Completed work

  • The Physician Health Program created a virtual peer support group for physicians who are Black, Indigenous, and people of colour (BIPOC).
  • Published the Barrier Assessment and recommendations on the website and shared them with members via all communications channels.
  • Invested in technology to enable virtual meetings and gatherings to make participation in governance bodies more accessible for members living in rural or remote areas, members with disabilities, and members who have small children at home.
  • Assigned a staff person to facilitate the process of exploring the feasibility and best approaches to implementing the recommendations.
  • Introduced a Code of Conduct that sets a minimum standard of conduct for all members of Doctors of BC when carrying out work on behalf of the Association.
  • Improved the planning and communication of work done by the Representative Assembly to keep members informed on the RA’s work and contributions to Doctors of BC’s strategic priorities. Summaries of past RA meetings can be found here (member login required).
  • Delivered unconscious bias and diversity and inclusion training for members on committees, the Representative Assembly, and the Board.
  • Included expanded demographic questions in the Member Satisfaction Survey to better understand how different groups of our members may access our services differently, have different levels of satisfaction, and to ultimately help us learn how to serve better serve members.
  • Developed the Diversity and Inclusion Vision Statement to articulate Doctors of BC’s commitments to increase diversity and inclusion in our governance bodies. 
  • Utilized multiple channels to communicate committee openings to try and reach a wider audience. 
  • Increased physician awareness of opportunities to participate in governance bodies through increased promotion of opportunities and by highlighting physicians serving on committees through the “Doctors Making a Difference" section of our website.
  • Included consideration of diversity and inclusion as a component in the selection of members for committees.