Education by the numbers
“Together with our academic, health and community partners, the UBC Faculty of Medicine is committed to serving the province of British Columbia. Through this powerful combination of partnership, community-based education and cutting-edge research programs, we’re making a deep and meaningful impact — transforming health for everyone here at home and far beyond.”
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Ravi Sidhu, MD, MEd, FRCSC
Vice Dean, Education
A provincial program
A global leader in medical education, the Faculty of Medicine and its partners are delivering province-wide training.
5,000+
students
145+
training sites across the province
Meeting the health care needs of B.C.
The UBC Faculty of Medicine is training more doctors, health professionals and researchers than ever before — with many graduates choosing to stay and practice in the communities where they trained.
The MD Program
328
first-year medical students
93%
of UBC MD grads who attend UBC for postgraduate medical training stay in B.C. to practice
Postgraduate Residency
1,500+
resident doctors are training across the province in 76 accredited residency training programs
205
first-year family medicine residency positions
UBC has the largest family medicine residency program in Canada
Indigenous Health
162
Indigenous medical graduates since 2006
57
Indigenous resident doctors are currently completing their postgraduate medical training across B.C.
Health Professions
96%
of UBC physical therapy grads are practicing in B.C.
95%
or more of UBC occupational therapy and midwifery grads are practicing in B.C.
Training the scientists and innovators of tomorrow
The Faculty of Medicine provides training to the next generation of scientists and innovators in a wide array of programs, from genomics to biomedical engineering. Many go on to establish themselves in B.C.’s dynamic life sciences sector and help to power the Canadian economy.
Master’s & PhD students
2,472
graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
500+
average number of master’s and PhD graduates each year
