Collaboration and Opportunity

In my first President’s Blog I want to say how honoured and privileged I am to represent our profession over the coming year. Medicine was my calling; it has provided me with a career in which I am able to have a positive individual influence on people’s lives while also contributing to the greater good of society. And as I step into my role, I am committed to being a strong representative voice for the doctors in our province and our association as we move forward in a time of progressive and positive change.

During my term there are two key values I will keep foremost in mind and in my actions: collaboration and opportunity. We will continue our collaborative work this year because when we work together and come to a consensus, the end result is stronger. Only then can we truly make a difference. And collaboration is also the key to seizing the opportunities we have before us. We must take advantage of and act upon the opportunities that we worked hard to get – opportunities achieved through the recent Physician Master Agreement. We have positioned ourselves to do so much for the profession and for our patients, but in order for this to happen we as a profession must be engaged; we must be united and we must be leaders!

Under the umbrella of collaboration and opportunity there are a number of priorities and goals I intend to focus on – you can read more about these in my first BC Medical Journal President’s Comment. We must continue to increase our engagement and collaborate within our own ranks, with our communities, and with all of our health care partners. We as individuals must be inspired to fulfill our dream for a better system. Only then will we as a profession be able to influence positive change.

- Dr Charles Webb

President, 2015/2016