Headlines 2025

  • Year in Review 2025

    Friends and Colleagues, As 2025 comes to a close, the Department of Physical Therapy is winding down our activities for the year and taking a moment to reflect on our successes and the road ahead.   We are partway through the development of our new strategic plan, and the level of engagement from the department…

  • MPT-N graduate Katie Skinner returns home

    Hailing from Fort St. John, Katie Skinner, part of the latest graduating class of the UBC Master of Physical Therapy – North (MPT-N) program at UNBC, is preparing to return home to practice. Skinner will be joining Fort St. John Hospital’s acute care team, where she will work with a wide range of clinical populations.

  • Program Completion 2025

    Congratulations to the UBC Department of Physical Therapy 2023-2025 MPT Cohort! Huge congratulations to all our graduates who have successfully completed the demanding 26-month MPT program. We wish them all the very best as they start their exciting new careers! Meet a few of our graduates   Tina Ko “I learned that physiotherapy isn’t just…

  • UBC expands two health profession programs to Vancouver Island

    People on Vancouver Island can now train closer to home for careers in physical therapy and speech-language pathology with the expansion of UBC’s programs to Vancouver Island.  

  • Meet Tanisha Wilson, MPT-Victoria

    Being born and raised on Vancouver Island, I chose UBC because it would allow me to pursue a career that I’m passionate about while still remaining close to home. I was privileged to be accepted into UBC’s first Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) class in Victoria, which means I will experience the majority of my…