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Job posting for physicians – Vancouver, BC

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Physicians – Complex Chronic Medicine
Complex Chronic Diseases Program (CCDP)
BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre
UBC Faculty of Medicine
Vancouver, BC

Part Time (0.05-0.4 FTE, to be determined based on availability)

The Complex Chronic Diseases Program (CCDP) is a multidisciplinary program that treats patients with Lyme disease, Fibromyalgia and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis /Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Reporting to the Medical Director of the CCDP and the Department Head, Anesthesia, Family Practice, Medicine, or Pediatrics as appropriate at BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre, the physician will assume both clinical responsibility for patients and participation in the educational, academic, and provincial mandates of the newly established Complex Chronic Diseases Program at BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre.

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