Welcome to the Department of Family Practice
The Department of Family Practice educates students, physicians, and midwives to be
effective providers of patient-centered care in the context of family and community.
Strengthening Abortion Access in Canada
Faculty of Medicine researchers have received $3.8 million from the Government of Canada to address barriers to abortion access for underserved populations. Read more from the Faculty of Medicine here. Read More
May Cedar Award: Dr. Morgan Price
This month, Dr. Morgan Price is the recipient of the Cedar Award. Dr. Sarah Fletcher nominated him because his “leadership and mentorship across our team is really wonderful. We have worked to build the ISU as a high functioning, distributed and self-managing team and this would not be possible without Morgan’s leadership I and the […] Read More
Statement from the Resident Resiliency Committee (RRC) on Red Dress Day
Content Warning: Mentions violence, including sexual violence Red Dress Day, or the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit Persons (MMIWG2S), seeks to raise awareness of the disproportionate violence against Indigenous women and girls, as well as Indigenous people who are Two-Spirited and/or members of the LGBTQ+ community. Did you […] Read More
June Research Round: Motivating, Sustaining and Evolving Family Physician Leaders
Event Details This event will be a hybrid of in-person/Zoom. There is capacity for 30 people to join in person. If you are interested in attending at the Chan Gunn Pavilion, please contact dept.head@familymed.ubc.ca. Zoom link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/69029621118?pwd=bDBuZW0wMEV3R01OUXRsVU5DelI2dz09 In-person location: Chan Gunn Pavilion, 2335 Wesbrook Mall Speaker: Dr. Judith Belle Brown Talk Abstract During this presentation, […] Read More
Dr. Maria Hubinette Among Faculty Members Honoured with Killam Teaching Prize
Dr. Maria Hubinette received the Killam Teaching Prize. This is awarded annually to faculty nominated by students, colleagues and alumni in recognition of excellence in teaching. Congratulations, Maria! Read more here. Read More
