Eric L. Smith M.D. Memorial Prize in Ophthalmology

Third-year M.D. student(s) at UBC who have demonstrated an interest in and an aptitude for a career in ophthalmology may be considered.

Prize amounts vary. The award is made on the recommendation of the Department of Ophthalmology in the Faculty of Medicine. There is no separate application.

The endowment honours Dr. Eric Lawrence Smith (B.A.Sc. 1942, B.A. 1945, M.D. McGill 1949), who practiced ophthalmology in Vancouver for over forty years and was a pioneer in the use of the operating microscope in corneal transplant and general eye surgery in British Columbia.