Representative Assembly

The Representative Assembly (RA) provides a forum to discuss issues of importance to the profession and provides guidance to the Board of Directors in decision making. It brings together physicians from all medical sections and regions, including those who provide services within the scope of the Rural Practice Subsidiary Agreement, the First Nations Health Authority or other Indigenous health contexts, students, and residents. Responsibilities of the Representative Assembly are established in Bylaw 10.2.

Responsibilities include:

• Elect Board Directors at Large, as well as Members at Large on the Audit and Finance Committee, Governance Committee and Nominating Committee, from amongst candidates nominated by and from the Doctors of BC membership.
• Elect the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Representative Assembly, from amongst candidates nominated by and from the Doctors of BC membership.
• Approve any increase or decrease to membership dues.
• Monitor Board performance.

RA reports

Read the latest news and happenings from the Representative Assembly.

Representative Assembly members are either elected during the annual fall election process or appointed by the section/organization they represent for three-year terms.

Non-voting members

Speaker

Dr Lloyd Oppel
Speaker@doctorsofbc.ca

Deputy Speaker

Dr Alicia Pawluk

Doctors of BC President

Dr Adam Thompson

President-Elect

Dr Baldev Sanghera

Immediate Past President

Dr Charlene Lui

Board Chair

Dr John Hwang

Directors

Dr William Abelson
Dr Melissa Duff
Dr Dan Horvat
Dr Kelsey Louie
Dr Laurie Main
Dr Curtis Smecher
Dr Elizabeth Swiggum