Committees of the Royal College
The Royal College is committed to building diverse and inclusive committee memberships.
Recruitment for Council’s committees typically takes place from October to November. New terms begin the following February.
The formal recruitment period for 2021-2022 committee terms ended on November 20, 2020.
Occasionally, there are vacancies to be filled on committees outside of the formal recruitment period.
Any committee positions currently under recruitment are listed below.
If you have any questions about the process or would like to be considered for any of these positions, please email governance@royalcollege.ca.
Royal College Committee Structure
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Council
Chair:
Ian Bowmer, MD CM, FRCPC, FRCP (Lon),
President
Coordinator:
Joanne Arsenault, MPA, Corporate
Secretary
Terms of reference
Subcommittees
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Ethics Committee
Chair: Mona Gupta, MDCM, FRCPC, MA
Coordinator: Greg Killough, MSc, Senior Policy Analyst, Advocacy and Government Relations
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment: None at this time
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Governance Committee
Chair: Richard K. Reznick, MD, MEd, FRCSC, FACS, FRCSEd (hon), FRCSI (hon), FRCS (hon)
Coordinator: Joanne Arsenault, MPA, Corporate Secretary
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment: None at this time
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Nominating Committee
Chair: Ian Bowmer, MD CM, FRCPC, FRCP (Lon), President
Coordinator: Joanne Arsenault, MPA, Corporate Secretary
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment: See the Volunteer on the Nominating Committee webpage
Executive Committee
Chair:
Ian Bowmer, MD CM, FRCPC, FRCP (Lon),
President
Coordinator:
Joanne Arsenault, MPA, Corporate
Secretary
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment:
None at this time
Subcommittee
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Human Resources and Compensation Committee
Chair: Brian Hodges, MD, PhD, FRCPC
Coordinator: Bonnie Seidman, Executive Director & Chief People Officer
Terms of Reference
Position(s) under recruitment: None at this time
Financial Reporting and Risk Oversight Committee
Chair:
Gaétan Brochu, MD, FRCSC, FACS
Coordinator:
Tim Julien, MBA, CPA, CA, ICD.D, Executive Director Corporate Services
& Chief Financial Officer
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment:
None at this time
Committee on Specialty Education
Chair:
Mark Walton, MD, FRCSC
Coordinators:
Ken Harris, MD, FRCSC, Deputy CEO & Executive Director, Specialty
Education
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment: None at this time
Subcommittees
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Accreditation Committee
Chair: Paul Dagg, MD, FRCPC
Coordinators: Sarah Taber, MHA/MGSS, Associate Director, Education Strategy & Accreditation
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment: None at this time
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AFC Accreditation Committee
Chair: Winnie Wong, MD, FRCPC
Coordinators: Sarah Taber, MHA/MGSS, Associate Director, Education Strategy & Accreditation
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment: None at this time
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International (Residency) Program Review and Accreditation Committee
Chair: Joanne Todesco, MD, FRCPC
Coordinator: Sarah Taber, MHA/MGSS, Associate Director, Education Strategy & Accreditation
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment: One Royal College Fellow
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Residency Accreditation Committee
Chair: Parveen Wasi, MD, FRCPC
Coordinator: Sarah Taber, MHA/MGSS, Associate Director, Education Strategy & Accreditation
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment: None at this time
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Simulation Accreditation Committee
Co-Chairs: Arielle-Rachel Lévy, MD, MEd, FRCPC, and Jordan Tarshis, MD, FRCPC
Coordinator: Susan Brien, MD, MEd, CSPQ, FRCSC, CPE, Director, Performance & Systems Innovation
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment: None at this time
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Continuing Professional Development Accreditation Committee
Chair: Khalid Azzam, MBBS, DABIM, FACP, FRCPC, CPE
Coordinator: Rhonda St. Croix, MBA, PCC, CMA
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment: None at this time
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AFC Accreditation Committee
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Committee on Specialties
Chair: Maureen Shandling, MD, FRCPC
Coordinators: Jason R. Frank, MD, MA (Ed), FRCPC, Director, Specialty Education, Strategies and Standards
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment: None at this time
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Assessment Committee
Chair: Deven Chandra, BSc, MD, FRCPC, MEd
Coordinators: Viren N. Naik, MD, MEd, MBA, FRCPC, Director, Assessment
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment: None at this time
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Credentials Committee
Chair: James Fergall Magee, MD, FRCPC
Coordinator: André St. Pierre, MBA, Associate Director, TMCE
Chantal Benoit, Manager, Credentials
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment: None at this time
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Examination Committee
Chair: Amanda Skoll, MD, FRCSC
Coordinator: Farhan Bhanji, MD, FRCPC, Associate Director, Assessment
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment: None at this time
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Credentials Committee
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Professional Learning and Development Committee
Chair: Paul Hendry, MD, FRCSC
Coordinator: Rhonda St. Croix, MBA, PCC, CMA
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment: None at this time
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Specialty Standards Review Committee
Chair: Jolanta Karpinski, MD, FRCPC
Coordinator: Jolanta Karpinski, MD, FRCPC, Associate Director, Specialties
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment: None at this time
Health and Public Policy Committee
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Chair:
Robert LaRoche, MD, FRCSC
Coordinators: Greg Killough, MSc, Senior Policy Analyst, Advocacy and Government Relations
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment: None at this time
Fellowship Affairs Committee
Chair:
Kaif Pardhan, MD, FRCPC
Coordinators:
Christine James, MA, CAE, Associate Director, Membership Services & Programs
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment:
None at this time
Subcommittees
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Awards Committee
Chair: Dolores McKeen, MD, FRCPC
Coordinator: Christine James, MA, CAE, Associate Director, Membership Services & Programs
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment: Up to two Royal College Fellows
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Education Research Grants Committee
Chair: Martin Pusic, MD, FRCPC
Coordinator: Tanya Horsley, PhD, MBA, Associate Director, Research & Principal Scientist
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment: None at this time
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History and Heritage Advisory Committee
Chair: George Rakovich, MD, FRCSC
Coordinator: Christine James, MA, CAE, Associate Director, Membership Services & Programs
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment: One Royal College Fellow; one member with experience in the study of the history of medicine or the history of the Royal College
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Regional Advisory Committees
Chairs:
- RAC 1: Marcia Clark, MD, MSc, FRCSC
- RAC 2: Randolph Guzman, MD, FRCSC, FACS, RVT, RPVI
- RAC 3: Roy Kirkpatrick, MD, FRCSC
- RAC 4: Eleanor Elstein, MD, FRCPC
- RAC 5: G. Robert LaRoche, MD, FRCSC
Coordinator: Christine James, MA, CAE, Associate Director, Membership Services & Programs
Terms of reference
Position(s) under recruitment:- RAC 1: Two Royal College Fellows, one of whom is practicing in a semi-urban or rural community
- RAC 2: Two Royal College Fellows from Saskatchewan
- RAC 3: Two Royal College Fellows, one of whom is a Faculty of Medicine expert in PG education and CPD
- RAC 4: Up to four Royal College Fellows, one of whom is practicing in a semi-urban or rural community; and one from a Faculty of Medicine in the region with expertise in postgraduate medical education and continuing professional development
- RAC 5: Two Royal College Fellows from New Brunswick