Another milestone for the Richmond Hospital Redevelopment Project has been achieved with the relocated UBC Faculty of Medicine Medical Education Centre now complete. This relocation was a necessary step to prepare for construction of the Yurkovich Family Pavilion, a nine-floor acute care tower.

The UBC Faculty of Medicine provides innovative educational and research programs across the province through an integrated delivery model including clinical academic campuses like Richmond Hospital.

"We are very excited about the opening of the Medical Education Center at Richmond Hospital.  It compliments the existing UBC Space on 5 North and enhances the medical education experiences of medical trainees in Richmond,” said Dr. Matthew Kwok, Clinical Associate Professor, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Site Lead (Richmond), Vancouver Fraser Medical Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia.

“In this Medical Education Center, there will be 2 large seminar rooms that are available for didactic training. These rooms are equipped with well-designed audio-visual equipment to facilitate in-person or remote training.  In addition, there is also an enhanced clinical training room equipped with ward-like equipment for a more realistic learning experience. We look forward to using the Medical Education Center to support the education and training of physicians of tomorrow."

This new purpose-built structure is located right next to the Milan Ilich Pavilion, and is the new hub for medical education, featuring two seminar rooms and a clinical skills training room equipped with an observation area.