Annual General Meeting
The NLMA annual general meeting (AGM) is held each June and provides members with the opportunity to attend in-depth sessions on issues that matter to physicians and to bring forward and debate resolutions that help guide the Board of Directors to set policy.
The AGM also provides members with the opportunity to receive reports from the executive director, the president, committees, and the auditor's report. The AGM includes an NLMA and Canadian Medical Association (CMA) honorary life membership awards ceremony and installation of the incoming president. View the NLMA Annual Report on the Annual Reports page.
Board of Directors
Board members and officers are elected annually at the AGM. NLMA members are represented at the national level through the CMA Board of Directors.
The Professional Association of Residents of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Medical Students' Society at Memorial University each have one non-voting member on the NLMA Board of Directors.
Officers
President - Dr. Kristopher Luscombe
Past President - Dr. Susan MacDonald
President-Elect - Dr. Gerard Farrell
Directors At-Large
Dr. David Flusk
Dr. David Harvey
Dr. David Metcalfe
Dr. Heather O'Dea
Dr. Bolu Ogunyemi
Dr. Desmond Whalen
Non-Voting
Board Chair - Dr. Arthur Rideout
Resident Rep - Dr. Lauren Winsor
Medical Student Rep - Georgia Darmonkow
Committees
Organizational Chart (PDF)
2022 Nominating Committee
Dr. Charlene Fitzgerald (Chair)
Regional representatives to be determined
Standing Committees
Governance Committee
Finance & Administration Committee
External Relations Committee
Negotiations Committee
Advisory Councils
Physician Wellness Advisory Council
Rural Physicians Advisory Council
IMG Advisory Council
Health Information Technology
Physician Services Liaison Committee (PSLC)
Ad Hoc Committees
NLMA-CPSNL Joint Committee
Joint Management Committee - GNL, RHA, NLMA
MSA, MAC, Clinical Chiefs, Councils, NLCHI, NGOs, etc.
NLMA Representatives on CMA Committees/Forums
Dr. Paula Kennedy – Board of Directors
Dr. Lynn Dwyer – Committee on Nominations
Staff
Executive Director - Robert Thompson
Associate Executive Director - Lynn Barter
Director, Administration & Membership - J. David Mitchell
Membership Administrator - Suzan Izquierdo
Administrative Assistant - Donna Osmond
Director, Communications & Public Affairs - Jonathan Carpenter
Communications Coordinator - Anna Delaney
Director, Health Policy & Economics - Scott Brown
Senior Compensation & Benefits Analyst - Tamie L. White
Health Policy Analyst & Legal Counsel - Aimee Letto
Medical Director, NLMA Physician Care Network - Dr. Kris Luscombe
Clinical Stabilization Fund Project Coordinator - Jean Cook
Senior Advisor, Health Information - Lucy McDonald
Biographies
President - Dr. Kris Luscombe, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Kris Luscombe has been practising psychiatry in Grand Falls-Windsor for almost 20 years. He was recently the Regional Chief of Psychiatry for Central Health, and is currently the Central Health Regional Physician Lead for Opiate Dependence Services. He has also been an assistant professor of psychiatry for Memorial University’s Rural Medical Education Network since 2009. On June 18, 2022, Dr. Luscombe was installed as the 97th President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association. (Full Bio)
Past-President - Dr. Susan MacDonald, MD, CCFP PC FCFP
Dr. Susan MacDonald has been practising Palliative Medicine in St. John’s for more than 20 years. She is a teacher, leader, researcher and clinician renowned for her progressive dedication to providing care for the terminally ill. She has made it her life’s work and purpose to garner respect, understanding and compassion for the dying. On June 5, 2021, Dr. MacDonald was installed as the 96th President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association. (Full Bio)