Chance Park

Student

Faculty of Medicine

Chance Park is a first year medical student at the University of British Columbia (UBC). In Summer 2017, he analyzed physical activity data and questionnaire responses from the OPAM-IA and SuPRA pilot studies. He presented his project, titled “Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a remote physical activity counseling program for people with osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis," at the Canadian Rheumatology Association's 2018 Scientific Meeting. In Summer 2018, he analyzed qualitative interview data from the same pilot studies to better understand patient experiences during the intervention.

Chance is a two-time winner of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Summer Studentship ($5000) award, which was used to fund his summer research. Chance is passionate about medical technology, physician entrepreneurship, and hip-hop music.

First Nations land acknowledegement

The UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.

Physical Activity for Precision Health

Vancouver, BC Canada

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.

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