Criteria

Physicians interested in serving on the Policy and Health Issues Committee must:

• Be member of Doctors Nova Scotia
• Be able to commit to a two or three-year term
• Possess general knowledge and/or interest in health-care issues

Time commitment

Serving on the Policy and Health Issues Committee requires:

• Two- to three-hour meetings four or five times per year 
• Two hours of preparation time to read meeting materials 

Expression of interest

Doctors Nova Scotia members interested in serving on the Policy & Health Issues Committee can submit an Expression of Interest form.

2023 vacancies

There will be one vacancy on the Policy & Health Issues Committee as of June 2023 for a member-at-large (two or three-year term). A member-at-large is any member with the right to hold an office (full members, retired members, members on leave, clinical assistants), as outlined in Section 1 of the Rules & Regulations. Interested members must submit an Expression of Interest form by March 24, 2023..

Term chart

Each member can serve a maximum of two consecutive three-year terms. If the incumbent wants to re-offer for a second term, the appointment must be recommended by the committee and approved by the Board of Directors.