About

The Nanaimo Medical Staff Engagement Society was established in September 2016 to engage with the Health Authority and to provide a means to address issues of importance to the medical staff. This initiative is facilitated by the Specialist Services Committee and supports the Medical Staff Association to provide resources and infrastructure.

Executive

Dr. Michael Pariser, MD

Vice President

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Dr. Dave Coupland, MD, FRCP

Treasurer

Dr. Dave Coupland has been a Radiologist at NRGH, as well as a consultant radiologist at Madrona Imaging Inc, since 1996. His medical degree was completed in his home town of Edmonton, AB at the University of Alberta, followed by residencies in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at the University of British Colombia in Vancouver, BC. Dr. Coupland had produced and contributed to a compendium of medical publications, and has lectured on his research throughout North America. He presently remains a consultant radiologist with health centers spanning Vancouver Island, and sits on a variety of medical committees including PACS Lead MII & NRGH, and Chair Peer Review of BC. His leisure interests include reading, golfing, hockey, economics, and politics.Read more

Directors at Large

Dr. Tunde Adegbola, MD

Director at Large

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Dr. Joe Foster, MD

Director at Large

Dr. Joe Foster has been practicing medicine in Nanaimo for over 30 years, with a background in Emergency Medicine and General Practice. He currently works in the NRGH OR and in Addictions Medicine.Read more

Dr. Shelly Mark, MD

Director at Large

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Advisory Committee