Cecilia Jevitt was an invited keynote speaker at the World Young Scientist Summit (WYSS) in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province from October 18-20, 2020!
This international event was jointly organized by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and the Zhejiang Provincial Government. The first WYSS was successfully held in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province in October 2019. Scientists from China and 102 countries, regions, and international organizations attended the summit. This year, WYSS saw young scientists from around the […]
UBC Midwifery Admissions Information Session Online, November 4, 2020!
Thank you for all those who attended the online information session! If you were unable to attend or have further questions, you can contact the Student Services Manager for the Midwifery Program, Blake Dobie, at blake.dobie@ubc.ca
Congratulations to Abiola Adeniyi, doctoral candidate with the UBC School of Dentistry and a 2019 Stollery Research Award winner, for the publication of her research investigating the integration of oral health into prenatal care!
Abiola’s interviews include BC midwives and other maternity care providers. A. Adeniyi, L. Donnelly, P. Janssen, C. Jevitt, H. von Bergman, M. Brondani. A Qualitative Study of Health Care Providers’ Views on Integrating Oral Health into Prenatal Care. JDR Clinical and Translational Research. September 30, 2020.https://doi.org/10.1177/2380084420961998.
Congratulations to Kayonne Christy for her 2020 Strengthening Mothers through Perinatal Research Award!
Kayonne is a Master’s degree student in Sociology at UBC whose research project, “Investigating racial disparities in maternal health: An intersectional, cross-national examination of Black women’s experiences of prenatal care,” will examine the experience of Black women in Canada and Jamaica with prenatal care. She will look at the similarities and differences in the prenatal […]
Welcome to UBC Midwifery’s Class of 2024!
Some of our newest members to the UBC Midwifery Program took the opportunity to meet in person in a socially distanced setting. The program welcomes these new minds to Midwifery and we look forward to a productive year ahead!
UBC Midwifery is currently recruiting all interested applicants for the position of Clinical Placement Support. For details please Read More.
This part-time, ad hoc position will assist the Clinical Placement Coordinator during peak times of the year when administrative support is required. For a more detailed breakdown of the role and responsibilities of this position, please see the job posting. To apply, please submit an up-to-date cover letter and CV to Blake Dobie, Manager of […]
Congratulations to the UBC Midwifery Graduating Class of 2020! We look forward to celebrating with you virtually on June 17. Please read more for Zoom details.
UBC Midwifery graduates and faculty have traditionally worn red shoes to the graduation ceremony. Topic: Midwifery Virtual CongratulationsTime: Jun 17, 2020, 11:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://ubc.zoom.us/j/96762928521 Meeting ID: 967 6292 8521One tap mobile+17789072071,,96762928521# Canada+14388097799,,96762928521# Canada Dial by your location+1 778 907 2071 Canada+1 438 809 7799 Canada+1 587 328 1099 […]
Huge thank you to Andrew and Lisa Sutherland, & Mountain Equipment Co-op for donating MEC Outpost Duffle bags to Graduates, 4th Year students and International Bridging students!
Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) member support made it possible for the Co-op to assist frontline healthcare workers with donations of MEC label gear. As expectant mothers seek alternatives to hospital births, midwives are in high demand. UBC’s Midwifery Program was looking for an easy-to-clean bag to transport midwifery equipment and supplies. The bag needed to […]
UBC Midwifery mourns the loss of Carol Hird, extraordinary midwife, educator, nurse, leader and human. We honour and celebrate her dedication and service advancing midwifery.
UBC joins midwives in British Columbia mourning the loss of Carol Hird, RM, and we celebrate her indefatigable work to establish legal midwifery in Canada. Carol completed courses of study in midwifery and nursing in England and worked as a midwife before emigrating to Canada in 1972. Carol worked in Fort Churchill before moving to […]
Mountain Equipment Co-op donates Outpost Duffel bag to all students attending the UBC Midwifery Program. Thank you MEC!
As expectant mothers seek alternatives to hospital births, midwives are in high demand. UBC’s Midwifery Program was looking for an easy-to-clean bag to transport midwifery equipment and supplies. All students attending the program received an MEC Outpost Duffle https://www.mec.ca/en/search?org_text=MEC%20outpost%20duffle&text=MEC%20outpost%20duffle.
Huge thanks to Sandy Chen, second year student, for working with Sehee Kim, the Marketing Lead for UNIQLO Canada Ltd. who donated 52,000 surgical masks to the Program!
We estimate this will cover the personal protective needs of all students for the 2020-21 academic year.
COVID-19 Update: UBC Midwifery Admissions Interviews 2020
MARCH 27th Update: Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic in BC, UBC Midwifery will now be holding Interviews on Saturday, April 18th only. The interviews will take place via video conference. Details to all invited candidates have been sent, with more to follow. For any questions, please contact Blake Dobie, Student Services Manager at blake.dobie@ubc.ca.
UBC Midwifery announces the Online Distributed Option in Midwifery Education (DOME) for 1st year students
The UBC Midwifery Program is excited to announce that beginning in fall term 2020, successful first year applicants from British Columbia who live outside of the lower mainland will have the option of joining a pilot cohort of students who will complete their first year classes online from their own communities. Applicants from rural areas […]
UBC Midwifery welcomes Dr. Shawn Walker, RM, PhD, as the 2020 Visiting Scholar
Dr. Walker is an internationally known lecturer on support of vaginal breech birth with more than 15 publications related to breech birth. Dr. Walker is currently a lecturer at King’s College London, the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing. Dr. Walker will present workshops in Victoria and Vancouver along with two public lectures in Vancouver.
Global Health Trainee Grant
Due by: January 31, 2020 at midnight, PST The Centre for International Child Health and the Medical Staff Association of BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital are working together to support trainees in health professions who are engaged in global health with clinical activities related to the health care of neonates, children, adolescents, or women. Funding […]
Congratulations to Dr. Saraswathi Vedam on the acceptance of her thesis “Moving from Interprofessional Disarticulation to Transformative Dialogue and Action…”
Congratulations to Dr. Saraswathi Vedam on the acceptance of her thesis “Moving from Interprofessional Disarticulation to Transformative Dialogue and Action: Examining a Transdisciplinary Process to Address Equitable Access to High Quality Maternity Care in North America” by the University of Sydney, Australia, toward the award of her Doctorate in Philosophy. The thesis brought together the […]