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 2026 - 2027
Chair: Dr. Abdel Tayem, R2, Psychiatry
Program/Site | # of Positions | Current Representative(s) |
|---|---|---|
Anesthesiology | 2 | Dr. Kyra Moura Dr. Caitlyn Lee |
Cardiac Surgery | 2 | Dr. Melissa King Open |
Cardiology – Adult | 2 | Dr. Jobanjit Phulka Open |
Clinical Immunology and Allergy | 1 | Dr. Simonne Horwitz |
Clinician Investigator Program | 1 | Dr. Conrad Tsang |
Clinician Scholar Program | 1 | Open |
Colorectal Surgery | 1 | Open |
Critical Care Medicine | 1 | Open |
Dentistry | 1 | Open |
Dentistry - Oral Medicine and Pathology | 1 | Open |
Dermatology | 2 | Dr. Stefan Siedlikowski Dr. Barinder (Beemu) Bajwa |
Diagnostic Radiology | 2 | Dr. Karen Rofaeel Open |
Diagnostic and Molecular Pathology | Dr. Yi Han Xia | |
Emergency Medicine – Fraser | 1 | Open |
Emergency Medicine – Interior | 1 | Dr. Sydney Terry |
Emergency Medicine – Vancouver | 1 | Dr. Chelsea Ju |
Emergency Medicine – Vancouver Island | 2 | Dr. Katie Zumwalt Dr. Erin McDonagh |
Endocrinology and Metabolism | 1 | Adult: Dr. Lauren Winsor Pediatric: Open |
Family Medicine – Fraser Health Authority | 6 | Abbotsford: Dr. Osazemwinde (Uyi) Usuanlele Chilliwack: Open Surrey South Fraser: Dr. Benyamin Hakak-Zargar Vancouver Fraser: Dr. Aki Ediriweera Bandara |
Family Medicine – Interior Health Authority | 8 | Kamloops: Dr. Shaelene Standing Kelowna: Dr. Julia Gospodinov; Open Kootenay Boundary: Open Okanagan North: Open Okanagan South: Dr. Kara Ruff Rural Kelowna: Open Rural Northwest: Open |
Family Medicine – Northern Health Authority | 3 | Northern Rural: Open Prince George: Dr. Abigail Arenas Rural Fort St. John: Open |
Family Medicine - Rural Immersion | 1 | Dr. Michaela Kelly |
Family Medicine – St. Paul’s Hospital | 2 | Dr. Wayne Tse Open |
Family Medicine – Vancouver Coastal Health Authority | 2 | Coastal: Dr. Mana Moshkforoush Indigenous: Dr. Kensington Renneberg |
Family Medicine – Vancouver Island Health Authority | 5 | Nanaimo: Dr. Annaliese Beck-McKenzie; Dr. Marie Schulze Strathcona: Dr. Aria Rezapour Victoria: Dr. Kate Fitzsimmons; Open |
Family Medicine – Enhanced Skills | 8 | Addictions: Open Anesthesiology: Open Care of the Elderly: Open Clinician Scholar Program: Open Emergency Medicine: Open Enhanced Skills: Open Palliative: Open Sport Medicine: Open |
Gastroenterology | 1 | Dr. Adedamola Bello |
General Surgery | 3 | Dr. Charbel El-Kefraoui Dr. Michelle Kwon Dr. Leela Breton |
General Internal Medicine | 1 | Open |
Geriatric Medicine | 1 | Dr. Steffany King |
Geriatric Psychiatry | 1 | Open |
Gynecological Oncology | 1 | Open |
Gynecologic Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility | 1 | Open |
Hematological Pathology | 1 | Open |
Hematology | 1 | Open |
Infectious Diseases – Adult | 1 | Open |
Internal Medicine – Fraser | 1 | Dr. Monica Hsu |
Internal Medicine – Vancouver | 2 | Open Dr. Ala Almanaseer |
Internal Medicine – Vancouver Island | 1 | Dr. Sahej Dhak |
Maternal Fetal Medicine | 1 | Open |
Medical Biochemistry | Open | |
Medical Genetics & Genomics | 1 | Dr. Rozlyn Boutin |
Medical Microbiology | 1 | Dr. Emma Finlayson-Trick |
Medical Oncology | 1 | Dr. Qing Yin Wang |
Neonatal Perinatal Medicine | 1 | Open |
Nephrology | 1 | Dr. Nicole Steinbrecher |
Neurology - Adult | 1 | Dr. Maren Kimura Dr. Zoe Tsai |
Neuropathology | 1 | Open |
Neuroradiology | 1 | Open |
Neurosurgery | 1 | Open |
Nuclear Medicine | 1 | Open |
Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2 | Dr. Sarenna Lalani Dr. Kedar Mate |
Ophthalmology | 1 | Open Dr. Mahraz Parvand Dr. Sabrina Yu |
Orthopaedic Surgery | 1 | Dr. Annika Ackermann |
Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery | 1 | Open Open |
Pain Medicine | 1 | Open |
Palliative Medicine | 1 | Open |
Pediatric Adolescent Medicine | 1 | Open |
Pediatric Clinical Immunology & Allergy | 1 | Open |
Pediatric Cardiology | 1 | Open |
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine | 1 | Open |
Pediatric Emergency Medicine | 1 | Open |
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology | 1 | Open |
Pediatric Infectious Diseases | 1 | Open |
Pediatric Neonatal Medicine | 1 | Open |
Pediatric Nephrology | 1 | Open |
Pediatric Neurology | 1 | Open |
Pediatric Palliative Medicine | 1 | Open |
Pediatric Rheumatology | 1 | Open |
Pediatric Surgery | 1 | Open |
Pediatrics Community Impact | 1 | Open |
Pediatrics - Fraser | 2 | Open |
Pediatrics - Vancouver | 2 | Open |
Pediatrics - Vancouver Island | 1 | Open |
Plastic Surgery | 2 | Dr. Sara Sheikh-Oleslami Dr. Danielle Cohen |
Psychiatry – Child & Adolescent | 1 | Open |
Psychiatry – Fraser Greater Vancouver | 2 | Dr. Kaveh Rayani Open |
Psychiatry – Geriatric | 1 | Open |
Psychiatry - Interior | 1 | Open Open |
Psychiatry – Prince George | 1 | Dr. Renata Menezes |
Psychiatry – Research Track | 1 | Open |
Psychiatry – Vancouver | 2 | Dr. Melanie Friedman Open Open |
Psychiatry – Vancouver Island | 1 | Open |
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | 1 | Open |
Public Health and Preventative Medicine | 1 | Dr. Yvonne Tan |
Radiation Oncology | 1 | Dr. Nicolas Siriani-Ayoub |
Respirology | 1 | Open |
Rheumatology | 1 | Dr. Hong Doan Nghi Huynh |
Surgical Oncology | 1 | Open |
Thoracic Surgery | 1 | Open |
Urology | 1 | Open |
Vascular Surgery | 1 | Open |
BCY | 3 | RCH: Open SPH: Open Victoria: Open |