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UBC Midwifery Program Announces New RN Advanced Placement Option for Registered Nurses
The Midwifery Program is excited to announce the development of an Advanced Placement Plan for Registered Nurses interested in becoming midwives. For more information, please visit the RN Advanced Placement Plan page under the Prospective Students tab.
Tea break for students in Victoria
Left to right: Emilie Ouellette, Rayann Harris, Josie Duncan, Kim Daniels, Meredith Campbell, Grace Wicken, Negar Aghtouman
UBC Midwifery Congratulates Tracey Mason!
Congratulations to Tracey on her recent induction into the UBC 25 Year Club, recognizing an important milestone of service to the Faculty of Medicine and the University. Tracey, Midwifery’s Administrative Coordinator, has worked with Midwifery 10 of those 25 years. She is the longest UBC employee within Midwifery. So many thanks Tracey!
UBC Midwifery Director, Cecilia Jevitt was the invited keynote speaker at a virtual international midwifery conference hosted by the Universitas Sebelas Maret in Surukarta, Indonesia.
Dr. Jevitt presented on providing women’s health, specifically perinatal care, during the COVID pandemic to more than 270 attendees. Indonesia has approximately 250,000 midwives registered with the midwives association and more than 700 schools of midwifery.
Congratulations to Michelle Turner for her 2021 Strengthening Mothers through Perinatal Research Award!
Michelle is a PhD student in Interdisciplinary Studies at UBC and a Midwifery Clinical Instructor who will design and test a drama-based childbirth education program for grade 4 students to discover if and how it can increase understandings and reduce fears of birth, with the objective of improving health outcomes for women and newborns by […]
Financing for Your Education: A Conversation for UBC Midwifery Students
Meeting Information Date: Thursday, August 12th @ 6pm PSTMeeting link: https://rbcteams.webex.com/rbcteams/j.php?MTID=m33a693e127caca9a4993c20be201fa4fMeeting number: 180 926 2879Password: 3mtXiHdMh36
Congratulations to Dr. Luba Butska for her two presentations during the 32nd Triennial Congress of the International Confederation of Midwives!
After hearing Luba’s presentation of the research about burn-out in Midwifery that she completed with Dr. Kathrin Stoll, Sally Pairman, the Chief Executive Officer of the International Confederation of Midwives, invited Luba to join a panel on enabling environments in Midwifery. This panel, chaired by Dr. Neel Shah, renowned Midwifery supporter from Harvard University, occurred […]
WHO presents at a pre-conference session for the Virtual International Day of the Midwife!
The program will start at 3 PM on May 4th (PST) and continue overnight to 3 PM on May 5th https://vidm.org
We are pleased to announce that Kate Blake, RM, was elected to the post of Clinical Faculty Representative for the Faculty of Medicine’s Clinical Faculty Advisory Council.
Kate replaces Jade Kassam in a term from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023. Kate is a UBC Midwifery graduate and respected clinical preceptor.
Save the Date – UBC Midwifery Admissions Interviews Scheduled For April!
The UBC Midwifery Program’s Admissions Interviews will take place on Thursday, April 22nd and Saturday, April 24th, 2021. Applicants can expect to hear about their interview status near the end of March/early April – whether they have been selected for interviews and, if selected, which time slot/date they have been scheduled. All interviews will take […]
Congratulations to Lee Yeates on her promotion to Clinical Associate Professor!
Lee may be best known to students for her teaching in the UBC Health Integrated Curriculum. She is a frequent guest lecturer in midwifery courses and CPD. Lee is a co-investigator in the BC Rural Site Visits Project (RCCbc) and has been a principal investigator in several other rural research projects. Lee is the Vice […]
Congratulations to Wesbrook Scholar & Premier Undergraduate Scholarship Recipient, 3rd year student Norah Macy!
The UBC Midwifery Program is proud to announce that 3rd year Midwifery student Norah Macy was selected as a recipient of the Wesbrook Scholar Award and the Premier Undergraduate Scholarship. These are the University’s most prestigious designations, given to senior students at all levels of study with outstanding academic performance, leadership and involvement in student […]
CONGRATULATIONS to Associate Professor of Teaching Kim Campbell! Kim was promoted with tenure effective July 2019.
The final review and announcement were delayed due to the pandemic. Kim is internationally known for her work in midwifery continuous professional development. She has served on the boards of the Midwives Association of British Columbia, the College of Midwives of BC, the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada as well as the National […]
UBC Midwifery honors Black History Month as midwifery faculty and students take time to reflect and learn about the history and many contributions of Black Canadians.
Please join us as we learn, remember, and celebrate the long history of Black leadership, persistence, and significant contributions to reproductive justice across North America. ttps://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/black-history-month/ https://www.un.org/en/observances/decade-people-african-descent https://www.hogansalleysociety.org Karline Wilson-Mitchell, Director, Ryerson Midwifery […]
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 […]