Education

  • Congratulations to the Graduates of our Department’s Inaugural Class of Vancouver Summer School students!

    In July and August, the department offered  four weeks of classes to visiting undergraduate medical students from around the world, through UBC’s Vancouver Summer Program. Students were introduced to the specialty of Obstetrics and Gynaecology with lectures from dozens of UBC faculty and others on a broad array of topics in the discipline. Their learning […] Read More

  • Welcome James Hayward, MFM Fellow

    We would like to welcome Dr. James Hayward to the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship (Subspecialty Residency)! Dr. Hayward recently completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Saskatchewan, after attending medical school at UBC. Welcome, Dr. Hayward! Read More

  • New Advanced Trainee in Endometriosis, Pelvic Pain and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery

    We would like to welcome Dr Alicia Long as the new fellow in Endo, CPP and ALS. Alicia completed medical school and a residency in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Alberta. Read More

  • 2019 Friedman Award for Scholars in Health

    Congratulations to Aalia Sachedina (OBGYN resident) and Maggie Woo Kinshella (PhD student, Reproductive and Developmental Sciences) for receiving the prestigious  Friedman Award for Scholars in Health. Friedman Scholars receive funding for six or more months of study outside western Canada. Aalia Sachedina is a medical resident in Obstetrics & Gynaecology at BC Women’s and Children’s Hospital. […] Read More

  • Competence By Design (CBD) launching July 1, 2019

    The Obstetrics and Gynaecology residency programs in Canada, including UBC, will be implementing the Royal College Competence By Design (CBD) competency-based education mandate for the residents who are starting in the program on July 1, 2019.   The principle of CBD is shifting from a time-based to outcome-based education with multiple, low stake assessments.   […] Read More

  • 2019 Resident Research Orientation

            Our residents who are wrapping up their PGY1 year got to engage in a full day of learning at our annual Resident Research Orientation on June 6th, 2019.  Topics covered include resident research expectations, critical literature appraisal, library resources, study design, ethics approval process, privacy in the context of research, biostatistics […] Read More

  • Welcome Incoming 1st Year Residents (Transition To Discipline) to UBC Obstetrics & Gynaecology Residency Program 2019

    On behalf of Dr. Jagdeep Ubhi, Residency Program Director, I am pleased to announce the new first-year residents in the UBC Obstetrics & Gynaecology residency program for the 2019/20 academic year, who will be joining us July 1, 2019. Two of our own from UBC, and 6 from across the continent – Winnipeg, Kingston, Pennsylvania […] Read More

  • UBC Obstetrics and Gynaecology Residency Instagram Page!

      We have recently created an Instagram page for the UBC Obstetrics and Gynaecology Residency Program. Here we will highlight the conferences, workshops and other events which residents attend. Please support the page and follow to see what residency life looks like! @ubcobgyn Read More

  • Dr Kristy Cho – GREI Fellow for 2019 – 2021

    On behalf of Dr. Sonya Kashyap, REI Program Director, we are pleased to announce Dr. Kristy Cho as UBC’s match for the 2019 – 2021 GREI Fellowship. Dr. Cho completed medical school and residency in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of British Columbia. We believe she will make an excellent addition to the REI […] Read More

  • 2018 Friedman Scholar: Lindsay Richter

    Congratulations to Lindsay Richter, one of nine recipients for 2018’s Friedman Award for Scholars in Health. Lindsay is a student in the Master of Science program in Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, working with research supervisors Dr. Sarka Lisonkova and Dr. Joseph Ting. Lindsay’s research uses a large national database and epidemiological methods to examine recent […] Read More


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The UBC Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology actively participates in a wide range of education programs involving diverse learners from many arenas over several sites.

  • In line with the current expansion of the medical school, the undergraduate program is embarking on distributed learning at many levels.
  • The postgraduate residency program continues to evolve and recreate itself in response to expansion needs and resident feedback. An increase in the trainee numbers is providing a real opportunity to address the manpower shortage of obstetricians and gynaecologists within the province and across the country. With increased numbers comes a chance to re-evaluate current sites and look to our community partners in order to provide new and exciting opportunities for resident training.
  • Subspecialty training within the UBC Department  includes two year fellowship programs with a strong clinical base.
  • Trainees from BCIT, the UBC Midwifery Program, Family Practice, and Nursing, not to mention elective students in both the undergraduate and postgraduate medical programs from across the county and around the world, contribute to the diversity and richness of our educational programs and the learners they serve.

If you are a Visiting International Research Student, please visit the VIRS page.