New CMPA president: Dr Debra Boyce

Issue: BCMJ, vol. 60, No. 8, October 2018, Page 417 News
Dr Debra Boyce
Dr Debra Boyce

Dr Debra Boyce is the new president of the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA), elected in late August. Dr Boyce is a family physician based in Peterborough, Ontario, with a history of working in community and hospital medical practice, and an active staff member at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre, and the Peterborough Family Health Team. She also serves as preceptor of the Peterborough-Kawartha Family Medicine Residency program, the Rural Ontario Medical Program, and as an associate professor at both McMaster and Queen’s Universities.

First elected to the CMPA Council in 2008, Dr Boyce served on the Executive Committee and many of the association’s governance committees. She also chaired the Case Review Committee, the Human Resources and Compensation Committee, and the Member and Stakeholder Relations Committee. Prior to her election as president, Dr Boyce served as the CMPA’s second and first vice president.

. New CMPA president: Dr Debra Boyce. BCMJ, Vol. 60, No. 8, October, 2018, Page(s) 417 - News.


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