November 14, 2001 For Immediate Release

Charles Jago, President of the University of Northern British Columbia, will be hosting an update for northern BC media tomorrow concerning the Northern Medical Program. The event will begin at 12:30pm, Thursday, November 15th, in Laboratory room 4-234.

The University has organized a teleconference to provide all northern BC media with the opportunity to participate. To join in, call (250) 960-5562 just before 12:30pm. Media will be able to hear the proceedings and ask questions. It's expected that a representative from the UBC Faculty of Medicine will also be participating.

A news release and program information will be available online
before the news conference. Check out www.unbc.ca/nmp.

The Northern Medical Program is a collaboration between UNBC and UBC to train medical doctors in northern BC.

The vision for the Northern Medical Program was first announced in January 2001 at the National Health Summit in Prince George. Since then, meetings and public information sessions have been held all over northern BC to seek input and provide information. UBC and UNBC have developed a detailed program plan that has been submitted to the Government of British Columbia. It's expected the Northern Medical Program will accept its first students in 2004, pending government approval and funding.