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Election starts Monday June 26 – be part of our governance change

June 23, 2017

Doctors of BC members will soon be casting ballots for a new President-Elect and for the elected district delegate positions to the newly-created Representative Assembly.

Voting is easy – just watch for an e-mail from Everyone Counts Canada to be sent out Monday June 26, 2017. This e-mail...
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2017 Doctors of BC Awards – Honouring Outstanding Physicians

June 20, 2017

Every year, we acknowledge the outstanding contributions of physicians around our province through the Doctors of BC Awards. This year, the ceremony took place at our Annual General Meeting event in Vancouver June 3rd. Doctors of BC congratulates all the recipients who have made and continue to...
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CEO's Letter: Information on next steps in the nominations and elections process

June 16, 2017

Dear Members,

The nomination deadline for elections to the Representative Assembly has now concluded. The tally of nominations can be found on the Governance webpage (bottom left side). Doctors of BC will send you the final list of nominees on June 24th, two days before elections begin....
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BC Orthopaedic Surgeons launch campaign to reduce patient wait times

June 15, 2017

The BC Orthopaedic Association is spearheading a campaign to advocate for timely access to orthopaedic care for all Canadians. The group is asking provincial and national governments to help surgeons provide immediate care for all urgent orthopaedic problems and appropriate care within 90 days...
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Dr Steve Hardwick presents petitions signed by BC citizens to Premier Mike Harcourt and Health Minister Elizabeth Cull

Bringing our history to life

June 15, 2017

Doctors of BC, and the BCMA before it, has a history rich in stories and colourful characters. The association has found itself on the pages of the newspapers hundreds of times over the years, but now one of the association’s own stalwarts has chosen to tell the Doctors of BC story from his...
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