Doctors of BC welcomes new chief medical advisors

Doctors of BC is pleased to welcome three new chief medical advisors: Dr Kelsey Louie for Indigenous care, Dr Joshua Greggain for primary care, and Dr Chad Kim Sing for specialist care. Together, these physician leaders will provide expert guidance and clinical insight and, in collaboration with the Board of Directors, help shape the direction of advocacy, negotiations, and policy work. They will strengthen the connection between Doctors of BC’s strategic plan and the lived experiences of physicians across the province, integrating medical leadership into day-to-day operations.

Dr Louie, who previously served as deputy chief medical officer at the First Nations Health Authority, focuses on advancing culturally safe care within physician services and responding to the ongoing impacts of colonialism on Indigenous health outcomes. He is also actively involved in initiatives focused on equity, inclusivity, and elimination of Indigenous-specific racism, including the First Nations Virtual Doctor of the Day program.

Dr Greggain has a broad appreciation for the priorities and challenges of physicians in both rural and urban settings, having led and practised for years in remote communities throughout the Fraser Canyon before relocating to Vancouver Island. He intersperses his work with locums across the province in family practice, emergency medicine, and inpatient care, and he co-leads the Network of Rural Divisions at the Rural Coordination Centre of British Columbia.

Dr Kim Sing has held a variety of clinical, academic, and executive health care roles—most recently as vice president of medicine and academic affairs at Vancouver Coastal Health. He also brings an extensive teaching background, both as a clinical associate professor in the University of British Columbia’s Department of Emergency Medicine and as a certified organizational coach, helping individuals and medical teams improve their performance, engagement, and strategic planning.

Each chief medical advisor brings a unique perspective shaped by prior involvement with Doctors of BC. Dr Louie has been central to the association’s truth and reconciliation work, playing a key role in establishing our Indigenous Guiding Circle and, until recently, serving on the Board, where he facilitated several learning sessions on cultural safety in health care. Dr Greggain served as president of the association in 2023 and as a member of the Joint Standing Committee on Rural Issues, and he played an instrumental role in developing the Longitudinal Family Physician Payment Model. Dr Kim Sing has been a member of the Section of Emergency Medicine, has served as the Vancouver Coastal Health lead in Physician Master Agreement negotiations, and has supported more than 100 physician quality improvement projects through the Joint Collaborative Committees.

Drs Louie, Greggain, and Kim Sing have long demonstrated their advocacy for colleagues and patients through decades of leadership, with a strong focus on physician engagement. We look forward to the guidance and collaboration they will bring as we continue to support BC physicians to be leaders in transforming health care.
—Doctors of BC