-
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…
