Program Overview

Introduction to the UBC Core Internal Medicine Residency Program

The UBC Department of Medicine Core Internal Medicine Residency Program is the second largest Internal Medicine Programs in Canada with over 160 Core Trainees. The program operates at various sites throughout the city, including Vancouver General Hospital, St. Paul’s Hospital, UBC Hospital, and multiple allied institutions and non-tertiary care settings around the province.

Mission Statement

The primary mission of the UBC Internal Medicine Residency Program is to train residents to attain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to become excellent general internists who are committed to upholding the highest ethical and professional standards of medicine. Residents learn to provide compassionate, respectful, patient-centered, and evidence-based care in a variety of academic and community settings. The primary instructional strategy is experiential learning, which occurs through the residents’ graduated patient care responsibilities in combination with a variety of CanMEDS non-medical expert learning projects.

Program Details

Graduates are prepared to enter the practice of general internal medicine or to pursue fellowship training, either in general internal medicine or the subspecialties of internal medicine.

Prospective Residents

• Application to the UBC DOM Core Internal Medicine Residency Program can be found on the CaRMS website in the program description.
• Foreign applications are accepted; applicants who have completed their medical education in another country may be eligible to apply through the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) in Ottawa.

Current Residents

• Current Resident Resources are available on the UBC Department of Medicine Entrada site, which includes forms, policies, and additional information related to the Internal Medicine residency program.

Visiting Residents

• Setting Up a Visiting Elective:
  • GIM Residents (PGY-4 and 5) looking for GIM Rotations in BC should visit the Division of General Internal Medicine website.
  • Complete the online Internal Medicine Resident Visiting Elective Request Form.
  • Obtain a letter approving the elective request from the community site supervisor or the Postgraduate Program Coordinator, UBC Internal Medicine Program.
  • Complete the UBC Application for Postgraduate Resident Elective and submit it to the Postgraduate Medical Education Dean's Office by email.
• Computer Access For Visiting Elective:
  • Community Rotations: The community supervisor will be responsible for setting up hospital/computer access.
  • St. Paul's Hospital: Cerner access is set up automatically by the PGME Office.
  • Vancouver General Hospital: Access is organized online, and a letter of support is required from the Postgraduate Program Coordinator, UBC Internal Medicine Program.

Curriculum

The curriculum includes:

• Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS)
• Simulation-Based Education
• Internal Medicine - Vancouver Island
• Subspecialty Programs
• Clinician Investigator Program
• Experimental Medicine Program
• Education Resources for Faculty
• Education Awards
• Education Policies

Department of Medicine

The Department of Medicine is part of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, located at 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 1M9.