Northern Medical Program to host medicine workshop for Indigenous students

The virtual Indigenous MD Admissions Workshop starts up from July 28-30.

UNBC’s Northern Medical Program is hosting the eighteenth annual event this year.

Any Indigenous high school or post-secondary student interested in pursuing medicine needs to apply by July 16.

“These workshops really highlighted the attainability of medical school. I never thought a career in medicine was possible until I started going to the workshops,” said Tarissa Alec, Northern Medical Program Class of 2021 graduate.

“As an Indigenous person, I never had any Indigenous role models in medicine until I started attending these. They spotlighted many inspiring Indigenous physicians and their careers, as well as having current Indigenous medical students attend and share their stories. It made the medical journey seem more real and attainable,” she adds.

During the workshop, students get to learn about the application process, the undergraduate curriculum and get to hear from students, grads, and faculty on their experiences with the program.