My Statement
Dear Colleague,
I seek your support in electing me as President-Elect of Doctors of BC. Together, we can lead system change.
These are undoubtedly times of profound challenge—but also of possibility. They demand bold leadership that understands frontline realities, governance systems, and how to get things done.
My dialogue with hundreds of physicians paints a clear and urgent picture. We are burning out in a fragmented system burdened by inefficiencies, limited access to care, and excessive wait times. Physicians are stretched beyond capacity, struggling with inadequate compensation models, and lack a seat at decision-making tables.
Within these challenges lies the opportunity to lead real change, guided by physician insight, lived experience, and shared purpose across specialist and primary care.
That is why I am seeking your support to serve as President-Elect of Doctors of BC—to stand alongside you in rebuilding a system that supports the people within it.
Throughout my three decades of active medical practice—in community care, long-term care, hospital medicine, obstetrics, and leadership—I have seen firsthand the power of physician-led innovation. Whether establishing BC’s first large drive-through COVID-19 Testing & Assessment Centre or developing new models of integrated primary care, including the first physician-operated UPCC in BC, I’ve learned that lasting change begins with listening, collaboration, and courage. Serving as Medical Director of a large multi-doctor clinic, and on various boards and committees, has developed strong governance skills and understanding. My experience working with government agencies, health authorities, and communities has taught me how to navigate complex situations.
As President, I will advance the DoBC Strategic Plan—focused on physician voice, wellness, fair compensation, and the future of medicine—by turning strategy into action through consensus and coalition building.
I will champion these shared priorities:
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Improve access & reduce wait times
Through scalable, connected, system-wide tools for modernized waitlist management, referral intake, and team-based triage models.
Reduce administrative burden
So physicians can focus on our patients, not paperwork.
Strengthen physician voice and influence
At local, regional, and provincial decision-making tables.
Advocate for fair compensation
With modernized infrastructure, and expanded business supports and models.
Tackle workforce shortages
via a comprehensive health human resources plan.
Champion wellness and sustainability
By embedding well-being and protected time in system design.
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These goals are achievable when we lead together. Authenticity, compassion, equity, modernization, and our shared motto: Stronger Together have guided my work to date. I believe leadership means being visible, accessible, data-driven, and grounded in the lived experiences of physicians across BC—rural and urban, specialist and family doctor, at every stage of practice.
I bring the perspective of a physician who has built and sustained a thriving large group practice, the adaptability and pragmatism of an entrepreneur, and the perseverance and empathy of someone who has lived through the same frustrations many of us face daily. I am ready to serve, to listen, and to act to build a better coordinated health care system that works for physicians and their patients.
Thank you for your dedication to your patients, to each other, and to our shared profession. Together, we can build a future where physicians are empowered and supported, and patients receive timely, coordinated care. It would be my honour to serve you as your next President-Elect of Doctors of BC.
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Warmly,
Baldev Sanghera
Candidate for President-Elect, Doctors of BC