Jian Weng, a UBC medical student and Doctors of BC bursary recipient who graduated in 2020, is one of many students who are exploring and enhancing their future medical careers during the pandemic.
As an 11-year-old girl, Radhika Shankar never imagined a career in medicine. In fact, a severe illness in her family instilled in her a dread of hospitals that took years to overcome.
Medical student Cohord Mason’s upbringing on a small ranch on the edge of Kamloops instilled in him a love of rodeo, biology, and rural British Columbia—three passions he’s working to combine in a career as a family physician.
The Doctors of BC Board has approved $1.5 million for the creation of a Doctors of BC Presidential Scholars Award in Medicine for UBC medical students.
