PGY1 Residents
- Anastasia Martens, Vancouver Site
Ani grew up in Vernon, BC, where her childhood was filled with Okanagan classics: lake days, farmers markets, ski hills, orchards, and vineyards. After slowly… Read more: Anastasia Martens, Vancouver Site - Annmarie Lang-Hodge, Interior Site
Annmarie was born in Red Deer, AB, but her parents made the (right) decision to move to Summerland, BC where she now claims she was… Read more: Annmarie Lang-Hodge, Interior Site - Britt Wiseman, Vancouver Site
Raised outside Edmonton, Alberta, Britt has been keen on adventure since her teenage years. After highschool moving to Australia independently before returning to Edmonton to… Read more: Britt Wiseman, Vancouver Site - Christie Zhang, Fraser Site
Christie found her way to Vancouver through the long route, starting her cross-country tour from the east coast and eventually making her way to Vancouver.… Read more: Christie Zhang, Fraser Site - Elsy Willis, Vancouver Site
Growing up in a family that loves outdoor activities, Elsy is no stranger to a bit of type two fun – the kind that is… Read more: Elsy Willis, Vancouver Site - Evan Watson, Interior Site
After 14 years in hospitality, a stint as a London sommelier, touring in a rock band, building his own restaurant, and completing a sociology master’s… Read more: Evan Watson, Interior Site - Foster Wynne, Interior Site
Born and raised in the BC Interior, Foster is excited to be back home for residency. Having never been able to settle on a single… Read more: Foster Wynne, Interior Site - Gianna Cox, Vancouver Site
Gianna recently made the move from Ottawa to Vancouver to begin her emergency medicine residency at UBC and is looking forward to trading winters spent… Read more: Gianna Cox, Vancouver Site - Hillary Janssens, Vancouver Site
Hillary grew up on her family’s dairy farm in Cloverdale, BC, where she fed calves, trained barn cats, and started driving tractors as soon as… Read more: Hillary Janssens, Vancouver Site - Lauren Yearwood, Vancouver Island Site
Born and raised in Victoria, Lauren is grateful that her journey has brought her back home to begin the next chapter of her training. Growing… Read more: Lauren Yearwood, Vancouver Island Site - Lyndon Rebello, Fraser Site
Lyndon was born in Bahrain and moved to Canada’s West Coast at age five. His love for soccer led him to play at Trinity Western… Read more: Lyndon Rebello, Fraser Site - Nadim Sayani, Interior Site
Nadim was born and raised in North Vancouver, and made a few pit stops before coming back to BC to complete residency. He attended Queen’s… Read more: Nadim Sayani, Interior Site - Paul Rakoczy, Fraser Site
Paul grew up in Southern Ontario, where his love for having class outside pushed him towards pursuing an undergraduate degree in Geology at McGill, spending… Read more: Paul Rakoczy, Fraser Site - Precilia Kong, Fraser Site
Precilia (Pre, she/her) was born and raised in the Lower Mainland and is a proud UBC lifer, having completed her undergraduate degree, Master of Public… Read more: Precilia Kong, Fraser Site - Rajan Bola, Vancouver Site
Born and raised in far away Surrey, BC, Rajan is yet another UBC lifer who completed his undergrad, master’s, and medical school at UBC. Somehow,… Read more: Rajan Bola, Vancouver Site - Savanah Tillberg, Vancouver Island Site
Equal parts curious and easily sidetracked, Savanah can justify almost any detour if there’s a thrift store or coffee shop at the end of it.… Read more: Savanah Tillberg, Vancouver Island Site - Thalia Rae Pandolfi, Interior Site
Thalia grew up in the small town of LaSalle, Ontario – a place where she first learned to creatively pass her time by playing outside… Read more: Thalia Rae Pandolfi, Interior Site - Veda Smith, Vancouver Island Site
Born and raised on Vancouver Island, Veda grew up at the hockey rink, competing alongside and against her three siblings. Countless weekends were spent travelling… Read more: Veda Smith, Vancouver Island Site
PGY2 Residents
- Alex Taylor, Fraser Site
Born and raised in Winnipeg alongside six siblings, Alex spent most of his childhood skateboarding, playing Yu-Gi-Oh cards, and exploring with friends. He completed his… Read more: Alex Taylor, Fraser Site - Angela Mak, Vancouver Site
Angela joins us from Calgary with a big smile and a bigger sense of adventure. Originally from the West Coast, Angela took a brief six-year… Read more: Angela Mak, Vancouver Site - Caleb Lawlor, Interior Site
Caleb was raised on the sun-soaked shores of Prince George—widely regarded (by absolutely no one) as British Columbia’s premier beach getaway. Bursting with energy and… Read more: Caleb Lawlor, Interior Site - Delaney Duchek, Vancouver Site
Delaney grew up on a cranberry farm in Ladner, BC, complete with its own brewery and more dogs than people. After switching from waders to… Read more: Delaney Duchek, Vancouver Site - Elaine Yi Ran Liu, Island Site
Growing up in Toronto, Elaine spent many gloomy winters indoors playing volleyball. After coming to terms with the fact that she would never become a… Read more: Elaine Yi Ran Liu, Island Site - Jennifer Engler, Island Site
Jennifer hails from Red Deer, Alberta, but took a few scenic detours before landing in medicine. After years working aboard Disney Cruise Line on the… Read more: Jennifer Engler, Island Site - Jessie Chai, Vancouver Site
Jessie took the scenic route to Vancouver, making stops in Kingston and Calgary before settling on the West Coast—mostly for the ocean views, $8 lattes,… Read more: Jessie Chai, Vancouver Site - Jonah Hartel, Island Site
Jonah was born and raised in Prince George, where he also completed his undergrad at UNBC and medical school through the NMP—making his academic journey… Read more: Jonah Hartel, Island Site - Justine Lau, Vancouver Site
Despite growing up directly on UBC’s campus, Justine took a seven-year detour to Ontario, completing her undergrad at Western and medical school at McMaster. Although… Read more: Justine Lau, Vancouver Site - Liz Carr, Island Site
Whether leading her team through a 24-hour adventure race in the North Dakota badlands or winning a solo bike race at –40°C, Liz thrives in… Read more: Liz Carr, Island Site - Matt Lavery, Interior Site
Born and raised in Cranbrook, BC, this outdoor enthusiast is thrilled to be staying in the interior for his Emergency Medicine residency. Matt’s path here… Read more: Matt Lavery, Interior Site - Mohit Sodhi, Fraser Site
Mohit was born in New Delhi, India and came to Canada shortly thereafter. He loved Vancouver so much that he ended up completing his undergraduate,… Read more: Mohit Sodhi, Fraser Site - Nick Sanchez, Fraser Site
Forged in the suburban paradise of Burnaby, BC, Nick didn’t venture far for school—attending UBC for both his undergraduate years and medical training. Some say… Read more: Nick Sanchez, Fraser Site - Olivia Hunter, Fraser Site
Despite being born and raised in beautiful Vancouver, Olivia had to leave to realize she’d hit the geographic jackpot at birth, and she spent the… Read more: Olivia Hunter, Fraser Site - Samara Reyes, Vancouver Site
Born and raised in North Delta and a UBC lifer (West Coast, best coast, obviously), Samara spent most of medical school convinced she was destined… Read more: Samara Reyes, Vancouver Site - Sarah Yang, Vancouver Site
Sarah took her love for travel a little too far. Born in China, she was raised in Etobicoke, Toronto and slowly moved further and further… Read more: Sarah Yang, Vancouver Site - Sydney Terry, Interior Site
Originally from London, Ontario, Sydney fell in love with BC during her undergraduate years in Squamish—and despite a quick stop in London, UK for her… Read more: Sydney Terry, Interior Site
PGY3 Residents
- Alisha Hussey, Vancouver Site
Alisha’s roots run deep in the shores of BC. Raised on the not-so-distant beaches of White Rock, she grew up perfecting the art of applying… Read more: Alisha Hussey, Vancouver Site - Alix Wells, Fraser Site
Hailing from Prince George, Alix landed a job at the local casino. Her love for risk and the gambling lifestyle led her to roll the… Read more: Alix Wells, Fraser Site - Aman Sehmbi, Interior Site
Aman is born and raised in South Detroit (Windsor) and completed his medical school at Western. After spending his whole life in southwestern Ontario, He… Read more: Aman Sehmbi, Interior Site - Aneesha Thouli, Vancouver Site
Aneesha is a lake-loving, fruit stand-hopping Okanagan girl through and through. Raised in Kelowna, she takes every chance to be outdoors, especially if it involves… Read more: Aneesha Thouli, Vancouver Site - Bobbi Wiens, Fraser Site
From the interior of BC, no one really knows where. Bobbi spent a summer trying to be an apprentice electrician, where they forced her to… Read more: Bobbi Wiens, Fraser Site - Caitlin Wotton, Vancouver Site
Farm raised. Free range. Oh wait… we’re describing chickens. Oddly enough, those phrases also apply to this new resident hailing from Saskatchewan, who is no… Read more: Caitlin Wotton, Vancouver Site - Ciara Morrison, Vancouver Site
Meet Ciara, our resident with a seemingly boundless reserve of energy! Although born and raised in Toronto, she spent the past decade in Kingston where… Read more: Ciara Morrison, Vancouver Site - Erin McDonagh, Island Site
Hailing from the bustling seaside metropolis of Nanaimo, B.C., Erin has always been an Island gal and feels a sense of panic when she is… Read more: Erin McDonagh, Island Site - Giordano Corlazzoli, Island Site
Originally from the scenic Ucluelet, BC, Gio began his journey in medicine as a paramedic, bringing invaluable experience in pre-hospital care to his current role… Read more: Giordano Corlazzoli, Island Site - Ian Cooper, Fraser Site
Born and raised in Edmonton, Ian has spent much of his life running away from Alberta, and then being drawn back. This yo-yo relationship has… Read more: Ian Cooper, Fraser Site - Jade Zhong, Vancouver Site
Jade was made in China and was imported to Canada as a child, where she was raised in Coquitlam. She took her Chinese name, which… Read more: Jade Zhong, Vancouver Site - Jonathan Bulger, Interior Site
Jon hails from the rainy wonderland of North Vancouver and has stubbornly refused to leave B.C. for all of his schooling—because why would you, really?… Read more: Jonathan Bulger, Interior Site - Katie Baas-Sylvester, Island Site
Meet Katie, the whirlwind from Nelson, BC, whose journey from nursing to medicine reads like an action-packed sitcom script. Starting out in medical and emergency… Read more: Katie Baas-Sylvester, Island Site - Katie Zugic, Interior Site
Faster than trouble, this resident is tough to pin down. Whether she’s summiting mountains, scaling frozen waterfalls, or hunting down last tracks in July, you… Read more: Katie Zugic, Interior Site - Matthew Yeung, Vancouver Site
Matthew hails from Calgary, often affectionately referred to as “Cowtown,” where he was born, raised, and completed both his undergraduate and medical degrees. When Calgary… Read more: Matthew Yeung, Vancouver Site - Michael McCue, Island Site
Michael was born a ‘berta boy, but raised in Victoria. He’s not particularly artsy; however, you can nearly always find him working on one knitting… Read more: Michael McCue, Island Site - Sophie Thomas, Interior Site
Meet Sophie, our pint-sized powerhouse who grew up on the shores of Georgian Bay in Ontario. She started her academic journey with a Kinesiology degree… Read more: Sophie Thomas, Interior Site
PGY4 Residents
- Amanda Mills, Vancouver Site
Amanda, our aquatic aficionado, is practically part fish. When she’s not making a splash in the Emergency Department, you can find her beach combing, camera… Read more: Amanda Mills, Vancouver Site - Amy Dhillon, Vancouver Site
Born and raised in a far away land called Surrey, Amy brings a unique blend of wit and dedication to the world of Emergency Medicine.… Read more: Amy Dhillon, Vancouver Site - Bronwyn Delacruz, Vancouver Site
Introducing Bronwyn, a Wild West spirit, hailing from the heart of Grande Prairie Alberta. She’s our very own horse whisperer, often spotted turning barrels or… Read more: Bronwyn Delacruz, Vancouver Site - Chelsey Ju, Vancouver Site
Chelsey was born and raised in Toronto where she first started turning heads as a pediatric figure skater in Degrassi alongside her co-star, Drake. Now,… Read more: Chelsey Ju, Vancouver Site - Danny Jomaa, Vancouver Site
Meet Danny Friday, the man of many talents and even more degrees! With not one, but two master’s degrees under his belt, Danny’s brain could… Read more: Danny Jomaa, Vancouver Site - Eleanor MacLean, Interior Site
Raised in Vancouver, Eleanor is horse girl, cyclist and outdoors enthusiast. She developed her sea legs early, spending much of her childhood living on boats:… Read more: Eleanor MacLean, Interior Site - Emma Bedard, Interior Site
Don’t be fooled, Emma may not have a French accent but she’s definitely from Montréal. As a child, Emma dreamed of being on Broadway. But… Read more: Emma Bedard, Interior Site - Gillian Hutton, Interior Site
Even-keeled, easy-going and happy-go-lucky best describe Gillian. She’s a better listener than a talker but doesn’t shy away from raising her voice during games night!… Read more: Gillian Hutton, Interior Site - Hannah Minnabarriet, Fraser Site
Hannah is First Nations (Nlaka’pamux and Secwepemc) from Ashcroft, BC. She completed an undergrad in Health Sciences at SFU and with the motto “from cell… Read more: Hannah Minnabarriet, Fraser Site - Jasmine Lam, Vancouver Island Site
Jasmine was born in Ontario but was raised in arguably the best arm of BC, Salmon Arm. She attended Queen’s University for both undergrad and… Read more: Jasmine Lam, Vancouver Island Site - Katie Zumwalt, Vancouver Island Site
Katie is joining us from Calgary, where she was born and raised. Growing up, Katie never stopped moving whether it was swimming in the pool,… Read more: Katie Zumwalt, Vancouver Island Site - Parker Nann, Fraser Site
Recovering from a brief stint in management consulting, Parker has exchanged east coast corporate America for west coast med school and residency. Although he sometimes… Read more: Parker Nann, Fraser Site - Remi Kandal, Vancouver Site
Remi, our resident with a flair for the unexpected! When she invited us to go kiting, we thought we’d be struggling with a kite in… Read more: Remi Kandal, Vancouver Site - Riley Reel, Vancouver Island Site
Riley was born and raised in Cranbrook, BC, but upon moving to Victoria eight years ago, she decided she never wanted to leave. During her… Read more: Riley Reel, Vancouver Island Site - Suzanne George, Fraser Site
Vancouver is the latest in the list of places that Suzanne has called home. Having grown up around the world, she knows that all she… Read more: Suzanne George, Fraser Site
PGY5 Residents
- Breezy (Brianna-Lee) Beaudry, Vancouver Island Site
Breezy joins us from the NOSM Thunder Bay campus where she completed her medical school training. Her passion for the great outdoors is only matched… Read more: Breezy (Brianna-Lee) Beaudry, Vancouver Island Site - Damian Feldman-Kiss, Interior Site
Damian was born in Ottawa but raised by the mountains in BC and New Zealand. How, might you ask? Well, refusing to become an adult,… Read more: Damian Feldman-Kiss, Interior Site - Daniel Shi, Vancouver Site
Daniel hails from the far-away land of Brampton, Ontario. He grew up playing chess, video games, cards, and pretty much any other type of game… Read more: Daniel Shi, Vancouver Site - Eva Bruketa, Vancouver Island Site
Eva joins us with a bit of mileage under her belt as she was born in Germany, lived in California, and then moved to Toronto… Read more: Eva Bruketa, Vancouver Island Site - Frances Clayton, Interior Site
A love child hailing from Montreal, Frances spent her early years growing up across Northern England and Chicago before her parents came to their senses… Read more: Frances Clayton, Interior Site - Francesca Bell Peters, Vancouver Site
Francesca grew up on beautiful Gabriola Island, trail running, cliff jumping, and getting sea-sick on the ferry to school every day. After completing her degree… Read more: Francesca Bell Peters, Vancouver Site - Hanna Parmar, Vancouver Site
Hanna joins an elite crew of UBC lifers, having completed her undergraduate and medical degrees in Vancouver before joining the Vancouver emergency medicine residency program.… Read more: Hanna Parmar, Vancouver Site - 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… Read more: Hilary Drake, Vancouver Island Site - Inderdeep Mander, Fraser Site
Inderdeep was born and raised in cold and snowy Edmonton. She completed her undergrad in Psychology and Bio Sci and worked on community advocacy throughout… Read more: Inderdeep Mander, Fraser Site - Jessica Jacob, Fraser Site
Jessica was born in South India and spent her early childhood in the UK and the Middle East before finally settling in Maple Ridge, BC.… Read more: Jessica Jacob, Fraser Site - Sarah Douglas, Vancouver Island Site
Sarah completed a degree in biomedical engineering at UVIC and when she was starting to get a few too many looks for talking to the… Read more: Sarah Douglas, Vancouver Island Site - Tracy Huynh, Vancouver Site
Tracy was born and raised in the beautiful city of Surrey, BC. She went to Simon Fraser University and never finished her degree in Molecular… Read more: Tracy Huynh, Vancouver Site - Victoria Forcina, Vancouver Site
Victoria is from Toronto, Ontario but made the big move to BC for EM and wouldn’t have it any other way. Shocked by the flashing… Read more: Victoria Forcina, Vancouver Site