Dr. Rebecca Skillen
Sports Medicine
Dr. Rebecca Skillen received her MD from McMaster University and completed her fellowship in Sport and Exercise Medicine at the Allan McGavin Sport Medicine Centre at the University of British Columbia. She has a MSc in exercise physiology from the University of California, and worked as an exercise physiologist prior to entering medicine.
Dr. Skillen has been the team physician for the UBC women’s rugby team, BC Bears rugby team, and Canada women’s national soccer team. She was a sessional lecturer in the school of Kinesiology at UBC, and most recently worked as a sports medicine physician at Fortius Sport & Health in Burnaby, BC.
Education:
- BSc Biochemistry, Western University
- MSc Exercise Physiology, University of California, Davis
- MD,McMaster University
- Family Medicine residency, UBC
- Fellowship in Sport and Exercise Medicine, UBC
Professional Membership & Licenses
- Canadian Academy of Sport Exercise and Medicine (CASEM)
