Doctors of BC is calling for nominations of members in good standing for either of the following 2017 awards.

Don B. Rix Award for Physician Leadership

Candidates for this award may have achieved distinction in areas such as:

Better together. You will often hear me repeat these are two words when I’m communicating with our members. Quite simply it means that when we are united as a profession and working together, we really can make a meaningful difference. You have probably also seen the two words associated with our Doctors of BC logo (Better. Together.). That’s because they form the foundation of the work we do with and for our members.

4 June 2016, Pan Pacific Hotel, Vancouver, BC

In the recent Doctors of BC 2016–17 election for president-elect, less than 30% of our membership voted, with the winner receiving 53% of that vote. In the last federal election, which required voters to visit a polling station rather than push a button on a computer, voter turnout was 68%. The other two positions on the executive, and all but 1 of 11 positions on the Board, were filled by acclamation. What has happened to our profession? Why is there such apathy? We had a highly respected candidate for president-elect who ran on the platform of engaging the membership in real change.