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UBC Medical Alumni Association Wellness Week 2024

August 17

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UBC Medical Alumni Association (MAA) Wellness Week is an exclusive and accessible opportunity for UBC medical students, residents, and alumni to emphasize personal health and wellbeing, which can often be challenging! Recognizing that healthy doctors contribute to healthy communities, we encourage you to take a moment each day, wherever you are, to dedicate some time to your holistic health and wellbeing.  

From August 15 to 21, 2024during UBC MAA Wellness Week: 

  • Connect with your Wellness Week community even from a distance by sharing photos of your week’s health journey on our new online Photo Community Canvas! Motivate each other with photos of your healthy meal or morning running, and one lucky participant will win a $50 Save-on Foods gift card! 
  • Enter fun contests for bragging rights and $1250 worth of prizes, including a $550 ten-cold plunge pass to Plunge Wellness, a $200 Cactus Club gift card, and more! 
  • Unlock your inner Yogi live from the UBC Medical Student Alumni Centre (MSAC) or online from home at Yoga in the Courtyard on Saturday August 17th with special door prizes!  

Registration is free and a great way to enjoy the summer!   

ALSO: Register by August 1st to be entered for our early bird prize draw! It pays to be early!    

Yoga in the Courtyard  

Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
Location:  

In-person: UBC Medical Student & Alumni Centre (MSAC) | 2750 Heather St, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 4M2                                                                                                                                                                  
Virtual: Zoom link will be provided 

Cost: FREE! 

Limited in Person Spots Available 

Join us for Saturday morning Yoga in the UBC MSAC Courtyard. This session will be catered to medical doctors and focuses on strategies for stress management. Information regarding how to access a recording of the session will be sent to all registrants after the event. 

Everyone is welcome! Registration is free and it’s a great way to enjoy the summer.  

Registration closes on August 13th 

UBC MAA Wellness Week 2024 Organizing Committee
Jim Boyle, MD’78 (Chair), Nicole Mar, MD’22, Judy So, MD’24, Eric Chow (UBC)

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