Call for Nominations for NLMA Board By-Election
A by-election is required to fill a vacancy on the NLMA’s Board of Directors for the position of Urban Director-At-Large.
On June 6, 2026, Dr. David Metcalfe became NLMA President after serving one year as President-Elect. A call for nominations to fill the President-Elect position (issued in January) received no submissions by the March 15 deadline, and a subsequent Board search was unsuccessful. In accordance with the by-laws, the Board appointed Dr. Susan MacDonald as President-Elect, and she was confirmed at the 2026 AGM. Following member ratification at the 2027 AGM, she will become President for a second time—only the second such occurrence in NLMA history.
A by-election is now required to fill Dr. MacDonald’s previous Urban Director-At-Large seat on the Board.
Call for Board Nominations: Urban Director At-Large
The NLMA is seeking a call for Board Nominations for one (1) Urban Director At-Large.
At-Large Directors:
Rather than represent a specific specialty, payment modality or geographic region, At-Large Directors are driven by the interests of the entire NLMA membership.
To ensure equal distribution of the six At-Large Directors on the Board, no more than three (3) members from the St. John’s metro region (St. John’s, Mount Pearl, Paradise, CBS and the Northeast Avalon) serve on the Board at any given time.
Past Board members are permitted to submit their names for nomination if they have been off the Board for at least one year.
For more information, please click here to read the full Director position description.
Term of Office:
As per the NLMA By-laws, term of office for newly elected At-Large Directors is three years. However, a member elected in a by-election shall complete the unexpired term of the director whose position has become vacant. For this by-election, that term will be two (2) years and will conclude following the AGM in June 2028.
The Board usually meets on Saturdays, approximately five times per year (two in person in St. John’s, one in person at a rotating location in NL, and two virtual in winter), with additional special or ad hoc meetings as required (virtual).
The next Board meeting is in person on Saturday, September 19 (location TBD).
Honoraria:
Board members are reimbursed for travel expenses and receive honoraria ($175 per hour) according to the NLMA Honoraria Policy. For more information on honoraria for the Board of Directors, please see the following form: https://nlmaforms.formstack.com/forms/honorarianlma.
Eligibility Requirements:
Candidates must:
- Be a practising NLMA member, holding a license issued under the Medical Act, 2011, in good standing with both the NLMA and CPSNL.
- Principal site of practice is in NL.
- Submit a completed nomination form.
- Provide a detailed curriculum vitae (CV).
- Submit a statement of interest outlining how the candidate meets the required competencies and their reasons for seeking election.
- Provide three (3) references, including contact information
Nomination Process:
Please submit your CV and statement of interest outlining your decision to join the NLMA Governance and Nominations Committee by completing this form: https://nlmaforms.formstack.com/forms/nominations
Following screening and interviews, the Governance and Nominations Committee will recommend qualified candidates to the Board for election.
Deadline:
Completed forms, along with required documents, must be submitted by the deadline of July 2, 2026.
Election Process:
If more than two Urban At-Large nominations are received, the NLMA will hold a general election via online secret ballot. If only one candidate comes forward, they will be declared elected by acclamation. In the absence of any candidates, vacancies will be filled by recruitment, in keeping with the principle of equity.