SFU medical school

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Senate Spotlight: SFU’s new academic plan passed and School of Medicine opens for applications

Peak Web November 11, 2025

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer On October 6, the SFU Senate reviewed the final version of the 2025–30 academic plan and discussed the new School of Medicine. Reports from the chair and committees were also heard. The Peak attended the open meeting for more information.  Searching for funding SFU president Joy Johnson informed the Senate of her interactions with senior levels of government since the Senate last met in September. She had gone to Ottawa along with members of the federal government to propose funding for the university. Johnson said that the university was hopeful the government would allocate more…

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SFU’s “What’s Next” report outlines their upcoming priorities

Peak Web July 21, 2023

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer SFU released their second “What’s Next” report on March 8. The 2023 report provides insight into what the SFU community can expect their faculties to be actively working on. This includes online discussions, and round…

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BC’s second medical school program comes to SFU

News November 16, 2021

By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU is in the early stages of developing a medical school program in partnership with the First Nations Health Authority and the Fraser Health Authority. “We want to be a catalyst for change in BC…

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