What? With support from the Physician Health Program, the South Island MSA is serving as BC’s pilot community for the WellDoc Canada Physician Wellness Measurement Survey. This is a 15-minute survey that is designed to 1) gauge burnout, 2) identify drivers of poor physician wellness, and 3) identify possible strategies to […]
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Time for a change! The Victoria Medical Society office has been moved to the lower level of the Chapel at Royal Jubilee Hospital. If you want to send something our way, please use: South Island MSA c/o Lower Chapel 1952 Bay Street Victoria, BC V8R 1J8
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Over the past several weeks, we have celebrated those who received South Island MSA Recognition Awards at last year’s Annual General Meeting. Thank you to all of those who provided thoughtful nominations, and warm congratulations to all award winners! Medical staff are invited to nominate for the 2025 Recognition Awards […]
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Over the next several weeks, we’ll be celebrating those who received South Island MSA Recognition Awards at last year’s Annual General Meeting. Collaborating with the Health Authority was a strong theme last year, and we’re very pleased to recognize the work of Dr. Jody Anderson and Dr. Anne Crawford. Since […]
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Our inaugural Multicultural Mixer was a wonderful way to bring together physician families to celebrate their cultures, traditions, and food. We were delighted and honoured to learn from colleagues about their Malaysian, Indian, Persian, Jewish, Mauritian, Korean, Norwegian, English, Jamaican, and Chinese cultures. Between the delicious food, the thoughtful and […]
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Over the next several weeks, we’ll be celebrating those who received South Island MSA Recognition Awards at last year’s Annual General Meeting. Thanks to a thoughtful nomination by Alanna Black and Dr. Adam Thomas, we are pleased to recognize Dr. Susan Amundsen. Dr. Amundsen has been integral to the new […]
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Over the next several weeks, we’ll be celebrating those who received South Island MSA Recognition Awards at this year’s Annual General Meeting. In the area of Innovation Leadership, we were delighted to also receive a nomination from Dr. Alex Hoechsmann and Dr. Alicia Power recognizing Dr. Al Buckley. For many […]
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Over the next several weeks, we’ll be celebrating those who received South Island MSA Recognition Awards at this year’s Annual General Meeting. This year, we have two awards recognizing Innovation Leadership. Nominated by Dr. Alicia Power, we are pleased to recognize Dr. Michael Chen. Because most of Michael’s days are […]
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Over the next several weeks, we’ll be celebrating those who received South Island MSA Recognition Awards at this year’s Annual General Meeting. Our first award goes to two very familiar faces to those working at VGH and RJH. As nominated by Dr. Alicia Power and Dr. Catherine Jenkins, we recognize […]
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Looking for a way to get your blood pumping? Are you low on your ‘stairwell high five’ quota? Join the November Physicians’ Stair Climbing Challenge at RJH and VGH! Let us know you’re ready to step up to the challenge. Keep track of the number of flights (up or down) […]
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