Assistant Professor, Division of Social Medicine
Dr. Femke Hoekstra, PhD is an Assistant Professor at UBC’s Department of Medicine, Division of Social Medicine in the area of Implementation Science. She is also Investigator within the Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management (CCDPM) at the UBC Okanagan and Associate Member of International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD). Dr. Hoekstra holds a Doctor of Philosophy, PhD from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, in the areas of implementation science, rehabilitation, and physical activity promotion.
Dr. Hoekstra’s implementation science research program focuses on improving (virtual) health services and care for equity-deserving groups in rural, remote and isolated communities. Her research involves studying implementation processes of health innovations in real-world settings from different perspectives. To maximize the quality and impact of her work, she meaningfully engages research users as partners throughout the research process.
Division of Social Medicine | Department of Medicine
400-1045 Howe Street
Vancouver, BC Canada V6Z 2A9