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New members on the Medical Council of Canada Executive Board and Council
October 30, 2008
Ottawa –The Medical Council of Canada is welcoming new faces on its Executive Board following the election at its annual general meeting on October 21, 2008.
Dr. Anne-Marie MacLellan is the Medical Council of Canada President for 2008-2009. Dr. MacLellan, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC, was appointed Director of Medical Education and Assistant Registrar at the Collège des médecins du Québec in February 2006. Dr. MacLellan qualified for her Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada in 1977. After completing her residency training in Pediatrics in Québec, she obtained her certificate as a specialist in Pediatrics from the Collège des médecins du Québec and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
After her term as Program Director for the McGill Pediatric residency program, she was appointed Associate Dean for Postgraduate Medical Education and Professional Affairs at McGill University from 1993 to 2002. From 2002 to 2005, she was the Director of the Pediatric Network of the McGill University Health Centre. In October 2005, she was appointed Assistant Director of Medical Education at the Collège des médecins du Québec. In these positions, she has had the privilege to chair or to serve on numerous committees.
Joining her on the Medical Council of Canada Executive Board are:
- Dr. Rocco Gerace, Past-President
- Dr. Oscar Casiro, Vice-President
- Dr. Dennis Kendel, Chair of the Finance Committee
- Ms. Nancy MacBeth
- Dr. Trevor Theman
- Dr. Paul Grand’Maison
The Medical Council of Canada also welcomes new members on its Council: Dr. Christian Bourdy from the Université de Montréal, Dr. Milli Gupta from the Canadian Association of Internes and Residents, Dr. Shawn Mattas from the Northwest Territories, Dr. Heidi Oetter from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, Ms. Éliane Raymond-Dufresne from the Fédération médicale étudiante du Québec, Dr. Anthony Sanfilippo from Queen’s University, Dr. Gill White from the University of Saskatchewan and Dr. Chris Watling from the University of Western Ontario.
The Medical Council of Canada’s vision is to achieve “the highest level of medical care for Canadians through excellence in evaluation of physicians.” It conducts over 12,000 assessments of medical students and graduates every year through its three examinations, offered in both official languages in sites across Canada, and in the case of its Evaluating Examination, in over 500 locations in 73 countries.
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For more information:
Jessica Hertzog
Communications Co-ordinator
Medical Council of Canada
613-521-6012, ext. 2277
jhertzog@mcc.ca
