Doctors of BC

Doctors of BC

Formation	January 1, 1900;125 years ago (1900-01-01)
Type	Professional Association
Legal status	Physician association
Headquarters	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Location	115 — 1665 West Broadway Vancouver, British Columbia V6J 5A4 Canada [1]
Region served	British Columbia, Canada
Membership	approx 16,000 physicians, residents and medical students [2]
President	Charlene Lui [3]
CEO	Anthony Knight [4]
President-elect	Adam Thompson [5]
Parent organization	Canadian Medical Association [6]
Website	www.doctorsofbc.ca
Formerly called	British Columbia Medical Association

Doctors of BC is the provincial medical association for British Columbia. It represents physicians, medical residents, and medical students in the province and participates in formal negotiations with the Government of British Columbia through the Physician Master Agreement. ^{[7] [8]} Doctors of BC represents physicians in negotiations with the BC government and it partners with the province on the Joint Collaborative Committees which are designed to improve the health care system with the goal of providing quality patient care. ^[9]

Governance

Doctors of BC uses a dual structure with a Representative Assembly and a Board of Directors. The Representative Assembly provides broad member representation. The Board carries legal and fiduciary responsibilities for the association, while the CEO oversees operations. ^{[10] [11]}

History

Doctors of BC was founded in January 1900 as the BC Medical Association with Dr R.E. McKechnie, a surgeon from Nanaimo, as President. ^[12] In 2014 the association adopted the public brand Doctors of BC. ^{[13] [14]} In 2025 the association marked 125 years since its formation. ^[15]

Publications

British Columbia Medical Journal

The British Columbia Medical Journal is a peer-reviewed general medical journal covering scientific research, review articles, and updates on contemporary clinical practices written by British Columbian physicians or focused on topics likely to be of interest to them. It is funded through Doctors of BC is editorially independent. It is published 10 times per year. ^{[16] [17]}

Arms

Coat of arms of Doctors of BC

Notes Granted 28 March 1991 [18] Crest A demi-griffin Or armed and langued Azure resting its dexter claw upon an ankh Sable. Escutcheon Or on a pale between two maple leaves Gules each charged with a dogwood flower Argent seeded Or a ducal coronet Or enfiled by a rod of Aesculapius Or tipped with a dogwood flower as on the leaves. Supporters On a grassy mound rising from barry wavy Azure and Argent on either side a griffin Gules armed and langued Azure each charged upon the shoulder with a fleam Or. Badge A rod of Aesculapius Or surmounted by a dogwood flower Argent seeded Or.

See also

• Canadian Medical Association

References

1. "Doctors of BC". 211 British Columbia. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
2. "There are 1,001 more family doctors in B.C. than there were two years ago". KamloopsBCNow. 2025-03-15. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
3. Dunne, Caitlin (January–February 2025). "Dr Lui: Putting the principles of transformation and improvement into everything she does". British Columbia Medical Journal. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
4. "New Doctors of BC CEO". British Columbia Medical Journal. 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
5. "Dr Adam Thompson: Doctors of BC president-elect for 2025". British Columbia Medical Journal. 2024-12-01. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
6. "Provincial and Territorial Medical Associations". Canadian Medical Association. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
7. "Negotiated Agreements with the Doctors of BC". Government of British Columbia. 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
8. "2022 Physician Master Agreement" (PDF). Government of British Columbia. 2022. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
9. "Joint Collaborative Committees". Collaborate on Health BC. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
10. "Board of Directors". Doctors of BC. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
11. "BYLAW 1: Constitution and Bylaws of the British Columbia Medical Association" (PDF). Doctors of BC. 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
12. "Robert E. McKechnie fonds" (PDF). University of British Columbia Library. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
13. Fayerman, Pamela (2014-07-16). "Was a doctors' lobby group re-branding really necessary, after more than 100 years?". Vancouver Sun . Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
14. "BC Medical Association to rebrand as Doctors of BC". Business in Vancouver. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
15. Lui, Charlene (May 2025). "A legacy of care: Celebrating 125 years of Doctors of BC". British Columbia Medical Journal. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
16. "About the BCMJ". British Columbia Medical Journal. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
17. "Aim and Scope". British Columbia Medical Journal. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
18. "British Columbia Medical Association". Canadian Heraldic Authority. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

External links

• Doctors of BC