Dave Snadden has been appointed as the founding Rural Doctors’ UBC Chair in Rural Health, the Prince George Daily News reported.
“I will use this opportunity to explore the challenges faced by rural practitioners, as well as what’s working for them,” he said in a release. “With that knowledge, we can resolve the difficulties and replicate the successes. There is much for us to do to address the needs of rural patients, and it will take many of us working together to make a difference.”
B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake announced a $5 million endowment to establish the role.
Prior to this role, Snadden was the executive associate dean of education with the UBC faculty of medicine.
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