Dr. John Pawlovich
Program Coordinator, Rural Education Action Plan; Medical Director, Carrier Sekani Family Services; Telehealth Sector Lead, RCCbc
Dr. John Pawlovich is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Practice at University of British Columbia (UBC). He completed his medical degree in 1994 at UBC. He then went to Chilliwack, BC where he completed a two year Family Practice Residency. He has worked in many rural and remote sites across Canada. Over the last twenty five plus years an interest in Indigenous Health evolved with a focus of bringing innovative primary care and specialty services onto reserve to reach the people most in need. Using new technology such as telehealth from his home office in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Dr Pawlovich is able to connect to multiple remote Indigenous communities to help provide the daily primary care they deserve and need. He continues to make monthly visits to northern Indigenous communities to ensure the closeness of his relationship to the people remains strong. He is currently the director of the Rural Education Action Plan in British Columbia, the Medical Director for Carrier Sekani Family Services and the Telehealth Sector Lead for the Rural Coordination Center of BC. Dr Pawlovich is involved in many telehealth initiatives in the province of British Columbia. He is a co-founder and co-lead of the BC Virtual Health Grand Rounds, and the e-Health theme lead for the UBC Faculty of Medicine. He speaks both nationally and internationally on virtual healthcare solutions and systems.
Dr. John Pawlovich is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Practice at University of British Columbia (UBC). He completed his medical degree in 1994 at UBC. He then went to Chilliwack, BC where he completed a two year Family Practice Residency. He has worked in many rural and remote sites across Canada. Over the last twenty five plus years an interest in Indigenous Health evolved with a focus of bringing innovative primary care and specialty services onto reserve to reach the people most in need. Using new technology such as telehealth from his home office in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Dr Pawlovich is able to connect to multiple remote Indigenous communities to help provide the daily primary care they deserve and need. He continues to make monthly visits to northern Indigenous communities to ensure the closeness of his relationship to the people remains strong. He is currently the director of the Rural Education Action Plan in British Columbia, the Medical Director for Carrier Sekani Family Services and the Telehealth Sector Lead for the Rural Coordination Center of BC. Dr Pawlovich is involved in many telehealth initiatives in the province of British Columbia. He is a co-founder and co-lead of the BC Virtual Health Grand Rounds, and the e-Health theme lead for the UBC Faculty of Medicine. He speaks both nationally and internationally on virtual healthcare solutions and systems.
