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SPRING 2010 |
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Dr. John Haggie wins nomination for CMA
President-Elect
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Andrew Robinson/The Beacon Photo |
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Dr. John Haggie |
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Physicians in
Newfoundland and Labrador have elected Dr. John Haggie,
a general and vascular surgeon in Gander, as the province’s
nominee for the position of President-Elect of the Canadian
Medical Association for 2010-2011.
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By Jonathan Carpenter |
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Physicians in Newfoundland and
Labrador have elected Dr. John Haggie, a general and vascular
surgeon in Gander, as the province’s nominee for the position of
President-Elect of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) for
2010-2011.
Dr. Haggie’s name will now be put forward
for endorsement by delegates at CMA General Council at Niagara Falls in
August. If the nomination is confirmed, Dr. Haggie will serve as
president-elect until assuming the presidency during CMA’s 2011 annual
meeting in St. John’s.
As the voice of organized medicine, the
CMA advocates on behalf of the profession to advance the views of
physicians as they relate to the health of Canadians, the stability of
Canada’s health care system and the growth of the medical profession.
The CMA President serves as the primary spokesperson for the Association
and represents more than 70,000 physicians nationwide.
“I’m very grateful to the physicians of
the province for placing their trust in me and I’ll do my best to
deliver. I look forward to being actively involved in the evolution and
transformation of health care in Canada to make it serve the needs of
our population better,” says Dr. Haggie.
Dr. Haggie is a past president of the NLMA
and he has been involved with the CMA for more than 10 years. He
currently represents the Atlantic Provinces on the CMA Committee on
Education and Professional Development and he is Chair of the CMA Ad Hoc
Working Group on Pharmaceutical Issues.
He was officially declared the province’s
nominee for CMA President-Elect on February 26th following a
province-wide election that was open to roughly 1,700 physicians who are
members of both the NLMA and CMA.
Voting was overseen by Fair Vote Canada
and was conducted by a preferential ranked choice ballot, where voters
were asked to rank the candidates in order of preference. The process of
elimination and transfer of votes continued until the third ballot
round, when Dr. Haggie achieved the 50 per cent plus one tally required
for victory. Other candidates who participated in the election were Drs.
Lydia Hatcher, Sue King and Brendan Lewis.
Each year, one of the 12
provincial/territorial medical associations alternates choosing a
president-elect according to the CMA’s determined rotation cycle.
Traditionally, a physician from Newfoundland and Labrador is elected to
serve as CMA President every 20 years.
Dr. Harry Duncan Roberts, a general
surgeon from St. John’s, was the first physician from the province to
serve as president of the CMA. He was elected in 1971 to become the
CMA’s 104th president. The previous CMA President from the province was
St. John’s Radiologist, Dr. Ronald Whelan, who was elected by CMA
General Council in 1991 and served as President from 1992-1993.
Dr. Haggie’s profile and message of
intent are available on the
NLMA
website.
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