Events
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November 2025 Research Rounds | Beyond Translation: Transcreation of the Rahi Care Program into Panjabi with the Rahi Research Team
Date: 20 November 2025Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM Pacific Time
News and Announcements
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In Memoriam: Dr. Marko Yurkovich (1986 – 2025)
The UBC Department of Family Practice remembers Dr. Marko Yurkovich, a treasured physician, colleague, and clinical instructor.
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Radio-Canada Panorama | Dr. Farah Shroff on Declining Fertility Rates in Canada (FR)
“C’est un problème d’abordabilité, d’abord de logement puis après ça de tous les autres coûts de vie,” explique Farah Shroff. “L’instabilité économique, le coût de la garde d’enfants, la stabilité financière pour les jeunes sont d’autres facteurs.”
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2025 Care of the Elderly Scholar Project Awards
Each year, the Department of Family Practice Care of the Elderly Committee awards scholar prizes to second-year residents whose projects demonstrate research excellence related to care of the elderly. Learn about the two winning 2025 resident research projects.
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Dr. Saraswathi Vedam Honoured with the ACNM Lifetime Visionary Award
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) has recognized Dr. Saraswathi Vedam, Professor of Midwifery at the UBC Department of Family Practice and Lead Investigator of the Birth Place Lab, with the prestigious Lifetime Visionary Award.