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
| L-R: Jennifer Mackey (Senior student rep), Dr. Mo Yu Lanny Li, Dr. Susan MacDonald, Dr. Tracey Bridger, Dr. David Metcalfe, Dr. Gert Nel, Dr. Stephen Major, Dr. Cynthia Slade, Dr. Doug Angel, Dr. Amer Qureshi Missing from photo: Dr. Melinda Noel, Dr. Istvan Balint (Resident rep), Dr. David Lane (Resident rep), Sean Coady (Student rep) |
Officers of the Board
Directors At-Large
Non-Voting
Dr. David Metcalfe, MD
President
Biography coming soon.
Dr. Cynthia Slade, MD, FRCPC
Past-President
Dr. Cynthia Slade is a community-based psychiatrist, born and raised in Newfoundland and Labrador. She grew up in Arnold’s Cove on the Avalon peninsula and has dedicated her career to serving the mental health needs of her province.
Dr. Slade practises in St. John’s and has worked extensively in community psychiatry. For several years she provided geriatric consultation services to the residents of Hoyles-Escasoni and, since 2024, has contributed her expertise one day a week to Veteran Affairs Canada and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
On June 7, 2025, Dr. Slade was installed as the 100th president of the NLMA.
