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. Marjorie Docherty (Kelowna)
Dr. Marjorie Docherty, Clinical Professor, has been precepting with the Department of Family Practice since 1989. In her remarkable medical education career, which spans well over three decades, her care and dedication have persisted and deepened with every cohort of learners. In this Q&A feature, Dr. Docherty shares with us the…
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In Memoriam: Dr. Małgorzata (Mal) Kamińska
We are saddened to share the news of the passing of Dr. Małgorzata (Mal) Kamińska, Assistant Dean, Student Affairs, Northern Medical Program (NMP), Assistant Professor in the Division of Medical Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), and Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Practice. We mourn with…
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UBC Department of Family Practice Midwifery Program welcomes Allison Campbell as Interim Program Director
UBC Midwifery will welcome a new leadership team on September 1, 2026, as Dr. Cecilia Jevitt begins a long-deferred sabbatical. Allison Campbell will be stepping in as Interim Program Director, with Dr. Luba Butska taking on the roles of Associate Director and Undergraduate Program Lead previously held by Allison.
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.