Faculty of Medicine facts

UBC’s medical school is the third largest among Canada’s 16 schools of
medicine. It is the only medical school in B.C.
The Faculty of Medicine also includes the only School of Rehabilitation
Sciences in the province and the only School of Audiology and Speech Sciences
in Western Canada.
Faculty researchers were awarded more than $13 million in Canada Foundation
for Innovation funding in 1998/99.
Fourth-year graduates of the school ranked second among Canada’s medical
schools in the Canadian Medical Council’s final exams in 1998/99.
In 1998/99 more than 6,500 students enrolled in various classes and programs
offered by the faculty.
The faculty received more than $4 million in donations toward student
awards, research projects and various educational projects in 1998/99.
Faculty researchers attract more than $60 million in research funding
annually.
The medical school’s outreach includes continuing health professional
education and linking faculty experts with health-care practitioners in
communities across B.C. A video-conferencing facility expands the reach
of the Continuing Medical Education program to rural and remote parts of
B.C.
Faculty members are the recipients of many awards for excellence in teaching
as well as numerous national and international research awards.