Winter 2013 (Volume 23, Number 4)

Nominations Committee

By Jamie Henderson, MD, FRCPC

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The Nomination Committee is composed of Past-Presidents of the CRA. It is chaired by the immediate Past-President, a role I presently occupy. Its traditional role has been to identify prospective board members and invite them to join the board of the CRA. Every two years the Committee must identify an individual to join the executive committee as Vice-President for a two-year term. This individual would assume the presidency in two years and the serve another two years as Past-President.

In recent years the Committee has expanded its role to nominate members it feels deserving of awards offered by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), and national organizations. We were successful in obtaining the Queen’s Jubilee Medal for several of our members in the past year.

The tasks performed are not onerous but are extremely important for ensuring that we have fresh, enthusiastic, and talented members from all parts of the country representing diverse styles of practice to keep the CRA vibrant and relevant as we move forward.

James Henderson, MD, FRCPC
Past-President,
Canadian Rheumatology Association
Chief,
Internal Medicine,
Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital
Teacher,
Dalhousie University
Fredericton, New Brunswick