Honours Physiology (or CAPS)

Everything you need to know (and then some)!

Mitchell Vu – 4th year CAPS

What is CAPS??!?CAPS = Cellular Anatomical

Physiological SciencesAKA Everything about the

human bodyHonours Degree: Big Bad (?)

Thesis!Very small program (15-25

students in 3rd year)

3rd Year Required CoursesCAPS 390 – Human HistologyCAPS 301 – Human Physiology*CAPS 303 – Third Year Lab*BIOC 301 – Biochemistry LabBIOC 302/303 – Biochemistry LectureBIOL 300/STAT 200 - Intro Statistics**Many of these courses are challenging, but

extremely interesting!Room for electives!

*Bread + Butter**Stats can be taken in 2nd year

Take a look for yourself!BIOC 301 CAPS 301

BIOC 302

CAPS 301Human Physiology –

all systems of the body

Taught by a team of instructors/professors

One midterm, one final for a full year course

BPP provides practice exam packs

Spinothalamic tractPseudohypertrophy

of DMD patients

Einthoven’s Triangle

CAPS 3033 hour labs, Thursday afternoonsHighlights: Self-electrocution, self-

observation (ECG, spirometry), rat surgery, PBL-style tutorials

Lab reports – 4 or 5 per termEver-changing course (it’s getting better!)

So where does CAPS lead?Co-op optionsExposure to lab, formal scientific writing

(reports, thesis)What you’re all waiting for: Medical School

2014 Grad year: 7 / 16 in med (44%) 2015 Grad year: 3 / 15 in med (20%)Compare this to 14.9% overall acceptance of

UBC (2013)

Personal ExperienceLabs are fantastic (10/10 would recommend)Lab reports, well, not so much.Small groups -> Great friends

Some days you might feel like:

But after it all...you’ll feel like:

Interested? Have some resources!Official Website (Requirements, contacts,

application form):http://cps.med.ubc.ca/undergraduate/

UBC Calendar Entry:http://www.calendar.ubc.ca/vancouver/index.cf

m?tree=12,215,410,435

Questions for a current CAPS student?Come ask or email me (mitchellvu@gmail.com)

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