Erin Charman (left) and Julia Hassler, medical students, discuss the benefits of the new medical school space at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. <\/p>\n
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New facilities at Vernon Jubilee Hospital could alleviate the North Okanagans doctor shortage. <\/p>\n
Renovated medical school space was unveiled on the fifth floor of the Polson Tower Friday. <\/p>\n
We hope they will stay and practise and call this region home, said Eric Foster, Vernon-Monashee MLA, of the students in the University of B.C.s southern medical program. <\/p>\n
And that is certainly something Julia Hassler is considering. <\/p>\n
I love Vernon, Im sold, said the third-year medical student who is from Saskatchewan. <\/p>\n
Staying here could become more likely if Hassler ultimately becomes a family doctor, but she may have to move elsewhere if she specializes in obstetrics. <\/p>\n
The new academic space features centralized education areas, a clinical skills room and two video conferencing rooms. <\/p>\n
Its nice to have a place to study, said Erin Charman, a third-year medical student from Castlegar. <\/p>\n
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