Providence medical staff

Learn more about supports available for Providence Health Care medical staff.

Medical Affairs: What do we do?

The Medical Affairs team at Providence Health Care (PHC) oversees the activities described below as they relate to PHC’s medical staff:

Support department and division heads recruit and retain medical staff
Recruit and retain medical staff for leadership roles
Medical staff human resource planning
Contract management and compensation (e.g. administrative stipend, clinical/academic, sessional, assigned Fee-For-Service, medical/on-call availability, diagnostic) (i.e., all non-Fee-For-Service remuneration)
Professional and personal development, as well as performance evaluation
Medical staff leadership support
Engagement in decision-making and planning processes
External relations and reporting (e.g., BC Medical Association, Ministry of Health, VCH)
Medical staff conduct and behaviour
Quality-of-care
Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) and sub-committee support
Enabling activities
Creating transparent governance frameworks
Policy development

Providing easy access to information about your own areas of practice and other specialties. Support is available when and where you need it.
Providing access to forms, systems, processes and policies that allow the best provision of care.
Providing timely access to PHC information from wherever you work. The result is more effectiveness and efficiency in your work.
Creating a positive effect on patient management and outcomes. You have improved access to information required.

Last reviewed: March 11, 2025