RN(C), RM
Clinical Assistant Professor
Representative, Family Practice Clinical Faculty Appointments and Promotions Committee
Email: laura.t.mercer@ubc.ca
Laura is a Clinical Assistant Professor and member of the Department of Family Practice Clinical Faculty Appointments and Promotions Committee. She has been active with clinical skills instruction and objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) since 2016, particularly with the Island Cohort of the UBC Midwifery Program. She enjoys the privilege of getting to know students as they progress through the challenges of early practice, and then working alongside new graduates as colleagues in the community.
Laura has engaged a variety of clinical and educator roles in perinatal care since 2008, when she graduated as a Registered Nurse from the University of Calgary. After completing the Bachelor of Midwifery degree at UBC in 2015, she served the Western Communities of Greater Victoria in a shared care midwifery practice. Currently she provides antenatal midwifery care in a multidisciplinary clinic that welcomes many families who are new to Canada. She retains her love for obstetrical nursing and works as a casual RN on a tertiary care labour and birth unit. Laura has a special interest in educational and workplace features that sustain interdisciplinary perinatal teams. She supports continuing professional development and compassionate care through involvement in coordinating hospital-based rounds. Laura is currently pursuing her research interests on midwifery professional identity through graduate studies at the University of Victoria.
Education:
University of Victoria, Master of Nursing in progress; expected completion: summer 2025
University of British Columbia, 2015, Bachelor of Midwifery
University of Calgary, 2008, Bachelor of Nursing Accelerated Track
University of British Columbia, 2005, Bachelor of Arts (Hons) History with International Relations
Credentials
Registered Midwife, British Columbia
Registered Nurse, British Columbia
Specialized practice certification for hormonal contraceptive and STI management
Professional Affiliations:
British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
Canadian Association for Midwifery Education (CAMEd/ACFSF)
Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM/ACSF)
Canadian Association of Perinatal and Women’s Health Nurses (CAPWHN)
Midwives Association of British Columbia (MABC)
Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of British Columbia (NNPBC) Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada (SOGC)
Laura is a regular guest lecturer throughout 2-4th year intensives, and an OSCE invigilator.
Representatives for Midwifery in the Department of Family Practice Clinical Faculty Appointment and Promotions Committee (DCFAPC) meet two or three times a year, depending on the number of applications received. The members review applications for promotion to assistant professor. The members meet via Zoom and are compensated under the CF Compensation Terms Designated Committees.
Research Interests
Professional identity making; history of childbirth care; midwifery & nursing education.
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