Remote communities have unique medical challenges that larger communities and cities might not have to consider.<\/p>\n
It has been an exciting year for UBC Northern Medical Program graduate Dr. Gurkirat Kaur Kandola. After finishing medical school last spring, she then entered UBC\u2019s Paediatric Residency Program \u2013 Community Impact (CI) stream in July \u2013 a unique training experience that offers northern and rural learning as part of its core goals.<\/p>\n
Launched in 2019, Kandola is one of the first residents to enter the CI stream which provides training in Prince George at the University Hospital of Northern B.C., in addition to ongoing training at BC Children\u2019s Hospital in Vancouver. It also offers a variety of opportunities to learn about the practice of paediatric medicine in northern B.C. and to learn about the challenges faced by rural paediatric care providers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am incredibly honoured and proud to be a resident in this unique stream,\u201d says Kandola. \u201cI have always called Prince George home and to be able to continue part of my residency training in the north is a dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n
\"The Community Impact Stream offers many opportunities to gain experience in the care of vulnerable populations in Prince George and in smaller communities,\u201d says Dr. Lara Malks-Jjumba, Co-Site Lead for the UBC Paediatrics Community Impact Program. \u201cThe CI resident is able to join paediatric outreach clinics throughout the north and to participate in primary care community outreach clinics in more remote areas, including Indigenous communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
After spending the summer at BC Children\u2019s Hospital in Vancouver, Kandola returned to Prince George in the fall, and has since completed rural outreach rotations in Terrace and the First Nations community of Takla.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s humbling to visit smaller communities and see how much work many of the rural teams are carrying as they strive to deliver the best care possible, especially during this pandemic,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Kandola speaks with CICK News and you can listen to that interview below:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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