
Welcome to the Department of Family Practice
We stand at the forefront of transformative primary healthcare, blending education and research to create, implement and support team-based approaches to family practice. Together with our partners, we provide the next generation of family physicians and midwives the patient-centred foundation to shape the future of primary care in British Columbia.
News and Events
Department news, announcements, and updates
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Clinical Faculty Feature: Dr. Adam Sandell (Southern Gulf Islands)
Dr. Adam Sandell trained and worked in the UK for many years before moving to BC in 2020. While in the UK, alongside his work as a doctor, he was also a human rights lawyer. Adam has also helped develop primary care services in Africa, India, and the Middle East.…
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In Memoriam: Dr. Michael C. Klein (1938 – 2026)
The UBC Department of Family Practice is saddened to share the passing of Dr. Michael C. Klein, CM, MD, FCFP CCFP FAAP (neonatal-perinatal). Dr. Klein was an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Family Practice and the Department of Pediatrics at UBC. He was also an irreplaceable mentor, researcher, activist and…
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Clinical Faculty Feature: Dr. Sarah McCorquodale, Interim Provincial Program Director, Family Practice Residency Program
Dr. Sarah McCorquodale has been integral to medical education at UBC for more than 25 years. On May 25, 2026, she stepped into her new role as the Interim Provincial Program Director for our Family Practice Residency Program. She previously served as Regional Associate Dean, Interior, where she played a key…
With gratitude, we acknowledge that the UBC Department of Family Practice —encompassing our programs, clinics, faculty, learners and staff—is located on traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of Indigenous peoples—including First Nations, Métis and Inuit—around the province now known as British Columbia. In our work within the Department, we all have a responsibility to disrupt, dismantle and decolonize in order to unravel the ways in which settlers have exercised and continue to exercise their power and privilege with consequent impacts on First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples. We acknowledge the ongoing consequences of colonization and strive for reconciliation.








