Rounds – March 6, 2015

Spring Forward

Daylight Savings Time starts Sunday, March 8th at 2 am. Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour on Sunday morning or Saturday evening.

Changemaker Award

Nominations for the Doctors of BC Changemaker Award are due March 31st. Nominate a resident or a medical student who demonstrates outstanding personal advocacy for political or medical issues in BC. Recipients receive a plaque and $1,000 at the Doctors of BC Awards Dinner.

Upcoming Events

2014 Awards of Excellence
The deadline to nominate someone for the 2014 Awards of Excellence has been extended. Click here to nominate

Financial Literacy & Tax Clinic
On March 19th attend the Financial Literacy and Tax Clinic for two informative sessions, and sign up to have your taxes done for free.

Resident Library
Volunteer on March 26th for the 4th AnnualResident Library. Hone your mentorship skills speaking with medical students interested in pursuing your program. Sign-up here.

Did you Know?

A resident scheduled to be on home call who is called back into the Hospital will receive
a. an allowance of $.50 per kilometer
OR
b. Taxi fare to the hospital and return

Reimbursement forms can be found on the post grad website.

New Discounts

New discounts are available in the Member Section. Log in to view the details.

Resident Doctors of BC Trivia

What is arbitration? Email your answer to Resident Doctors of BC by March 18th and you could win!($10 ESSO, Starbucks or JJ Bean gift card) *Winner selected at random from all correct entries*

The correct answer from last edition was: a grievance is a difference arising between the Employer and the Resident(s) or the Employer and Resident Doctors of BC concerning the interpretation, application, operation or violation of the Collective Agreement.
The winner was Dr. Diana Diao