Island Medical Program - University of Victoria
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The Island Medical Program at the University of Victoria
is a program created by the province to increase the number of new physicians on Vancouver Island
in 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. Medical training in BC is now distributed across three sites: the Island Medical Program (IMP) at UVic, the Northern Medical Program
(NMP) at UNBC, and the Vancouver-Fraser Medical Program (VFMP) at UBC. An additional site in Kelowna
, the Southern Medical Program (SMP), held a ground-breaking in September 2008 with plans to commence in 2011 and contribute 32 additional seats to UBC's medical class.
IMP students are based in the Medical Sciences Building at UVic. Students at all three sites (IMP, NMP and VFMP) follow identical curriculum and are linked through sophisticated audiovisual and e-learning technology for simultaneous, interactive learning.
All students in the IMP are fully registered with the UBC Faculty of Medicine and will receive UBC degrees. While at UVic, students in the IMP have affiliate status, granting them access to all services provided to any UVic student. IMP students spend the first four months of their undergraduate medical program at UBC in Vancouver
and then move to Victoria
to complete their degree requirements. During the more clinical third and fourth years of the program, students have the opportunity to spend a significant amount of time in hospital and community-based clinical settings within the Vancouver Island Health Authority. After successfully completing the four-year MD undergraduate program, graduates enter residency training across Canada and beyond in one of over 50 specialty areas. Post-graduate training ranges from two to six years.
All applications for the Island Medical Program are processed through the UBC MD Undergraduate Program Admissions office. Currently, thirty-two students are accepted into the IMP annually.
IMP is linked with other health science programs offered at University of Victoria
:
Admissions targets for the combined programs:
The program consists of four years of studies:
University of Victoria
The University of Victoria, often referred to as UVic, is the second oldest public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It is a research intensive university located in Saanich and Oak Bay, about northeast of downtown Victoria. The University's annual enrollment is about 20,000 students...
is a program created by the province to increase the number of new physicians on Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several North American locations named after George Vancouver, the British Royal Navy officer who explored the Pacific Northwest coast of North America between 1791 and 1794...
in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
.
The University of British Columbia's
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
Faculty of Medicine, in collaboration with the University of Northern British Columbia
University of Northern British Columbia
The University of Northern British Columbia is a small, primarily undergraduate university whose main campus is in Prince George, British Columbia. UNBC also has regional campuses in the northern British Columbia cities of Prince Rupert, Terrace, Quesnel, and Fort St. John...
(UNBC) , the University of Victoria
University of Victoria
The University of Victoria, often referred to as UVic, is the second oldest public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It is a research intensive university located in Saanich and Oak Bay, about northeast of downtown Victoria. The University's annual enrollment is about 20,000 students...
(UVic) and the provincial government, launched its innovative, distributed medical education program in September 2004. Medical training in BC is now distributed across three sites: the Island Medical Program (IMP) at UVic, the Northern Medical Program
Northern Medical Program
Northern Medical Program is a joint medical program by the UBC Faculty of Medicine and the University of Northern British Columbia for training of doctors in British Columbia, Canada...
(NMP) at UNBC, and the Vancouver-Fraser Medical Program (VFMP) at UBC. An additional site in Kelowna
Kelowna
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
, the Southern Medical Program (SMP), held a ground-breaking in September 2008 with plans to commence in 2011 and contribute 32 additional seats to UBC's medical class.
IMP students are based in the Medical Sciences Building at UVic. Students at all three sites (IMP, NMP and VFMP) follow identical curriculum and are linked through sophisticated audiovisual and e-learning technology for simultaneous, interactive learning.
All students in the IMP are fully registered with the UBC Faculty of Medicine and will receive UBC degrees. While at UVic, students in the IMP have affiliate status, granting them access to all services provided to any UVic student. IMP students spend the first four months of their undergraduate medical program at UBC in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
and then move to Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
to complete their degree requirements. During the more clinical third and fourth years of the program, students have the opportunity to spend a significant amount of time in hospital and community-based clinical settings within the Vancouver Island Health Authority. After successfully completing the four-year MD undergraduate program, graduates enter residency training across Canada and beyond in one of over 50 specialty areas. Post-graduate training ranges from two to six years.
All applications for the Island Medical Program are processed through the UBC MD Undergraduate Program Admissions office. Currently, thirty-two students are accepted into the IMP annually.
IMP is linked with other health science programs offered at University of Victoria
University of Victoria
The University of Victoria, often referred to as UVic, is the second oldest public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It is a research intensive university located in Saanich and Oak Bay, about northeast of downtown Victoria. The University's annual enrollment is about 20,000 students...
:
- Nursing
- Social Work
- Psychology
- Health Information Science
- Centre on Aging
- Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia
- Centre for Biomedical Research
Admissions targets for the combined programs:
- 200 in 2004, VFMP: 152 IMP: 24 NMP: 24
- 224 in 2005, VFMP: 176 IMP: 24 NMP: 24
- 256 in 2007, VFMP: 192 IMP: 32 NMP: 32
- 288 in 2011, VFMP: 192 IMP: 32 NMP: 32 SMP: 32
The program consists of four years of studies:
- Year 1 and 2 - general sciences or Foundations of Medicine. All classes for students in the IMP and NMP in the first term of the program are held at UBC's campus in Vancouver with the rest of the students in the VFMP.
- Year 3 and 4 - Clinical
- Year 4 - advanced clerkship, residency and Resident Matching Service (CaRMs) match