Doctors of BC elections

Issue: BCMJ, vol. 63, No. 1, January February 2021, Page 24 News
Dr Ramneek Dosanjh
Dr Ramneek Dosanjh, president-elect for 2021

The Doctors of BC Board comprises the president and president-elect, along with seven directors-at-large. Dr Ramneek Dosanjh has been elected president-elect for 2021 (president in 2022). Dr Dosanjh joins Drs Kevin Martin and Jeff Dresselhuis, who were elected to 2-year terms as family practice members of the Board, and Dr Sophia Wong who was elected to a 2-year term as a specialist member of the Board. Dr Lawrence Welsh was elected to a 1-year term on the Board. The Board in 2021 will be made up of:

  1. Dr Matthew Chow, president
  2. Dr Ramneek Dosanjh, president-elect
  3. Dr Jeff Dresselhuis, chair
  4. Dr Adam Thompson, director-at-large, family medicine
  5. Dr Kevin Martin, director-at-large, family medicine
  6. Dr Barbara Blumenauer, director-at-large, specialist
  7. Dr Sophia Wong, director-at-large, specialist
  8. Dr Lloyd Oppel, director-at-large, specialist
  9. Dr Lawrence Welsh, director-at-large, family medicine

. Doctors of BC elections. BCMJ, Vol. 63, No. 1, January, February, 2021, Page(s) 24 - News.


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