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Paul Clerc, Fraser Site
Born at Royal Columbian, raised in Coquitlam, legend has it Paul was destined for the Fraser Emergency Medicine program from the very beginning. Cast overseas to the east of France, Paul returned to Canada with a first grader’s command of the French language. To be fair, he was six at the time and is now […]
Morgan Haines, Vancouver Site
Found beside a hiking trail in North Vancouver, baby Morgan lived a simple life until he was “discovered” by a talent agent in a coffee shop and offered a starring role in the critically acclaimed film, Look Who’s Talking Now, alongside John Travolta and Kirstie Alley. As fate would have it, mama Haines turned down […]
Jen-ai Lai, Fraser Site
Jen-Ai has been enjoying beautiful BC for the last 9 years, ever since a fateful phone call from UBC altered her life path. Offered a full scholarship to UBC, this small-town Ontarian girl would eventually forgo her childhood dreams of becoming a long-haul truck driver, to attend UBC medical school. For over a decade, Jen-Ai […]
Dylan Collins, Vancouver Site
A retired competitive Alpaca handler, Dylan brings many valuable skills to the Emergency Department. After he left the Petri dishes of UVic’s biochemistry labs behind, his interest in clinical epidemiology took him to Oxford University where he split his time between rowing, pub crawling, and researching primary health care systems. Now a certified double-doctor, Dylan […]
Daria Hutchinson, Interior Site
Born and raised in the small coastal town of Tsawwassen, BC, Daria always knew she wanted to broaden her horizons and see the wide world beyond the ferry terminal. Following trips to Central America, South America, and Africa, she completed a degree in nutritional sciences and spent several years working in a diabetes research lab, […]
Christina Botros, Vancouver Site
Christina hails from the far-away town of Langley, BC. She grew up as a classically trained competitive dancer, but now can commonly be found tearing up the dance floor at any and every event. Christina’s also a self-proclaimed coffee snob, but on-call she’ll drink whatever Java bean juice she can find and will only complain […]
Alex Senger, Interior Site
Alex grew up on a grain farm in rural Saskatchewan, which means his first exposure to emergency medicine was as a patient. Somehow, seeking treatment for harvest-related injuries sparked an interest in acute care, so Alex moved to the big city (Saskatoon) to pursue an undergraduate degree and medical school. Once an alternate for the […]
Adam Arthurs, Vancouver Site
Did he drive from Northern Ontario, or did he actually trail run to Vancouver? We will never know. What we do know is Adam grew up in North Bay, ON and finished an undergrad in Bio-medical science at the University of Guelph. Moving back North for medical school at NOSM, Adam’s constant search for endorphins […]
Hilary Drake, Vancouver Island Site
Hilary grew up on the North Shore but has since steeped in many different towns including Sackville NB where she completed her undergraduate degree at Mt. Allison, Nelson BC where her family calls home, and Whistler BC where she learned to shred ski slopes. She has since wandered throughout BC for her medical training as […]
What’s next for our 2021 Graduating Residents?
The UBC Department of Emergency Medicine would like to congratulate our outgoing residents as they celebrate their achievements and look ahead to the next stage of their careers in emergency medicine! Meet a handful of our 2021 graduates and learn more about what’s next for them.