I think it depends on where you want to go into. If you do want to go into higher acuity, like ER/ICU, it would be advantageous to have it.
I know for some people, they took it during term 3 or...
I'll try to answer as best as I could.
Every term has specific focus on clinicals and everyone gets placed in all the same settings except for Term 4 (either home health or public health-please...
Hello everyone, it sounds like everyone did such a hard work as it was very competitive this year. Great job everyone, you are all awesome.
I graduated from UBC program 2019 and I was waitlisted...
Hello @bubbletea2019! I'd say I had quite a bit of volunteering experience when I was applying. On top of healthcare experience, I had non-healthcare volunteer experience as well. I think for relevant...
Hello everyone, I graduated from UBC vancouver program in 2019 and currently working. I could also try to help with any questions anyone has. I will try to answer my best but there may have been some...
Hello nursing2424, as for the breaks, you can look at current cohort or previous cohort's schedule and see what they do with the break. You can look through schedule by going to nursing.ubc.ca, click...
Hello Kathleen L! Just wanted to comment that it is possible to work part time during the program. I graduated this year and I know some of my cohort were working part time. However, I would suggest...
No problem! I think the aspect that makes this program hard is because it's accelerated. I really did not mean to discourage anyone in my previous replies. Please do not get discouraged! It's...
I'm glad I can be of some help! It is quite intense program. I would say getting good grades is quite difficult but definitely possible. I also wanted good grades but I said it's difficult because...
Hi RD19, For the first week, you have 2 days off 9-4 class then one day of clinical/lab orientation (shorter day) and one day of lab. Lab sessions are 2hrs and you are assigned into different time...
You're very welcome. And yeah, I don't mind questions at all!. As with clinical being on Saturdays/Sundays is if you have clinicals on Saturday and Sunday, you will get 2 days off from weekdays. If...
Hi jennifersgj! Yes, our cohort was the first cohort with the new revised curriculum and they did increase lots of clinical hours, including increased preceptorship hours I believe. Since I did not go...
Hello everyone, I just graduated this year from UBC nursing. I could help answer some questions if there are any regarding program or anything. One thing I want to mention is I was also on waiting...