MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Colleagues:
Peeter Poldre, MD
College President
Your input gave
us clear direction
in a number of
different areas
O
ver the last two
months, I’ve
had the unique
privilege to speak
at several convocations to con-
gratulate this year’s graduates on
their academic achievement and
to welcome them to the profes-
sion of medicine. I encouraged
them to seek role models and
mentors who would guide them
in taking care of themselves,
while at the same time teach-
ing them to strive for excellence
in taking care of patients. I
reminded them that despite the
diversity of our patients, they all
share a fundamental vulnerabil-
ity, that of their health-related
anxiety, stress, pain or disability.
Just as our medical school
graduates are experiencing a new
beginning, this College is also
experiencing a time of renewal.
In May, Council approved a new
Strategic Plan that will set the
College’s direction for the next
several years.
The plan was informed by a
robust engagement process, with
hundreds of in-person sessions
and 6,000 survey responses
from physicians, members of
the public and health-system
organizations. The inclusion of
broad stakeholder perspectives
was critical to ensuring the Col-
lege’s Strategic Plan was focused
on the right priorities, as well
as reflecting an understanding
of the change in the current
environment.
Your input gave us clear direc-
tion in a number of different
areas including – our mandate,
right-touch regulation, inves-
tigations, our communications
and our relationships with the
public, health-system partners,
and with physicians.
So I thank you all for taking
the time out of your busy sched-
ules to provide such thoughtful
feedback. It is deeply appreci-
ated and was critical in paving
the path forward.
With our new Mission –
Serving the People of Ontario
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