Doctors donate $100,000 to UNBC
A group of doctors in Fort St. John is making a hefty donation to a new medical program at the University of Northern B.C.
A group of doctors in Fort St. John is making a hefty donation to a new medical program at the University of Northern B.C.
More than 20 doctors in the city have chipped in $100,000 to the Northern Medical Trust. The money will help offset costs for students in the Northern Medical Program.
Doctor Kevin Page is one of the doctors who contributed to the fund. He says having a medical program at UNBC should improve the quality of healthcare in northern B.C.
"We seem to have a lot of difficulty trying to encourage newly trained graduates out of UBC to come north."
The Northern Medical Program is being run in partnership with UBC. The first group of northern medical students will begin classes at UNBC in January.