Medical Staff are physicians, nurse practitioners, midwives, and dentists who have been appointed to the Medical Staff, and hold a permit to practice in the facilities and programs operated by Providence.
The MSA is an elected body of the Medical Staff. It functions for the benefit of the Medical Staff to represent and promote your voice, community, well-being and engagement in PHC.
- Read about the PHC Medical Staff Association (MSA) on page 29 of the PHC Medical Staff Bylaws and Rules.
- MSA Members and Dues: The MSA collects dues from Active, Provisional and Associate Medical Staff who are attached to Providence as their primary practice site.
- MSA Meetings: MSA members are required to attend at least 50% of the Medical Staff Quarterly meetings in a calendar year. Next 2026 Meeting Date: Monday, December 7, 2026
Medical Staff engagement: funding & activities for members
As part of the Physician Master Agreement, the MSA and PHC are participating in the Specialist Services Committee Facility Engagement initiative. Annual engagement funding via the MSA is directed to priorities of the medical staff, with an aim to:
- Build our collective voice and a strong community
- Connect with our colleagues, take care of our well-being
- Have a voice in PHC plans, decisions affecting our workplace and patient care
Medical staff are invited to participate in a variety of engagement opportunities throughout the year.
They include physician-led projects, clinical and collegial connections, events, wellness and innovation activities, leadership, and input into key PHC initiatives affecting medical staff. SEE MEMBERS’ PAGE HERE
Medical Staff Engagement is…
- A process for making better decisions that incorporate the interests and concerns of affected medical staff while meeting the needs of the organization.
- An opportunity to strengthen relationships, share information, and build mutual understanding and consensus around shared priorities.
Why engage?
- Strong engagement among physicians, medical staff, and health organizations supports high quality health care, improving patient outcomes and lowering costs.
What is Facility Engagement?
- A BC-wide initiative of the Specialist Services Committee, one of four joint collaborative committees of Doctors of BC and the Government of BC.
- Part of the Physician Master Agreement (PMA), since 2014.
- Each Health Authority across BC including Providence has signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreeing on key areas for medical staff consultation and involvement within BC hospitals and acute care services (such as BC Cancer, etc.).
- While part of the PMA and Doctors of BC joint collaborative funding, Facility Engagement is extended to all members of the medical staff.
Facility Engagement Aims to:
- Improve engagement within and amongst medical staff.
- Improve MSA and health authority engagement.
Enhance the MSA collective voice in health system planning and decision making.
Read about SSC Facility Engagement across BC here.
Leading on behalf of members to represent your voice and community
Top (left to right)
Dr. Victor Leung, President – Infectious Diseases Physician & Medical Microbiologist,
Dr. Mike Fazio, Treasurer – Pediatrician
Ms. Heba Al-Nashef – Midwife
Dr. Shanta Chakrabarti – Cardiologist
Bottom (left to right)
Dr. Navdeep Grewal – Emergency Medicine Physician
Dr. Hooman Sadr – Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Andrew Stewart – Obstetrician Gynaecologist
Dr. David Wilkie – Urogynaecologist
Leading member activities: Innovation, Wellness, and Partnerships
Discover Learn and Innovate for Impact (Innovation) Medical Staff Pillar (left to right):
(left to right) Pillar Lead: Dr. Lik Hang Lee, PHC Partners: Dr. Darryl Knight (PHC VP Sponsor), Brian Simmers (PHC VP Health Informatics; President, PHC Ventures) Medical Staff Advisors: Dr. Jesse Greiner, Dr. Janny Chen Ke, Dr. Jonathan Dick, Dr. Charles Yu.
People & Partnerships Medical Staff Pillar
(left to right) Pillar leads: Dr. Ana-Luiza Sayao (People), Dr. Grace Li (Partnerships); Medical Staff Advisors: Dr. Lawrence Cheng, Dr. Shanta Chakrabarti, Dr. Joe Finkler, Dr. Debbie Rosenbaum, Dr. Vishal Varshney. PHC Senior Leader Sponsors: Deborah Mitchell (PHC VP Sponsor), Becky Palmer (PHC VP Sponsor)
Collaborating on shared priorities that benefit medical staff wellness, workplace and patient care
Oversees Facility Engagement activities at PHC that address engagement priorities identified by medical staff. Its membership includes medical staff leaders and representatives and PHC leaders as follows:
MSA Executive Team (as above)
• Dr. Victor Leung
• Dr. Mike Fazio
• Ms. Heba Al-Nashef
• Dr. Hooman Sadr
• Dr. David Wilkie
• Dr. Shanta Chakrabarti
• Dr. Navdeep Grewal
• Dr. Andrew Stewart
People & Partnerships Pillar Leads
• Dr. Ana-Luiza Sayao, Neurologist
• Dr. Grace Li, Physiatrist
Discover Learn & Innovate Pillar Lead
• Dr. Lik Hang Lee, Pathologist
Providence Leadership Partners
• Dr. Dan Kalla, Emergency Physician – Senior Medical Director Medical Affairs
& Engagement Strategies
• Dr. Julia Raudzus, Psychiatrist – Senior Medical Director Clinical Operations & Quality, Operational Readiness
• Dr. Charles Lo, Anesthesiologist – Medical Director, NSPH, Subject Matter Expert
• Dr. Vishal Varshney, Anesthesiologist, Medical Director, CSRC
• Dr. Harpreet Chauhan, Psychiatrist – VP Medical Affairs
• Monique Radlein – Executive Director, Medical Affairs
Doctors of BC Partners
• Jeevanjit Sangha – Regional Advisor & Advocate, Doctors of BC
• Jody MacDonald, Engagement Partner, Facility Engagement
Questions? Contact us at: pass@phc.ca
Impact: Health Authority Engagement
“In these big decisions that affect our work, we need to be involved from inception. Through our pillar roles, we are seeing our involvement increase earlier and in the planning stages.” – Dr. Grace Li
“Senior Leaders are accessible to us in a way that they were not in the past. They are very receptive to medical staff input.” – Dr. Adrienne Melck
“The process is more transparent… We can reach out to senior leaders, and they get value when they know how to connect with a medical staff representative as well.” – Dr. Amin Sajan
“We can be stewards for how the organization is meeting metrics laid out in strategic plan in relation to medical staff priorities.” – Dr. Vishal Varshney