Northern Medical Program seeking volunteer patients
PRINCE GEORGE – Future doctors in the UBC Northern Medical Program at UNBC are hoping for some help from the public in the form of volunteer patients.
Students in the UBC Northern Medical Program use volunteer patients for a variety of clinical learning opportunities including neurological, cardiovascular, and more.
“It’s a critical part of our education,” said Dr. Paul Winwood, Associate Vice President, of the Division of Medical Sciences at UNBC and Regional Associate Dean, Northern BC, for the UBC Faculty of Medicine. “They do that before they get let loose on really sick patients in the hospital and the community, it’s a critical first part of our learning.”