Message from the Department Head

A wet and cold weekend after two weeks of sunshine. I hope your Victoria weekend has not been too dampened. Congratulations: We are celebrating  Dr. Andrew McLaren from the Island Medical Program, Family Practice who received The UBC Faculty of Medicine Clinical Faculty Award for Excellence in Community Practice Teaching . Andrew has been instrumental in the development of […]

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Yesterday was a great day for the department. The University of British Columbia’s Midwifery Program – bolstered by increased funding from the Province of British Columbia – will double in size. Minister of Advanced Education Naomi Yamamoto and Minister of Health Michael de Jong, surrounded by mothers and children,on May 4 announced the doubling of […]

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