Resident Doctors of BC has several internal committees which focus on specific needs of the association and residents. The initiatives of these committees are the responsibility of the Board. Some committees are solely populated by Board members while others are open to the full membership. To join an available committee please contact the committee chair.
Committees
Internal, Joint & External
Internal Committees
- Awards Selection Committee
The Award Committee meets once per year to review the nominations for the annual Resident Innovation Fund and Awards of Excellence. The committee is formed each year in September. The committee consists of the President, Executive Director, Director of Resident Affairs and Wellness, Director of External & Labour Relations, and an additional Director selected at the first Board Meeting who will serve as chair. Individuals on the Selection Committee are not able to nominate or act as a reference.
2020-2021 Committee:
Chair: Dr. Kevin Liang R1 – Family Medicine (Resident Doctors of BC Board Director)
Members:
Dr. Alana Fleet R4 – Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Resident Doctors of BC Past President)
Dr. Maya Rosenkrantz R1 – Pediatrics (Resident Doctors of BC Director of Resident Affairs & Wellness)
Dr. Evan Mah R1 – Family Medicine (Resident Doctors of BC Director of External & Labour Relations)
Dr. Laura Labonté R2 – Psychiatry (Resident Doctors of BC Board Director)
Mr. Harry Gray (Resident Doctors of BC Executive Director) - Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is made up of the executive members of the board and supported by the Executive Director. They discuss pertinent issues that arise relating to Resident Doctors of BC and resident issues between Board Meetings.
The Executive Committee membership is restricted to the Executive Members of the Board. If you would like to contact the Executive, please contact Resident Doctors of BC.
2020-2021 Committee:
Chair: Dr. Alana Fleet R4 – Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Resident Doctors of BC Past President)
Members:
Dr. Daphne Lu R3 – General Surgery (Resident Doctors of BC President)
Dr. Casey Chan R5 – General Internal Medicine (Resident Doctors of BC Director of Operations & Finance)
Dr. Maya Rosenkrantz R1 – Pediatrics (Resident Doctors of BC Director of Resident Affairs & Wellness)
Dr. Evan Mah R1 – Family Medicine (Resident Doctors of BC Director of External & Labour Relations)
Mr. Harry Gray (Resident Doctors of BC Executive Director) - External Relations Committee
The External Relations Committee is newly established to expand RDBC connections with stakeholders and external parties.
2020-2021 Committee:
Chair: Dr. Evan Mah R1 – Family Medicine (Resident Doctors of BC Director of External & Labour Relations)
Members:
Dr. Daphne Lu R3 – General Surgery (Resident Doctors of BC President)
Dr. Laura Labonté R2 – Psychiatry (Resident Doctors of BC Director)
Dr. Devon Mitchell R1 – Emergency Medicine (Resident Doctors of BC Director)
Dr. Brandon Tang R3 – Internal Medicine (Resident Doctors of BC Director)
Dr. Kevin Liang R1 – Family Medicine (Resident Doctors of BC Director)
Mr. Harry Gray (Resident Doctors of BC Executive Director) - Finance Committee
This committee is populated by Board members and is responsible for developing guidelines for capital assets and funds. They also review financial statements and present the annual operating budget for the association.
The Finance Committee membership is restricted to the members listed. If you would like to contact the Finance Committee, please email Resident Doctors of BC.
2020-2021 Committee:
Chair: Dr. Casey Chan R5 – General Internal Medicine (Resident Doctors of BC Director of Operations & Finance)
Members:
Dr. Daphne Lu R3 – General Surgery (Resident Doctors of BC President)
Dr. Alana Fleet R4 – Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Resident Doctors of BC Immediate Past President)
Dr. Prabhjas Hans R1 – Family Medicine (Resident Doctors of BC Director)
Dr. Naima Kotadia R3 – Anesthesiology (Resident Doctors of BC Director)
Mr. Harry Gray (Resident Doctors of BC Executive Director) - Governance Committee
This committee addresses issues pertaining to the Constitution and by-laws or Resident Doctors of BC and creates or updates polices that are directly related to the administration of the organization.
2020 – 2021 Committee
Chair: Dr. Casey Chan R5 – General Internal Medicine (Resident Doctors of BC Director of Operations & Finance)
Members:
Dr. Alana Fleet R4 – Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Resident Doctors of BC Immediate Past President)
Dr. Cheryl Young R3 – Population and Public Health
Dr. Kira Gossack-Keenan R3 – Emergency Medicine
Dr. Charles Yang R2 – Internal Medicine
Dr. Helena Bentley R1 – Diagnostic Radiology - Health & Wellness Committee
The purpose of this committee is to facilitate events of interest to residents and to increase member participation in events.
2020-2021 Committee Projects:
Propose social events to be sponsored/run by Resident Doctors of BC and continue successful events from previous years
Propose health and wellness events to be sponsored/run by Resident Doctors of BC and continue successful events from previous years
Source discounts for members
Source health and wellness resources and communicate them to the membership
Liaise with external stakeholders to determine partnership opportunities on issues of physician health and wellness
2020-2021 Committee:
Chair: Dr. Naima Kotadia R3 – Anesthesiology (Resident Doctors of BC Director)
Members:
Dr. Maya Rosenkrantz R1 – Pediatrics (Resident Doctors of BC Director of Resident Affairs & Wellness)
Dr. Heather Cadenhead R3 – Anesthesiology (Resident Doctors of BC Director)
Dr. Laura Labonté R2 – Psychiatry (Resident Doctors of BC Director)
Dr. Prabhjas Hans R1 – Family Medicine (Resident Doctors of BC Director) - Labour Relations Committee
The role of this committee is to address matters pertaining to the Collective Agreement in between negotiations cycles
2019-2020 Committee Projects:
Conduct the Membership Survey in advance of the start of negotiations (shared with the Negotiations Committee, to be completed before negotiations begin)
Use the Membership Survey results to assist the Negotiations Committee with the development of negotiations priorities
Labour Relations Committee transitions to a job action committee for planning and executing a job action strategy during periods of but not limited to:
- Negotiations cycles
- When another health care union plans to go on strike or is on strike
- When the resident membership votes in favour of going on strike
2020-2021 Committee:
Chair: Dr. Evan Mah R1 – Family Medicine (Resident Doctors of BC Director of External & Labour Relations)
Members:
Dr. Daphne Lu R3 – General Surgery (Resident Doctors of BC President)
Dr. Maya Rosenkrantz R1 – Pediatrics (Resident Doctors of BC Director Director of Resident Affairs and Wellness)
Mr. Harry Gray (Resident Doctors of BC Executive Director)The Labour Relations Committee membership is restricted to the members listed. If you would like to contact the Labour Relations Committee, please email Resident Doctors of BC.
- Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Committee
The role of this committee is to support RDBC in establishing an EDI strategy that ensures the organization considers EDI issues in meeting its purpose and mission in alignment with its strategic priorities.
2020-2021 Committee:
Co-Chairs: Dr. Maya Rosenkrantz R1 – Pediatrics (Resident Doctors of BC Director Director of Resident Affairs and Wellness) and Dr. Simaran Kalkat R1 – Internal Medicine
Members:
Dr. Daphne Lu R3 – General Surgery (Resident Doctors of BC President)
Dr. Prabhjas Hans R1 – Family Medicine (Resident Doctors of BC Director)
Dr. James Wang R5 – Pediatrics / Adolescent Medicine
Dr. Helena Bentley R1 – Diagnostic Radiology
Dr. Galilee Thompson R3 – Psychiatry
Dr. Oghenerukevwe Agbahovbe R1 – Psychiatry
Volunteer with RDBC
Joint Committees
Resident Doctors of BC participates in these committees to work directly with stakeholders to focus on specific areas of interest for residents.
Tri-Party Committee
As part of the Letter of Understanding (LOU) between Resident Doctors of BC, HEABC and UBC a joint committee has been created to address issues affecting all parties from the Collective Agreement; this includes issues relating to Leaves of Absence, Stat Holidays, Vacation, Scheduling and Call Stipends.
It has two representatives from each party, which meets four times per year. Resident Doctors of BC has one resident representative this year.
Dr. Alana Fleet R4 – Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Resident Doctors of BC Past President)
Dr. Evan Mah R1 – Family Medicine (Resident Doctors of BC Director of External & Labour Relations)Resident Safety Working Group
This group reviews issues relating to resident health and safety with the employer. Issues include, but are not limited to:
- Application of and access to complaint procedures, including harassment complaint procedures;
- Resident access to occupational health and safety training delivered by Employers online;
- Resident participation in occupational health and safety orientation including site specific safety training;
- Resident access to the services provided by Provincial Workplace Health Call Centre and injury reporting and investigations;
- Radiation safety;
- Worksite specific health and safety concerns;
Resident Representative: Dr. Casey Chan R5 – General Internal Medicine
Rural Recruitment/Retention Committee
This committee addresses recruitment and retention of Residents post-residency in rural areas. It is also to address recruitment and retention of Residents post-residency for hard to fill vacancies as determined appropriate by the Committee.
Call Schedule and Workload Committee
The goal is to develop a system to gather data on schedules, scheduling practices, call frequency, vacation, lieu and flex days. It will also review call payments for rejected call types, informal requests for unscheduled work, post-call day scheduling and identify programs with a heavy call burden. This group will also focus resident fatigue process and any other call scheduling deficiencies.
Resident representatives.
Dr. Michael Rizzuto R2 – Surgery
Dr. Gurmeet Sohi R3 – Internal Medicine
Dr. Kim Stewart R5 – Obstetrics & Gynecology