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UBC Midwifery mourns the loss of Carol Hird, extraordinary midwife, educator, nurse, leader and human. We honour and celebrate her dedication and service advancing midwifery.
UBC joins midwives in British Columbia mourning the loss of Carol Hird, RM, and we celebrate her indefatigable work to establish legal midwifery in Canada. Carol completed courses of study in midwifery and nursing in England and worked as a midwife before emigrating to Canada in 1972. Carol worked in Fort Churchill before moving to…
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Mountain Equipment Co-op donates Outpost Duffel bag to all students attending the UBC Midwifery Program. Thank you MEC!
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. All students attending the program received an MEC Outpost Duffle https://www.mec.ca/en/search?org_text=MEC%20outpost%20duffle&text=MEC%20outpost%20duffle.
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Huge thanks to Sandy Chen, second year student, for working with Sehee Kim, the Marketing Lead for UNIQLO Canada Ltd. who donated 52,000 surgical masks to the Program!
We estimate this will cover the personal protective needs of all students for the 2020-21 academic year.
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COVID-19 Update: UBC Midwifery Admissions Interviews 2020
MARCH 27th Update: Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic in BC, UBC Midwifery will now be holding Interviews on Saturday, April 18th only. The interviews will take place via video conference. Details to all invited candidates have been sent, with more to follow. For any questions, please contact Blake Dobie, Student Services Manager at blake.dobie@ubc.ca.
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UBC Midwifery announces the Online Distributed Option in Midwifery Education (DOME) for 1st year students
The UBC Midwifery Program is excited to announce that beginning in fall term 2020, successful first year applicants from British Columbia who live outside of the lower mainland will have the option of joining a pilot cohort of students who will complete their first year classes online from their own communities. Applicants from rural areas…
