The Rural Immersion program will train UBC family medicine resident doctors in communities across northern BC

From the Faculty of Medicine:
It was a pivotal moment in James Card’s life — one that he reflects on often. After a challenging day of tree planting near MacKenzie, in northern British Columbia (B.C.), he piled into his company truck and flicked on the radio. The news segment was covering a health care rally in nearby Prince George, where thousands of people were protesting the lack of doctors in the North.
Card found himself listening intently. He loved the North, but he needed a change. He wanted to do something different, something that would give him the meaning and stability he craved.
As he drove through the rugged and beautiful landscape, listening to the broadcast, he decided he would become a doctor.
Read the full spotlight about this Department of Family Practice program from the Faculty of Medicine here.