rounds – February 5, 2016
Family Day
Monday February 8th is Family Day. This is a statutory holiday in BC. Residents who work this day are entitled to stat pay, and a day in lieu. Please note the Resident Doctors of BC office will be closed in observance.
Surrey North Delta Divisions of Family Practice
Surrey North Delta Divisions of Family Practice is looking for residents to help them write, and act in an event to highlight someo of the funny misunderstandings between patients and physicians and the quirks of the medical system. If you are interested in participating please contact Jody Schuurman.
Upcoming Events
Call stipends for Block 6 (November 23 – December 20) will be paid today to those who submitted on time.
Did you Know?
Resident Awareness Week is coming up (February 15 – 19)! This annual national event seeks to raise awareness in the public about the role of residents in health care. We have a number of initiatives planned, including a new iteration of Humans of Residency, new transit ads, booths in hospitals across the province, meetings with MLAs and a number of media appearances. Stay tuned for more exciting details.
Feedback
Resident Doctors of BC’s Strategic plan expires in 2016. As the Board of Directors prepares to create the new strategic plan for 2016 – 2019 they are looking for feedback from the general membership as to where you envision this organization going in the next 3 – 4 years.
To provide your suggestions on the areas you would like to see the organization focus, please visit the Strategic Planning Consultation page in the members section.
The first 20 responses will receive a $10 coffee card.
The winner from the last edition was Dr. Amanda Degenhardt
