An initiative from UBC's Family Medicine Interest Group is giving pre-clerkship medical students the chance to shadow rural family physicians and experience life in rural British Columbia communities. In its third year, the Rural Medicine Community Experience brought 31 students to four rural communities where they witnessed firsthand the unique realities and deep patient relationships that define rural practice.

Real-Time Virtual Support (RTVS) is giving rural communities more equitable access to maternity and delivery services and helping rural providers feel supported along the way.   The Maternity and Babies Advice Line (MaBAL) was launched in August 2020. It is a 24/7 support line for rural providers who want to talk to Family Doctors with perinatal care experience