Professional Association of Residents

About the PAR-BC collective agreement

The Professional Association of Residents of British Columbia (PAR-BC) bargains on behalf of resident physicians working for publicly funded health care employers in British Columbia.

The Resident Physicians Collective Agreement covers employees that are distinguished from other health sector employees in that they are essentially students. They are medical graduates who participate in a graduate educational program leading to qualification for independent practice as a family physician or a specialist physician.

Residents provide direct and primary patient care as well as in-hospital care on nights and weekends. Residents have earned a medical degree (MD) and must complete an additional two or more years of training in a hospital or clinic before they are able to practice without the supervision of fully licensed physician.

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Jodie Warren
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Email: jodiew@heabc.bc.ca
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