RM, MSc
Assistant Professor of Teaching
Lead, Clinical Skills and Simulation Lab
Email: jennifer.nguyen@ubc.ca
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Jenn’s interest in midwifery began while completing her master’s degree, researching intergenerational knowledge transmission of Indigenous women’s health knowledge in Northern BC. Working with these women, she learned of the health disparities and barriers to maternity care that vulnerable populations face. This led her to find a career in health care that would help improve access to health services that were both holistic and comprehensive for clients and their families. She is a graduate of the McMaster Midwifery Education Program and worked as a midwife in Vancouver for five years. She speaks English, Mandarin, Vietnamese, and some French, and is privileged to be able to provide care in these languages.
Jenn began teaching with the UBC Midwifery Program in 2021 as an adjunct professor and was fully appointed in 2022. Her research and curricular interests include midwifery and social justice, interprofessional collaboration, and anti-racist and trauma informed care.
She currently lives and works on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ peoples; the We Wai Kai, We Wai Kum, Kwiakah, Homalco, and K’omoks First Nations (Campbell River, BC).
When not teaching, Jenn can be found hiking, fishing, baking, or gardening. Although, most of the time, she is found recovering on the couch from being a parent of two busy little humans.
Education
Acadia University – BSc Biology (2009)
University of Northern British Columbia – MSc Community Health Science (2015)
McMaster University – BHSc Midwifery (2016)
Credentials
Registered Midwife
Advanced Practice – Surgical Assist Caesarean Section
Advanced Practice – Intrauterine Device Insertion, Hormonal Contraception Management
Instructor – Midwifery Emergency Skills Program
Professional Affiliations
Co-Chair – JEDI Committee, Dept of Family Practice
Member – Midwives Association of BC
Member – Canadian Association of Midwives Member – Canadian Association for Midwifery Education
Role
Clinical Skills and Simulation Lead:
- Overseeing preparation, implementation, and evaluation of clinical skills and simulation teaching for undergraduate program
- Overseeing preparation, implementation, and evaluation of OSCEs (objective structured clinical examinations) for undergraduate program
Research Interests
- Midwifery and social justice.
- Interprofessional collaboration.
- Anti-racist and trauma informed care.
- Simulation in health care education.
Publications
Nguyen J. Perineal trauma – the importance of assessment and repair. Practicing Midwife. 2023 Dec. 26(11):16-19. https://doi.org/10.55975/QLNU4934 FA (IF 0.13)
Presentations
Nguyen, J. and Campbell, A. (2023, October 4-6). Teaching Generation Woke: integrating social justice into the UBC Midwifery curriculum [conference presentation]. Canadian Association of Midwives Annual Meeting, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Blennerhassett, CJ & Nguyen, J. Extinguishing trial by fire: Creating equity in the preceptor-student relationship. Presented at: Canadian Association of Midwives’ Annual Conference; 2016 Oct 26-28; Victoria, Canada.
Nguyen, J. Intergenerational knowledge transmission of Aboriginal women in preventative and self-care practices of urinary tract infections in Prince George, BC. Presented at: 12th Annual Indigenous Graduate Student Symposium – Reciprocity in our Communities: Mobilizing Indigenous Leadership and Knowledge; 2014 Mar 22; Vancouver, Canada.
Nguyen, J. Intergenerational transmission of Indigenous women’s health knowledge. Presented at: Ontario Student Midwives Conference; 2013 Sep 27-28; Toronto, Canada.
Nguyen, J. Intergenerational knowledge transmission of Aboriginal women in preventative and self-care practices of urinary tract infections in Prince George, BC. Presented at: UNBC 6th Annual Graduate Student Conference – Sailing in Unfamiliar Waters: Celebrating Diversity in Research; 2011 Mar 14-15; Prince George, Canada.
Nguyen, J. Intergenerational knowledge transmission of Aboriginal women in preventative and self-care practices of urinary tract infections in Prince George, BC. Presented at: 10th National Gathering of Graduate Students in Aboriginal Health Research – Kah Mowitch: Where are the Deer?; 2010 Jun 24-26; Vancouver, Canada.
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