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Call for Nominations for Doctors of BC and Canadian Medical Association Awards

October 5, 2016

Please consider this opportunity to honour colleagues, mentors, teachers and pioneers for their contributions to the medical profession, by nominating individual(s) for these prestigious awards, and encourage members in your districts to submit nominations.  

All relevant nominations...
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Doctors asked to help monitor effectiveness of this year’s flu vaccine

October 4, 2016


Photo courtesy of CBC News (Valentin Flauraud/Reuters)​ 

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is looking for doctors to participate in a program that will  help track the effectiveness of this year's influenza vaccine.

"Last year showed the lowest vaccine effectiveness...
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Let’s dance - BC doctors working with kids to get active

September 30, 2016

BC doctors are visiting a number schools around the province this month to encourage kids to get active and make healthy choices. It’s all part of the Doctors of BC annual Be Active Every Day campaign, which will challenge over 5,000 elementary students to get and stay active 60 minutes a day...
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We're now on Facebook!

September 7, 2016
Doctors of BC now has an association Facebook page specifically for you, our members! If you use Facebook, visit our page here, and connect with us by “Liking”.       Why join us on Facebook? Receive key service and corporate information from your association Reminders about events and important...
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New student benefit: Doctors of BC provides no-cost life insurance throughout medical school

August 31, 2016

Medical students, like all students around the province, are getting ready to head back to school in this Fall. And Doctors of BC is here to help you. We provide a wide range of information on benefits and programs offered to medical students through our Association.

One such benefit is...
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