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Stollery Midwifery Research Awards Announced!
Three midwifery researchers have been awarded a total of $30,000 in the 2019 Stollery Midwifery Research Awards. Read details under the Recipients tab about their research in water birth, vaginal birth after cesarean at home and the practice environment for midwives. If you’re a Midwife or Midwifery researcher looking for partner-funds or a jumpstart to your […]
Join us for the UBC Midwifery Global Citizenship Fundraiser Thursday, December 7, 2017!
Help support students going global this year! Come enjoy dinner and drinks with Midwifery students, staff and faculty, and bring along your friends and family. Raffles and prizes will be up for grabs – everyone welcome! Date: Thursday December 7thLocation: Coppertank Grill, 3135 W BroadwayTime: 18:30 – 22:00Details: 20% of all sales will be donated […]
2017 Midwifery Student Association AGM a great success!
Thank you to everyone who attended our 2017 Midwifery Student Association AGM. Your participation and enthusiasm made this very special day a huge success! Also, special thanks to the Alma Mater Society and Midwifery Program for their generous support of our inaugural event!
Midwifery Students’ Association Annual General Meeting
Dear UBC Midwifery Program Students, Staff & Faculty, Please join us for our inaugural Midwifery Student Association (MSA) event, our Social Soiree & Annual General Meeting, on Tuesday September 5th at 4pm. We will have a cocktail & appetizer soiree from 4-6pm, which all students, staff, and faculty are welcome to attend. Following this, we […]
Centre for Rural Health Research releases film about birthing in rural communities
In BC alone, more than 1,000 rural women a year must travel more than 100 kilometers to give birth. This causes stress and anxiety and, in some instances, adverse maternal and newborn outcomes. Women who have to travel more than 4 hours have more than a three times higher rate of perinatal mortality. Where was […]
Lead, Midwifery Continuing Professional Development
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia is pleased to invite applications for the position of Lead, Midwifery Continuing Professional Development. This is a 0.40 FTE (2 days per week) position for a one year with the possibility of renewal, subject to satisfactory review, and is expected to be filled by a […]
Rural Scholar
The Department of Family Practice at UBC invites applications for the position of Rural Scholar. There are up to 3 positions available and it is anticipated that these will be distributed over the rural areas of BC. The Rural Scholars Program has been created to provide an opportunity for rural clinicians to develop skills in […]
Career Opportunity – Lead, Clinical Faculty and Placement Support
The UBC Midwifery Program in the Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia invites applications for the position of Lead, Clinical Faculty and Placement Support. Our careers page has more information about this and other career opportunities.
Lead, Clinical Faculty and Placement Support
The UBC Midwifery Program in the Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia invites applications for the position of Lead, Clinical Faculty and Placement Support. The Midwifery Program enrolls twenty students each year in a four-year program leading to the degree of Bachelor of Midwifery (BMw). The program has a total student […]
Career Opportunity – Professor | Director
The Midwifery Program in the Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia invites applications and nominations for the position of Director, Midwifery Program, Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine. Our careers page has more information about this and other career opportunities.
Career Opportunity – Instructor I, Tenure Track
The UBC Midwifery Program in the Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia invites applications for a full-time position at the rank of Instructor I, tenure track. Our careers page has more information about this and other career opportunities.
Instructor I, Tenure Track
The UBC Midwifery Program in the Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia invites applications for a full-time position at the rank of Instructor I, tenure track. This position is based in Vancouver, BC. UBC’s Midwifery Program was established in 2002 and is the sole undergraduate education program for midwifery in British […]
Professor | Director
The Midwifery Program in the Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia invites applications and nominations for the position of Director, Midwifery Program, Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine. UBC’s Midwifery Program was established in 2002 and is the sole educational program for midwifery in British Columbia. The program resides within […]
2017 – To Be Announced
We are very excited to announce that the Visiting Scholar will be happening again this year, scheduled for March 2017. We have a very exciting program this year, and can’t wait to share the event with you. Stay tuned for details to come!
The Midwifery Graduating Class of 2016!
Congratulations to the next generation of BC Midwives from the class of 2016
Applications are now open: Strengthening Mothers Through Perinatal Research Award
A $1,500 award is offered annually by Beverley O’Brien for graduate students pursuing research into woman-centered, holistic and physiologic maternity care.
Public Lecture: Childbirth under the microscope: What do we learn when midwives ask the research questions?
Join us for the second annual Elaine Carty Visiting Scholar Public Lecture with Dr. Eileen Hutton.
April 1st & April 2nd, 2016 – UBC Midwifery Admission Interviews
Interviews for the UBC Midwifery Program will take place on Friday, April 1st & Saturday, April 2nd, 2016. Assessments of applications are currently taking place. Details on invitations for interviews will be delivered in early March.
UBC Midwifery launches BC-wide research network
UBC’s Division of Midwifery has launched a BC-wide network to foster midwifery and maternity care research collaboration across the province.
Home births save money, are safe, UBC study finds
Having a baby at home can save thousands of dollars over a hospital birth and is just as safe for low-risk births, according to a new UBC study. Researchers with UBC’s School of Population and Public Health and the Child and Family Research Institute looked at all planned home births attended by registered midwives in […]
UBC Midwifery students gear up for placements in Nepal and Uganda
This spring UBC Midwifery students are headed to Nepal and Uganda, where they’ll work alongside local midwives and physicians to offer services to women in need.
Current UBC Midwifery Program career opportunities
The University of British Columbia is recognized as one of BC’s top employers. The UBC Midwifery Program comprises excellent clinicians with expertise in research, social justice issues, the humanities, and international health. Current career opportunities with UBC Midwifery are posted below: Lead, Clinical Faculty and Placement Support Faculty Lead, IEM Bridging Program
2015 – Dr. Soo Downe
UBC Midwifery is delighted with the wonderful response to Professor Soo Downe’s visit as the inaugural Elaine Carty Visiting Scholar. The events were a great success, stimulating discussion and idea development at each event for students, members of the public, midwives and other health professionals. To learn more about the Elaine Carty Visiting Scholars Initiative, […]
UBC Midwifery to welcome Prof. Soo Downe as the first Elaine Carty Visiting Scholar
Soo Downe, PhD, RM, OBE, is the inaugural Elaine Carty Visiting Scholar. She will deliver a public lecture on Tuesday, March 10 at 7 p.m. in the CFRI Chan Auditorium at BC Women’s Hospital. “We have invited Soo be our first visiting scholar to raise the discussion in BC about how we support women to […]