Midwifery Students & Mentees

Rosehips is a teaching clinic. Our midwives are classroom teachers at UBC and UVic, and often have advanced students with them at births, home visits and clinic appointments. Rosehips is also privileged to partner with the Internationally Educated Midwives Bridging Program, which orients trained midwives from all over the world to the Canadian system.

It is always your choice whether or you’d like to have students present during your care, but we gratefully ask that you consider it. There is a shortage of Registered Midwives in BC and hands-on experience is the best method of teaching the heart and hands of midwifery.

Gina Johnson

2ND YEAR STUDENT, UBC MIDWIFERY PROGRAM

STARTING FROM JANUARY 2026

My name is Gina, and I’m a second year midwifery student at UBC. I am very excited for this year of learning from active midwives and the clients we serve!

Through the past 6 years, I have volunteered and worked as a doula, supporting folks during pregnancy and afterwards, whether for labour & birth, abortion, or postpartum. I’m passionate about working with people who experience barriers in healthcare, and I feel honoured to have worked with people from many walks of life; it is amazing to be trusted and invited into people’s stories.

  • I am a white settler, a queer person, a non-disabled person; I recognise my positions of privilege and am committed to life-long learning. Cultural humility is important to me, and I am grateful to the Indigenous Midwives who have cared for pregnant people since time immemorial.

    I love to empower parents as they step into new roles, and I am an advocate for my clients’ autonomy during their reproductive healthcare experiences. Thank you in advance for allowing me to learn! My midwifery story began before I even knew what a midwife was. When I was growing up, one of my sisters went through a very difficult pregnancy and became a young single parent.

    Even though I was only a teen at the time, I was her main support person. While she prepared for labour and birth, I was by her side watching birth videos and learning about what to expect.

    Years later, another sister of mine invited me to be at her labour and birth. She had fantastic midwives, and she also had a doula on her support team. Just weeks after that baby was born, I took my first doula training and never looked back from birth work. I have seen the huge impact midwifery has on communities and individuals, and I want to be able to offer this skilful care.

    Some other fun facts about this future midwife - I’m a professional chorister, and I’ve worked as a tree planter in northern BC for 6 years. I have a wonderful partner, five older siblings, and I’m an auntie to 7 sweet kiddos ages 4 to 16.

Taylor Semchuk

CERTIFIED BREASTFEEDING SPECIALIST (she/her)

SEEING CLIENTS AT ROSEHIPS MIDWIFERY FROM JANUARY 2026

Shadowing Rebecca Geddes, IBCLC in June

Taylor is Vancouver Island born-and-raised. She is a student getting her shadowing hours to be an internal board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). She has a background in medical office administration. When she's not working she can be found chasing her toddler around, riding her e-bike or cooking vegetarian food.

  • Taylor has a passion for providing accessible, inclusive care for all types of families.

    From January 2026, she will start seeing private-pay postpartum clients as well as those beyond 6 weeks.