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Call for Expressions of Interest in Teaching
The UBC Midwifery Program is looking to build our pool of Clinical Faculty who are interested in teaching in the Undergraduate or Internationally Educated Midwives’ Bridging Programs.
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2019 UBC Midwifery Alumni and Preceptor Reception
The 2019 UBC Midwifery Alumni and Preceptor Reception was held at the Halifax Westin Hotel during the Canadian Association of Midwives Conference. Fifteen alumni, clinical faculty members and midwifery faculty attended the reunion. Although most UBC Midwifery alumni still work in BC, many are rural and remote making the annual CAM conference a special reunion.…
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UBC Midwifery welcomes Dana L. Solomon, PhD, KT Researcher, to the BirthPlace Lab
Dana Solomon has both an MA and PhD in interdisciplinary studies. Her research focuses on the relationship between entertainment and ideology and the ways in which entertainment can be used to facilitate communication about complex problems. Her research interests include ideologies of genocide and international conflict, knowledge translation, and the impact of bias within the…
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UBC Midwifery welcomes Dr. Mimi Niles to the Birth Place Lab as a Postdoctoral Fellow
Mimi Niles, PhD, CNM, MPH, is a full-spectrum midwife and a midwifery care researcher from New York City, NY. Her work explores the potential of integrated models of midwifery care in creating health equity in historically disenfranchised communities. Her research has been generously funded by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health – a…
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Midwifery, Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
In December 2023, UNESCO inscribed “Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practices” onto its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This recognition underscores the universal significance of midwifery across diverse cultures.
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