She obtained her BSc at Dalhousie University where she did a combined Honours in Biology and Economics, followed by a Master of Arts degree at McMaster University in Economics with a concentration in health economics. More recently, she completed her doctorate studies at UBC examining the equity consequences of the policy change from age-based to income-based pharmacare in BC. Her current research focus combines her substantive interest in women’s health with her training in economics, health services research, and epidemiology to answer questions related to gynecologic cancer prevention, healthy reproduction and pregnancy, and equity in access to health services. Janet Joy, Associate Scientist janet.joy@vch.ca