About

Dr. Videsh Kapoor is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the UBC Department of Family Practice and family physician practicing in Vancouver. She completed all of her medical training at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. She is involved in numerous Faculty of Medicine curriculum development and teaching activities, most notably in establishing Global Health education programs for both undergraduate and postgraduate medical students. Dr. Kapoor is also the co-director of the Enhanced Skills Program R3 Global Health in the Department of Family Practice, and the Global Health Theme Leader in the Medical Undergraduate Program at the University of British Columbia (UBC), as well as the co-founder of the UBC Global Health Initiative. Dr. Kapoor supervises many partnership projects in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Kenya, and Peru in collaboration with community partners. She also chairs a College of Family Physicians of Canada working group to develop core global health competencies for Canadian family medicine residency programs.

Tags: 
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
Social Determinants of Health,
Community Health,
Nutrition & Food Security