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Courtney Broten has received the Canadian Association of Midwifery Educators Excellence in Teaching Award for 2019
This award is given to one Canadian midwife annually. The nominee must demonstrate evidence of teaching effectiveness, teaching innovation, excellence in curricular design, student engagement and exemplary mentorship. Courtney was nominated by several faculty members and enthusiastically supported by the UBC Midwifery Student Association. As a former Master of Health Professions Education Canada student with…
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UBC Midwifery celebrates the 2019 Internationally Educated Midwives Bridging Program Class Completion
From the left:Sora Colvin, Jane Wines (IEMBP Lead), Eline Vonk, Hannah Goto, Laura Mathias Front row:Mary Otoo, Rachel Wardel
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UBC midwives give record number of presentations at Canadian Association of Midwives Conference in Halifax, October 22-25, 2019
Six UBC Midwifery faculty members and a student delivered 6 oral presentations at the annual Canadian Association of Midwives Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, during the week of October 22, 2019. Cathy Ellis, Mixed Methods Research: Midwifery Services and Culturally Safe Birthing Practices in Remote Nepal Jane Wines for Hamideh Bayrampour, Perceptions about Cannabis Use…
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UBC Midwifery students at Canadian Association of Midwives Conference in Halifax, October 22-25, 2019
At left are fourth-year students Juliette Mudra and Charlotte Grant, both recipients of the first Elaine and Ken Carty Midwifery Student Leadership Award. Sarah Jane Steele joins Charlotte at the right. Juliette, from Nova Scotia, plans to return to add to the 6 Nova Scotian midwives growing practice there. These 3 UBC Midwifery students joined…
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Congratulations to Dr. Zoe Hodgson, UBC Midwifery’s newest Clinical Assistant Professor!
Dr. Hodgson was a 2018 Stollery Research Grant recipient and led a team that studied the outcomes of midwifery-attended water births. Her promotion to Clinical Assistant Professor will enable her to apply for research funding as a principle investigator.
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UBC Midwifery welcomes the Class of 2023!
20 new undergraduate students met each other, faculty and staff on September 3rd. They opened the day by writing a word or symbol on a rock that expressed their hopes and wishes for their midwifery studies and future midwifery practice. The words included patience, optimism, compassion, faith, resilience, balance and growth. We wish these all…
