Why a distributed medical school should increase rural physician development

Abstract

One of the aims of UBC’s distributed medical program is to tackle the ongoing deficit of medical practitioners serving rural areas of BC. UBC Medical School’s admission process and distributed approach to teaching finds and moulds medical students at the satellite campuses to want to become rural physicians. UBC Medical School not only screens for students with a high affinity for rural life but also exposes them to the rural community both socially and professionally. Although it may be too early to know, UBC Medical School's distributed approach is a logical one.