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Want to be a UBC Mini-Med student?

October 11, 2013

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University offers public classes on latest health research starting Oct. 29

There’s no homework, no quizzes, but Mini-Med students will experience what it’s like to be a UBC student in the 21st century while learning about compelling health topics ranging from the power of exercise to how your genes influence your health.

A new health education lecture series, Mini-Med is one of the ways UBC Okanagan is sharing its expertise with the community, offering a unique opportunity to learn about current medical issues and how the latest research can teach us more about our own health.

The series of four Mini-Med lectures starts Tuesday, October 29, at UBC’s Clinical Academic Campus at Kelowna General Hospital.

“In the news, we see a wide array of facts on important medical issues but often not in a form that allows us to fully understand what it means for us,” says Deborah Buszard, deputy vice-chancellor and principal of UBC’s Okanagan campus. “Our faculty are leading research in important areas of health. Mini-Med is a chance for the public to learn from our professors, ask questions and improve their own health.”

Mini-Med participants will take the following four classes on successive Tuesday evenings, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at UBC’s Clinical Academic Campus at Kelowna General Hospital, 2312 Pandosy St., Kelowna:

  • October 29: Concussion Repercussions:  From a simple bump on the head to the risks of playing football, what does a concussion mean in your future?
  • November 5: Run for your life: Beyond the hype: how much and what kind of exercise gives you the best chance of living longer.
  • November 12: Fat — The good, the bad and the ugly: Sorting out the confusing world of dietary fats and the links to heart disease.
  • November 19: Genetics — Blame your parents: How your genes shape your risk of disease.

Here’s what to expect from UBC’s Mini-Med series:

  • Welcome package from UBC and course guide
  • Four educational and entertaining lectures taking place over four weeks
  • Each lecture includes a one-hour presentation, followed by 30 minutes of questions and answers
  • Certificate of completion at the end of the lecture series

There is a tuition fee of $49 plus GST. Student tuition is $25 plus GST. For more information and to register online: minimed.ok.ubc.ca.

Researchers Paul van Donkelaar, Richard Plunkett, Blythe Nilson and Joyce Boon

Researchers Paul van Donkelaar, Richard Plunkett, Blythe Nilson and Joyce Boon are among scholars who will deliver lectures in UBC’s Mini-Med series.

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Patty Wellborn
E-mail: patty.wellborn@ubc.ca

Content type: Media Release
More content from: Faculty of Health and Social Development, Irving K Barber School of Arts and Sciences (prior July 2020), School of Health and Exercise Sciences, Southern Medical Program

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About UBC Okanagan

UBC’s Okanagan campus is an innovative hub for research and learning founded in partnership with local Indigenous peoples, the Syilx Okanagan Nation, in whose traditional, ancestral and unceded territory the campus resides. The most established and influential global rankings all consistently place UBC in the top five per cent of universities in the world, and among the top three Canadian universities.

The Okanagan campus combines a globally recognized UBC education with a tight-knit and entrepreneurial community that welcomes students and faculty from around the world in British Columbia’s stunning Okanagan Valley. For more visit ok.ubc.ca.

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