, the Northern Medical Program (NMP) at UNBC, the Southern Medical Program (SMP) at UBCO, and the Vancouver-Fraser Medic

Southern Medical Program

The Southern Medical Program at the University of British Columbia Okanagan is a program created by the province to increase the number of new physicians in the interior of British Columbia. The University of British Columbia's Faculty of Medicine, in collaboration with the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), the University of Victoria (UVic) and the provincial government, launched its innovative, distributed medical education program in September 2004. In September 2011, another distributed site was added at the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO). Medical training in BC is now distributed across four sites: the Island Medical Program (IMP) at UVic, the Northern Medical Program (NMP) at UNBC, the Southern Medical Program (SMP) at UBCO, and the Vancouver-Fraser Medic