The annual Doctors of BC Health Authority Engagement survey measures year-over year change in our physician engagement to improve our workplace and patient care. Key insights are used for practical improvements by our CEO, MSA/PASS, and Doctors of BC.
Open until Wednesday, October 11 at Midnight
How to answer the survey (anonymous):
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Step 1: Click on the e-mail invitation sent to your e-mail on Sept 12 from surveys@doctorsofbc.ca to answer.
- Or e-mail surveys@doctorsofbc.ca to have a link resent to you. (A universal link is not available for this survey.)
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Step 2: After completing the survey, enter here to win coffee for your department!>
- PHC medical departments with the top survey response rate will win a gift card to Elysian Coffee! First place receives $100, second $75 and third $50. Enter your name and dept only (physicians only).
How are we doing? Goal: 250+ responses by Oct 11
PHC physician survey responses to Oct 4, 2023:
What kind of questions are asked?
Nine engagement questions regarding physical and psychological health and safety, and three open-ended questions specific to:
- Your priorities and resourcing needs at your local facility/hospital
- Your experiences with physical and/or psychological incidents at work
- Challenges you face regarding work/life balance
Dr. Dan Kalla: Why take this survey?
“This is not just another survey or an exercise in organizational compliance. We intend to use the results of the survey to trigger tangible steps that will hopefully lead to meaningful and measurable improvements in your working environment.”
“Please invest ten minutes or less of your time (it only took me seven) to complete the survey and help us improve the working environment for the whole staff and all of our patients.”
Dan Kalla, Senior Medical Director, Medical Affairs and Physician Engagement, Providence Health Care
Valuing Your feedback
Your feedback is used to help:
- Doctors of BC build and focus programs and policies to effectively support physicians’ work taking place within health authorities and advocate for what you need – leveraging your feedback to create more equitable, safe, and respectful working environments.
- Providence Health Care make improvements to our working environment and patient care: including to respond with practical actions to increase communication, transparency in decision making, physician input into health authority goal-setting, and support for new physician leadership and physician wellness, among other actions.
![]() – PHC Physician and Doctors of BC President-Elect, Dr Ahmer Karimuddin |
![]() – Fiona Dalton, PHC CEO |