Are you a physician who has recently started or will soon start to practice in rural BC and looking for a mentor to show you the ropes? Are you a seasoned rural physician who is open to mentoring someone new to the rural landscape? The Rural Physician Mentoring Program is … Continue reading
Submitted by UBC Continuing Professional Development Every year, physicians move to cities and towns all over BC to begin new lives practicing rural medicine. Some are recent graduates entering practice for the first time, some may have many years of experience practicing medicine internationally, but all are facing a unique … Continue reading
Submitted by UBC Rural Continuing Professional Development Mentorship has long been an effective strategy to support physicians adjusting to rural practice. UBC CPD’s New-to-Rural Practice Physician Mentoring Program has turned this approach into an invaluable support for physicians in rural British Columbia. The uptake for mentees has been very successful … Continue reading
UBC’s Rural Continuing Professional Development (RCPD) group is still seeking three mentees to participate in its newly launched Rural Physician Mentoring Program pilot project. The project, open to both Canadian Medical Graduates (CMGs) and International Medical Graduates (IMGs) seeks to ease the transition of physicians new to rural practice and … Continue reading