Governance
The NLMA Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held each June. Board members and officers are elected annually through a general election. 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.
By-Laws
Enacted pursuant to the Corporations Act, the Medical Act, 2011, and the Articles of Association of the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association
Board of Directors
Front Row (L-R): Dr. Lauren Winsor (Former Resident Rep, replaced by Dr. Ali Beydoun September 2023), Board Chair Dr. Tracey Bridger, Past-President Dr. Kris Luscombe, Dr. Heather O’Dea. Back Row (L-R): Dr. David Harvey, Dr. David Metcalfe, President Dr. Gerard Farrell, Dr. Bolu Ogunyemi, Medical Student Rep Alexander Darmonkow, Dr. Desmond Whalen. Missing from Photo: President-Elect Dr. Steve Major, Dr. David Flusk.
Officers of the Board
Directors At-Large
Non-Voting
Dr. Gerard Farrell, MD
President
Dr. Gerard Farrell has been taking care of cancer patients in St. John’s for more than 25 years. He began this career as a general practitioner in oncology at the H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre, and now offers After Cancer Care to patients who have completed their care at HBMCC. He is currently involved in curriculum development with Memorial’s Office of Professional Education and Development. He has also been involved in postgraduate medical education and has supervised graduate students in the faculties of Medicine, Computer Science, and Pharmacy. On June 3, 2023, Dr. Farrell was installed as the 98th President of the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association.
Dr. Kris Luscombe, MD, FRCPC
Past-President
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.
