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Arun K. Garg, PhD, MD
The Canada India Network Society was established in 2010 to connect leaders from Canada and India in order to build collaborative opportunities among the countries’ academic institutions and industries. The Canada India... Read More
Dr Ralph William Spitzer passed away in Victoria, BC, on 17 October 2018 at the age of 100. He is survived by his loving family: wife, Hisako Kurotaki; daughter, Eloise (Rob); and granddaughter, Kali. Ralph was... Read More
Dr Norman Rigby was born in Manchester, the heart of England’s industrial north, but grew up in the beauty of New Forest, along England’s southwest coast. At 18, like all young men of his era, he found himself in the... Read More
Dr Gur Sharan Singh was born on 25 September 1936 in the city of Jullundur, Punjab, India. He earned his medical degree at Punjab University, India, in 1959 and trained in neurosurgery at the University of Rochester... Read More
It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of Dr Alexander Hugh Pontifex. Known to his family, friends, and colleagues as Hugh, he lived his life with kindness, intelligence, and integrity. Hugh grew up in... Read More
The governance and representation dilemma The conflict between good governance and effective member representation is an issue that the BCMA has looked at for 20 years and has been subjected to four previous reviews... Read More
The Canadian Medical Association has represented doctors at the federal level since 1867, but membership has declined and dissatisfaction is growing. And if proposed changes to the CMA Board are accepted, things are... Read More