“Nə́c̓aʔmat, nə́c̓aʔmat, nə́c̓aʔmat,” said Musqueam Elder Shane Pointe as he opened the May 2019 Representative Assembly (RA) meeting commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Commitment on Cultural Safety and Humility in Health Services. Pronounced “nuts amaht” in English, the Coast Salish expression means “we are one.”
Doctors of BC held its 2019 annual general meeting on Friday, 31 May, at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre at UBC’s Vancouver campus. Doctors of BC’s annual awards ceremony was held on Saturday, 1 June, at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel. The evening’s events began with a reception, followed by the awards ceremony, including installation of officers, and the president’s dinner, with remarks given by the new president, Dr Kathleen Ross.
Doctors of BC has awarded its two annual scholarships of $1000 to Ms Katherine Ryeburn of Prince Rupert and Mr Ian Grabher of Nanaimo. As usual, there was an abundance of highly impressive applicants, so the recipients are truly outstanding.