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The vast majority of clinical faculty at the UBC Department of Family Practice are family physicians, but did you know that the DFP also has many allied health professionals amidst our preceptor ranks? Dr. Sophia Capo is an optometrist and a preceptor with the UBC Department of Family Practice. She has taught Family Medicine residents and learners eye care skills since 2024. In this Q&A, Dr. Capo shares with us her experience of how allied health professionals and family physicians can work together to support the needs of patients. Click the link below to learn Dr. Capo's story.

https://familypractice.ubc.ca/clinical-faculty-feature-dr-sophia-capo/

Congratulations, Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia Class of 2026!

May 19 is World Family Doctor Day. To celebrate the many family doctors in the Department of Family Practice at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia, we spoke with preceptors and residents in our community to find out what this year’s theme, “compassionate care in a digital world,” means to them.

Click the link below to see the thoughtful reflections from our clinical instructors and residents from different sites across the province. Don't forget to thank your family doctor today!

https://familypractice.ubc.ca/celebrating-2026-world-family-doctor-day/

"Being a general practitioner means that you need to be constantly listening and adaptive from one patient to the next...And the idea of social accountability, which is essentially ‘being useful’, at the level of the individual physician, be they generalists or specialists and so on is, I think, a reflection that we can be useful, we can be useful in different ways, and we need to be useful."

Dr. Bob Woollard is professor emeritus at the UBC Department of Family Practice. A previous department head, Dr. Woollard has extensive national and international experience in medical education, social accountability of medical schools, ecosystem approaches to health, and sustainable development. Read his recent interview with MedicsVoices at the link below!

https://medicsvoices.com/bob-woollard-social-accountability/

On International Day of the Midwife, we celebrate the incredible midwives at UBC and beyond.

Your compassion, expertise and dedication to supporting families — and to teaching and inspiring the next generation of midwives — make a lasting impact every day. Thank you for all that you do.

UBC Medicine researchers are leading two new federally funded training programs to strengthen Canada’s biomedical research and innovation capacity.

Supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) CREATE program, these initiatives will prepare students and postdoctoral fellows to tackle some of the biggest challenges in health:

🧬 One program, led by Dr. Stefan Taubert, will unlock the biology of aging using advanced multi-omics approaches to better understand why we age—and how to help people stay healthy, longer.

🔬 A second program, BioHuMS, led by Drs. Sarah Hedtrich and Govind Kaigala, will train researchers to use biodevices and human-based model systems to accelerate drug development.

Explore how these programs are building a highly skilled workforce to turn discovery into real-world impact: https://bit.ly/4t8MyKP

Dr. Carole Williams has been a preceptor with the Department of Family Practice since the early 1990s. She is a celebrated family physician with extensive experience in full-service care, surgical assists, hospice care, and aesthetics. With a keen interest in medical governance at all levels, Dr. Williams is a current co-chair of the Cowichan Valley Division of Family Practice.

In this Q&A feature, Dr. Williams reminds preceptors and learners alike to have trust in their instincts and abilities, and to celebrate their achievements, every step of the way.

https://familypractice.ubc.ca/clinical-faculty-feature-dr-carole-williams/

Rural, remote and Indigenous communities often face barriers in accessing health care. Researchers can help reduce challenges with innovative, interdisciplinary solutions that centre the needs of the communities, every step of the way. Read this editorial to learn about the Hybrid Care Research Collaborative, a rural health research incubator spearheaded by Department of Family Practice's Dr. John Pawlovich and Department of Medicine's Dr. Anurag Singh, and funded by UBC Medicine's Strategic Investment Fund (SIF).

https://familypractice.ubc.ca/breaking-silos-in-primary-care/

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Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia

Breaking silos in primary care: Putting rural, remote and Indigenous communities first - Department of Family Practice Rural, remote and Indigenous communities often face barriers in accessing health care. Researchers can help reduce challenges with innovative, interdisciplinary solutions that centre the needs of the communities, every step of the way. Learn about the Hybrid Care Research Collaborative, a rural heal...