Council of Program Representatives
The Resident Doctors of BC membership consists of many programs with varying interests and needs. It is the purpose of this Council to ensure that those interests and needs are addressed in the association.
Role:
Act as liaisons between Resident Doctors of BC and the membership; sharing information with their colleagues, and relaying issues and concerns to the Board of Directors
Identify potential committee members for and participating in Resident Doctors of BC internal Committees
Provide cross-program information sharing and networking opportunities
Does your program have an open seat?
If your program representative is listed as “open,” this means we did not receive a representative nomination during the official nomination period, and no one has stepped forward since then to claim the seat. If you are interested in taking on the role of program representative, please contact the Resident Doctors of BC office at info@residentdoctorsbc.ca.
Council of Program Representatives 2025 - 2026
Chair: Dr. Abdel Tayem, R2, Psychiatry
Program/Site | # of Positions | Current Representative(s) |
|---|---|---|
Anesthesiology | 2 | Dr. Kyra Moura Dr. Caitlyn Lee |
Cardiac Surgery | 1 | Open Open |
Cardiology – Adult | 2 | Open Open |
Clinical Immunology and Allergy | 1 | Open |
Clinician Investigator Program | 1 | Open |
Colorectal Surgery | 1 | Open |
Critical Care Medicine | 1 | Open |
Dentistry | 1 | Open |
Dentistry - Oral Medicine and Pathology | 1 | Open |
Dermatology | 2 | Open Dr. Stefan Siedlikowski |
Diagnostic Radiology | 2 | Open Open |
Emergency Medicine – Fraser | 1 | Open |
Emergency Medicine – Interior | 1 | Open |
Emergency Medicine – Vancouver | 1 | Open |
Emergency Medicine – Vancouver Island | 1 | Open Open |
Endocrinology and Metabolism | 1 | Adult: Open Pediatric: Open |
Family Medicine – Fraser Health Authority | 6 | Abbotsford: Open Chilliwack: Dr. Kelsey Summerhill Surrey South Fraser: Dr. Amir Pourghadiri Vancouver Fraser: Dr. Aki Ediriweera Bandara |
Family Medicine – Interior Health Authority | 8 | Kamloops: Dr. Julia De Pieri Kelowna: Dr. Ciara Piccolo; Dr. Samantha Seminoff Kootenay Boundary: Open Okanagan North: Dr. Naomi Fuglem Okanagan South: Open Rural Kelowna: Dr. Emily Ross Rural Northwest: Open |
Family Medicine – Northern Health Authority | 3 | Northern Rural: Open Prince George: Open Rural Fort St. John: Open |
Family Medicine - Rural Immersion | 1 | Dr. Yonabeth Nava De Escalante |
Family Medicine – St. Paul’s Hospital | 2 | Dr. Wayne Tse |
Family Medicine – Vancouver Coastal Health Authority | 2 | Coastal: Open Indigenous: Open |
Family Medicine – Vancouver Island Health Authority | 5 | Nanaimo: Dr. Annaliese Beck-McKenzie; Dr. Marie Schulze Strathcona: Dr. Aria Rezapour Victoria: Dr. Amanda MacPherson; Dr. Kate Fitzsimmons |
Family Medicine – Enhanced Skills | 8 | Addictions: Open Anesthesiology: Open Care of the Elderly: Open Clinician Scholar Program: Open Emergency Medicine: Dr. Willow Thickson Enhanced Skills: Open Palliative: Open Sport Medicine: Open |
Gastroenterology | 1 | Open |
General Surgery | 2 | Dr. Alex Lee Dr. Leela Bretoh Dr. Michelle Kwon |
Geriatric Medicine | 1 | Open |
Gynecological Oncology | 1 | Open |
Gynecologic Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility | 1 | Open |
Hematological Pathology | 1 | Open |
Hematology | 1 | Open |
Infectious Diseases – Adult | 1 | Open |
General Internal Medicine | 1 | Open |
Internal Medicine – Vancouver | 2 | Open Dr. Ala Almanaseer |
Internal Medicine – Vancouver Island | 1 | Dr. Sahej Dhak |
Maternal Fetal Medicine | 1 | Open |
Medical Biochemistry | Dr. Khashayar Hanjani | |
Medical Genetics & Genomics | 1 | Dr. Rozlyn Boutin |
Medical Microbiology | 1 | Open |
Medical Oncology | 1 | Open |
Neonatal Perinatal Medicine | 1 | Open |
Nephrology | 1 | Open |
Neurology | 1 | Open Open |
Neuropathology | 1 | Open |
Neuroradiology | 1 | Open |
Neurosurgery | 1 | Open |
Nuclear Medicine | 1 | Open |
Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2 | Dr. Sarenna Lalani |
Ophthalmology | 1 | Open Open Dr. Sabrina Yu |
Orthopaedic Surgery | 1 | Open |
Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery | 1 | Open Open |
Pain Medicine | 1 | Open |
Palliative Medicine | 1 | Open |
Psychiatry – Child & Adolescent | 1 | Open |
Psychiatry – Fraser Greater Vancouver | 2 | Dr. Kaveh Rayani Dr. Chad Brown |
Psychiatry – Geriatric | 1 | Open |
Psychiatry - Interior | 1 | Open Open |
Psychiatry – Prince George | 1 | Open |
Psychiatry – Research Track | 1 | Open |
Psychiatry – Vancouver | 2 | Dr. Sara Ameri Dr. Melanie Friedman Dr. Emmanuel Tse |
Psychiatry – Vancouver Island | 1 | Dr. Marianne Hrabok |
Public Health and Preventative Medicine | 1 | Open |
Radiation Oncology | 1 | Dr. Nicolas Siriani-Ayoub |
Respirology | 1 | Open |
Rheumatology | 1 | Dr. Madelaine Beckett |
Surgical Oncology | 1 | Open |
Thoracic Surgery | 1 | Open |
Urology | 1 | Dr. Wendy Qiu |
Vascular Surgery | 1 | Dr. Nicholas Reitsma |
BCY | 3 | RCH: Open SPH: Open Victoria: Open |