Videsh Kapoor directs the UBC Division of Global Health in the Department of Family Practice and is co-founder of the university’s Global Health Initiative. The initiative has enhanced the quality of undergraduate education at UBC by offering skills training to students from a broad range of study areas and providing them with an opportunity to contribute to projects in Uganda, India, Honduras, Kenya, and Canada. Dr. Kapoor provides leadership around the development of UBC curricula relating to global health and is a respected and inspiring advocate for improved health outcomes both at home and abroad.
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