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CEO's Letter: Be Eligible to Vote in the Doctors of BC Election

March 30, 2016

Dear Member,

The bylaws of the Doctors of BC permit members who are in good standing 40 days before the Annual General Meeting to vote in any regular election. This means that to be eligible to vote in the upcoming 2016 elections you must be a member in good standing before...
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voting, elections

International doctors are setting up practice in rural BC

March 15, 2016

Eleven internationally trained physicians have started practicing in rural and remote communities in BC, the result of a Doctors of BC and provincial government partnership.

The Practice Readiness Program (PRA-BC) receives funding from the Joint Standing Committee on Rural Issues (JSC), a...
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rural practice, rural health, JSC

Rural Medicine - Bred in the Bone

March 10, 2016

Christine Law’s interest in rural communities has been life-long. It began when she moved at age three with her family to Courtenay, B.C., a city of approximately 24,000, and has continued as she studies to become a doctor.

Now a fourth-year medical student, Christine recently received a...
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JSC

Doctors help medical students find their career match

March 4, 2016

Before their hectic life as a doctor, the intensity of residency, the thrill of a CaRMS match, and the stress of a CaRMS interview, every medical student has to answer a career-defining question: what type of medicine do I want to practise?

Doctors of BC supports members from the...
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med students, medical students

Coming together to share progress

February 29, 2016

After more than a decade of working together to improve the health care system and deliver quality patient care - doctors and the government created a forum for partners, stakeholders and health care influencers to come together and share their knowledge and work.

Centered on the work of...
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Joint Collaborative Committees, gpsc, JSC, SSC, shared care committee