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CTV News
3 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Canadian Medical Association names N.B. doctor as new president
Dr. Margot Burnell, who became the new president of the Canadian Medical Association on May 31, 2025, is pictured. (Source: Canadian Medical Association) A New Brunswick doctor has been named the new president of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). Dr. Margot Burnell officially took on the role Saturday during the CMA's annual general meeting. The CMA said Burnell has been an oncologist for more than 30 years at the Saint John Regional Hospital. During her address to colleagues Saturday, the CMA said Burnell 'emphasized her commitment to improve access to care' as a core issue of her year-long mandate. 'Canadians deserve a health system that is there for them when they need it,' said Burnell in a news release. 'I strongly believe that ideas and lived experience from patients, physicians and others at the front lines are critical to building a future for health care that Canadians can take pride in.' Burnell said she also intends to advance Indigenous reconciliation in health care, strengthen Canada's health workforce, reduce physicians' paperwork and improve physician well-being. The president of the CMA is elected by members from a different province or territory each year. Burnell takes over from Dr. Joss Reimer of Winnipeg. The president-elect is now Dr. Bolu Ogunyemi who practices medicine in Newfoundland and Labrador. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
Cision Canada
3 days ago
- Health
- Cision Canada
Canadian Medical Association welcomes Dr. Margot Burnell as new president Français
OTTAWA, ON, May 31, 2025 /CNW/ - New Brunswick's Dr. Margot Burnell is now the president of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), following an installation ceremony at its annual general meeting today. An oncologist for more than three decades at the Saint John Regional Hospital, Dr. Burnell has seen the impact of a health system under pressure. During her address to physician-colleagues, Dr. Burnell emphasized her commitment to improve access to care as a core issue of her year-long mandate. She is also eager to advance Indigenous reconciliation in health care, strengthen Canada's health workforce, reduce physicians' paperwork and improve physician well-being. "Canadians deserve a health system that is there for them when they need it," she says. "I strongly believe that ideas and lived experience from patients, physicians and others at the front lines are critical to building a future for health care that Canadians can take pride in." The president of the CMA is elected by members from a different province or territory every year and speaks on behalf of Canada's physicians to policy-makers, partners, media and Canadians. With the start of Dr. Burnell's presidency, Dr. Joss Reimer of Winnipeg becomes the CMA's past president. Dr. Bolu Ogunyemi named CMA president-elect Dr. Bolu Ogunyemi became president-elect at today's AGM. Dr. Ogunyemi practises medical dermatology in St. John's, NL, and has maintained a visiting specialist clinic in Labrador City since 2018. In addition to numerous leadership roles at Memorial University of Newfoundland's Faculty of Medicine, including the inaugural Assistant Dean of Social Accountability (2020–23), he has served on the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association Board of Directors. About the CMA The Canadian Medical Association leads a national movement with physicians who believe in a better future of health. Our ambition is a sustainable, accessible health system where patients are partners, a culture of medicine that elevates equity, diversity and wellbeing, and supportive communities where everyone has the chance to be healthy. We drive change through advocacy, giving and knowledge sharing – guided by values of collaboration and inclusion. SOURCE Canadian Medical Association
