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Jay Draper
This August the BCMJ conducted an online survey of Doctors of BC members. The objective was to gather member insights to increase BCMJ value by understanding your needs, preferences, and behaviors. Specifically, we... Read More
6 June 2015, Pan Pacific Hotel, Vancouver, BC With the Doctors of BC Annual Business Meeting and General Assembly happening in the midst of the remarkable runoff vote for president-elect between Drs Brian Day and... Read More
Dr Cunningham discusses a patient with Dr Tracey Stephenson in the emergency department of the Cowichan District Hospital. Dr William Cunningham is the first emergency department physician to be president... Read More
Annual Business Meeting and General Assembly Saturday, 1 June 2013 Pan Pacific Hotel, Vancouver Like last year, the Annual Business Meeting and General Assembly was held at the Pan Pacific Hotel on downtown... Read More
Dr Shelley Ross (photo by Karen Tregillas) BCMJ Managing Editor Jay Draper spoke to Dr Ross in July, 1 month into her presidency. Here is a condensed version of their conversation. Can you tell me about... Read More
BCMA Annual Meeting 2012 Annual Business Meeting and General Assembly Saturday, 9 June 2012 Pan Pacific Hotel, Vancouver With the announcement that BCMA negotiators and the provincial government had reached a... Read More
Mr Allan Seckel began his law career at Russell & DuMoulin and became partner/associate of the merged firm of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin. Mr Seckel holds a bachelor of laws from the University of Victoria, a master... Read More
Each year the BCMA elects a new president, but for the last decade and a half, behind every president there has been one steady hand on the tiller—that of CEO Dr Mark Schonfeld. Jay Draper spoke with him before his... Read More
Dr Nasir Jetha is a Vancouver pediatrician, award-winning teacher, and now President of the BCMA. But the road here has been anything but straight; living through two revolutions on four continents has only strengthened... Read More
BCMA president 2010–2011 For more than 30 years, Dr Ian Gillespie has practised general adult psychiatry with an interest in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), physician health, and medical-fitness-to-drive issues... Read More