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Major Essay
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Martin Schechter
MHSc Program Director
Email: martin.schechter@ubc.ca
Upon graduation, students will be able to carry out clinical research in their area of specialization, as an independent researcher or a member of a research team.
The MHSc degree makes graduates highly competitive for academic positions in health science centres and for research positions in industry.
Our graduates have gone on to work as clinical instructors, ‎data managers, neurologists, assistant professors, research coordinators, infectious diseases specialists, and more.
Employers of our graduates include St. Paul's Hospital, CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network, Stanford University, BC Children's Hospital, University of Ottawa, Northwest Hospital Group, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Health Science Centre Winnipeg, and University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, to name a few.
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Andrew Thamboo, Clinical Instructor
Andrew Thamboo does not drink coffee, so he gets through his clinical days at Stanford University's Sinus Center, seeing 30 to 40 patients daily, on pure enthusiasm.
Matthew Carroll, Assistant Professor
Matthew Carroll moved across the Pacific Ocean for his work as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics with a focus on Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Jessica Liauw, Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellow
Jessica Liauw plans to engage in research to improve the care of women during high-risk pregnancy alongside her clinical practice.