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UBC Midwifery Hiring Clinical Faculty for Teaching Roles in 2025
The UBC Midwifery Program is hiring clinical faculty to support several courses in the 2025 academic year. Positions are available across Term 1 and Term 2, with both online and in-person teaching opportunities. Applicants must be midwives with active or recent clinical practice. A Master’s degree and teaching experience are strongly preferred. Courses range from…
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Happy Canada Day! 2025
Our office is closed today in observance of Canada Day, a national statutory holiday. As we mark this day, we also recognize that it holds different meanings for many, and we acknowledge the ongoing work toward truth and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples across these lands. We’ll return to regular hours on July 2nd.
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Congratulations to the UBC Midwifery Class of 2025
The UBC Midwifery Program proudly congratulates the Class of 2025 on their graduation. These graduates and new Faculty of Medicine Alumni have demonstrated unwavering commitment, resilience, and compassion throughout their rigorous education. As they begin their careers as registered midwives, we celebrate their accomplishments and their readiness to provide safe, respectful, and evidence-informed care for…
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UBC Midwifery Program Director Named 2024 Top Scholar
UBC Midwifery proudly shares that Dr. Cecilia Jevitt, Program Director and Professor, has been named a 2024 Top Scholar by ScholarGPS. This distinction recognizes Dr. Jevitt as one of the top 5 percent of lifetime scholars in the field of midwifery worldwide. ScholarGPS honours researchers whose sustained contributions have advanced their disciplines and helped shape…
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Celebrating Leadership: Allison Campbell Appointed Associate Director of UBC’s Midwifery Program
The UBC Midwifery Program is pleased to announce the appointment of Allison Campbell as Associate Director of the program, effective (retroactively) January 1, 2025. Ms. Campbell brings more than a decade of academic and clinical midwifery experience and a longstanding commitment to social justice and health equity. Since joining the program in 2012, she has…
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Crisis Snapshots: UBC Midwifery Voices
In celebration of International Day of the Midwife (May 5), UBC Midwifery is sharing Crisis Snapshots, a micro interview series highlighting midwives’ critical role in times of crisis. We asked two questions: Midwives Are Essential to Crisis Response Midwives Must be Heard In these short, animated interviews, UBC faculty, clinical faculty and registered midwives share…
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Call for Submissions: International Day of the Midwife 2025
UBC Midwifery invites our preceptors and faculty to share their voices in celebration of this year’s International Day of the Midwife. Theme: Midwives: Critical in Every CrisisWe’re gathering short, two-question micro-interviews to spotlight the essential role of midwives during times of crisis. These stories will be featured on our social media, website, and community channels.…
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International Caesarean Awareness Month 2025
April is Caesarean Awareness Month—a time to raise awareness, share knowledge, and honour the experiences of birthing people who have had caesarean births. In this video, we highlight the role of midwives in supporting informed choice, reducing unnecessary caesarean births, and improving outcomes for families across British Columbia. Grounded in evidence-based care and respectful collaboration,…
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Trans Day of Visibility 2025
March 31 marks International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), a time to honour and celebrate the contributions, and lives, of the trans community. At UBC Midwifery, we recognize the importance of inclusivity and support for transgender individuals in all aspects of healthcare, including perinatal health and midwifery. To commemorate TDOV 2025, the University of British…
