Program Director
The Family Planning Clinical Fellowship is one of a kind in Canada. Our program provides post-graduate obstetrician gynaecologists the opportunity to focus on comprehensive family planning training, including advanced abortion care and contraception, as well as training in research methodologies. Family Planning Clinical Fellows will be trained in both clinical and research aspects of advanced family planning and enhance their skills and confidence in generalist obstetrics and gynaecology work.
This program involves both didactic and clinical training to achieve competencies in the following areas:
- Family planning services, including complex contraception
- 1st and 2nd trimester medical and surgical abortion (hospital and community based)
- Early pregnancy assessment (EPAC)
- Maintenance & expansion of generalist OB/GYN skills (hospital & community based)
- Research skills (participation in ongoing research or clinical protocol development)
- Advocacy
- Teaching
- Clinical leadership
This program is closely aligned with the Fellowship in Family Planning based at the UCSF Bixby Centre for Global Health.
Clinical activities are primarily housed at BC Women’s Hospital, Vancouver General Hospital and affiliated clinics. As we are the regional centre for advanced family planning, we have a high clinical volume that provides excellent teaching opportunities. We have a committed teaching faculty as well as a robust and active research program to ensure a high-quality learning experience.
Program Director
Brian Fitzsimmons MD, FRCSC, FACOG
E: brian.fitzsimmons@cw.bc.ca
Program Administrator
Mamta Rohra
E: mamta.rohra@vch.ca
If you are an OBGYN resident interested in doing an elective in this program, please contact Mamta Rohra mamta.rohra@vch.ca