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Still in the news: BC’s Healthcare System
During the pandemic, we knew the transition out would be difficult in health care. But none of us could have known that the system would struggle this much. Family doctors and patient advocates have not stopped speaking up about the crisis in family medicine. Close to a million British Columbians, or one in five people, do not have a family doctor and cannot get one. Practicing family doctors cannot provide the care that British Columbians need a…
Recent media about the family doctor shortage
BC is facing a shortage of family doctors doing community-based family medicine. Outdated working conditions and poor supports mean newer to practice family physicians are not replacing those who are retiring. Mid-career physicians are leaving their practices for work with reasonable working hours and less administrative burdens. The result is that a growing number of British Columbians are without a family doctor. More than 800, 000 people in B….
Ongoing media coverage about the shortage of family doctors
Family doctors are joining their voices together to speak to the crisis in family medicine. Close to a million British Columbians do not have a family doctor and cannot get one. Practicing family doctors cannot provide the care that British Columbians need and deserve. It’s time to invest in family doctors. Letters to the editor: North Shore News: Dr Blanka Jurenka: My shoe repair costs what B.C. pays me as a family doctor for a patient visit Kel…
Still in the news: BC’s Family Doctor Shortage
Family doctors are joining their voices together to speak to the crisis in family medicine. Close to a million British Columbians, or one in five people, do not have a family doctor and cannot get one. Practicing family doctors cannot provide the care that British Columbians need and deserve. It’s time to invest in family doctors. The Globe and Mail Opinion by Andre Picard (May 3): Every Canadian should have a family doctor to help them through…
Continuing media coverage about the family doctor shortage
Family doctors are joining their voices together with patient advocates to speak to the crisis in family medicine. One in five British Columbians do not have a family doctor and cannot get one. Practicing family doctors cannot provide the care that British Columbians need and deserve. It’s time to invest in family doctors. Times Colonist (May 18): B.C. vows to work with doctors on primary care crisis Vancouver Sun (May 15): Doctor shortage deters…
Ongoing media coverage on BC’s Family Doctor Shortage
Family doctors are joining their voices together with patient advocates to speak to the crisis in family medicine. Close to a million British Columbians, or one in five people, do not have a family doctor and cannot get one. Practicing family doctors cannot provide the care that British Columbians need and deserve. It’s time to invest in family doctors. CTV News (July 19): Fewer graduates are choosing to pursue family medicine. Doctors explain wh…
Recent media about the family doctor shortage
…family doctor. And that number is growing every day. Family doctors are retiring, closing their practices, or reducing their hours. Newer doctors are not replacing those who leave. Practicing family doctors cannot provide the care that British Columbians need and deserve. Recent Media Reporting: Healthy Debate: ‘All the trends paint a dire picture’: B.C. facing looming shortage of family physicians CBC British Columbia: Green Party calls on B.C. g…
Just one more question
Since starting my practice, I have had the privilege to know and care for many wonderful patients and their families. I have developed meaningful, trusted, and cherished relationships with them. I have celebrated their joyful moments of birth, growth, change, and recovery. I have walked alongside them through difficult times and cried with them through times of sorrow and suffering. There are so many things that I love about this work, so many mo…
Breaking barriers: My journey as a family doctor in Canada—and the medical system’s failures
…Dr. Corina Ciolacu I knew from a very young age that I wanted to be a physician, but my journey to becoming a family doctor in Canada was not just difficult—it was riddled with systemic obstacles that prevent qualified doctors from practicing and exacerbate our healthcare crisis. Originally from Romania, I immigrated in 2008, expecting to take a few exams before entering the medical system. Instead, it took me seven years to secure a residency s…
Follow up with your Family Doctor
…an, and how. Everyone deserves a family doctor. EVERYONE. Follow up with YOUR family doctor. Dr Jennifer Lush Family Physician, Victoria…
I Care as a Mother
Dr. Maryam Zeineddin is a mom to two girls, a family physician in West Vancouver, and the founder of Zili CARE, a non-profit platform that offers preventative resources for women to improve their health in mind, body and soul. She is also a Board member of BC Family Doctors as well as our representative to the Doctors of BC Statutory Negotiating Committee. She was recently featured in Vancouver Mom‘s new video and podcast series, As A Mother. Thi…
Beyond the clinic: The reality of rural family medicine
…tor in South Africa, where we are taught to be generalists. In rural communities, we do everything—emergency care, obstetrics, minor surgeries, hospital care, and family medicine. When I first moved to B.C., I tried urban medicine for seven months. I hated it. I was only allowed to do certain things, with rigid certification restrictions dictating what I could and couldn’t do. When I worked in Penticton, for example, I couldn’t do C-sections or wo…
Notice of Results 2024-2025
…District 1 Lower Island Dr Alexandra Dozzi District 2 Upper Island Dr Alicia Pawluk District 3 Vancouver Dr Jessica Chan District 3 Vancouver Dr Olivia Tseng District 4 N & W Vancouver/ Squamish/ Sunshine Coast Dr Sara Nimmo District 5 Burnaby Dr Forson Chan District 6 New Westminster/ Coquitlam Dr Nicholas Petropolis District 7 Fraser Valley-Langley Dr Elizabeth Zubek District 8 Richmond Dr Shelley Jetzer District 9 Skeena No applica…
Notice of Results 2025-2026
…ers 2025-2026 OFFICER NAME President Dr Darren Joneson President-Elect Dr Birinder Narang Past President Dr Maryam Zeineddin Treasurer Dr Goldis Mitra Board of Directors 2025-2026 We extend our congratulations to all successful BC Family Doctor Board of Director candidates. We are still seeking nominations for District 9 Skeena, District 10 Thompson, District 12 Peace River, and District 16 Surrey/ White Rock. If you know of a colleague who is int…
BC’s Healthcare System in the News
…care system has been suffering under the weight of the pandemic and the opioid crisis. We knew the situation would become even more difficult because of physician burnout. But none of us could have known that the system would struggle this much. Family doctors and patient advocates have not stopped speaking up about the crisis in family medicine. Close to a million British Columbians, or one in five people, do not have a family doctor and cannot…
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Notice of Results 2023-2024
…ryam Zeineddin. We extend congratulations to all candidates who ran for positions on the Board. New Board members and Officers will assume office at the AGM on June 21, 2023. Officers 2023-2024 OFFICER NAME President Dr Tahmeena Ali President-Elect Dr Maryam Zeineddin Past-President Dr Danette Dawkin Treasurer Dr Goldis Mitra Board of Directors 2023-2024 The delegates who were acclaimed in the recent nominations for Board of Directors are noted in…
In the news: New Payment Model for Family Doctors
…s of BC and government to build a payment model focused on patient and physician needs. We believe this investment in family medicine will have a profound impact for family doctors and patients across the province. Recent Media Reporting: Richmond News (Nov 2): New funding model makes Richmond doctor feel valued CBC (Nov 2): What the new family doctor payment system in B.C. will mean for patients — and doctors Global News (Oct 31): B.C. makes seis…