The Prince George Medical Staff Association consists of all members at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia in Prince George.
According to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Regional and Local Engagement, the Medical Staff Association (MSA) is the primary representative structure for facility-based physicians:
‘With respect to physicians who have privileges to practice in Health Authority facilities and programs, the Hospital Act, Hospital Act Regulation, and respective Health Authority medical staff rules set out the framework for the governance of medical staff and the relationship between Health Authorities and physicians.
Within this governance framework, Health Authorities will take the following actions to strengthen relationships with physicians practicing in their facilities and programs:
Support the improvement of medical staff engagement within Health Authorities through existing local medical staff association structures, or where mutually agreed to by the parties at the local level, through new local structures, so that medical staff:
- Views are more effectively represented;
- Contribute to the development and achievement of Health Authority plans and initiatives, with respect to matters directly affecting physicians;
- Prioritize issues significantly affecting physicians and patient care; and
- Have meaningful interactions with Health Authority leaders, including physicians in formal Health Authority medical leadership roles.’