Released: Doctors of BC’s new Report to Members

Issue: BCMJ, vol. 62, No. 10, December 2020, Page 366 News

The Doctors of BC Report to Members 2019–20 was released in late November and is available online now. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the association’s annual general meeting and Board elections were rescheduled to early December 2020, resulting in a longer than usual reporting period. The theme of the report, “Advocating for our members,” illustrates some of the ways the association has been working to support its members through the pandemic.

The report contains:

  • Submissions from the association’s CEO, president, chair of the Board, and speaker of the Representative Assembly reviewing the activities of the last year that have provided value to our members.
  • Full audited financial report.
  • Reports from committees, councils, sections, societies, and affiliated organizations.

The report is available now at www.doctorsofbc.ca/about-us/report-members.

. Released: Doctors of BC’s new Report to Members. BCMJ, Vol. 62, No. 10, December, 2020, Page(s) 366 - News.


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