210429 Physician Recruitment & Retention Committee MinutesThe Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg
Physician Recruitment & Retention Committee
April 29, 2021
12:00 p.m.
Electronic Meeting MINUTES
Present: Deputy Mayor Beres, Mayor Stephen Molnar, Councillor Penny Esseltine, Dr.
Jamie Cluett, Lesley Ross, Mike Bastow, Dr. Matt Johnson, Ashley Edwards , Dr. Brian
Holowachuk
Staff: Kyle Pratt, CAO; Laura Pickersgill, Executive Assistant
Guests: Melanie Everets -Rodrigues, Stephanie Nevins, Curtis Tighe, Kristy Van
Kooten-Bossence, Lisa Gilvesy
Regrets: Sandy Jansen, Dr. Howard Lamb, Dr. Abdalla
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order 12:03 p.m.
2. Introduction of Guests
The guests provided a brief background on themselves.
3. Adoption of Agenda
Resolution #1
Moved by: Councillor Esseltine
Seconded by: Mayor Molnar
THAT the Agenda as prepared for the Physician Recruitment and Retention
Committee meeting of April 29, 2021, be adopted.
Carried
4. Minutes of the Previous Meeting
Resolution #2
Moved by: Councillor Esseltine
Seconded by: Dr. Jamie Cluett
THAT the Minutes of the Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee Meeting
of November 3, 2020, be approved.
Carried
5. Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof
There were no disclosures of pecuniary interest declared.
6. General Business & Reports
6.1 Oxford County Physician Discussion- Lisa Gilvesy
Lisa Gilvesy provided an overview of the Oxford County Physician Recruitment
Committee’s need for a Tillsonburg Town Staff representative on their
Committee. Lisa Gilvesy is the representative from the Tillsonburg Economic
Development Advisory Committee for the Town of Tillsonburg.
Lisa will send the formal request from the Oxford County Committee to CAO
Pratt for official appointment of a staff representative.
It was noted that the Oxford County Committee is hiring a recruitment firm to
assist with physician recruitment as well this firm is providing an overview of what
is available in terms of space in each municipality for physician offices. It was
noted that the County Committee gets funding allocated every year and it is
important to determine what the needs for each FHO in Tillsonburg are.
Mel Getty represents as a Tillsonburg community member on the County
Committee, however, he is no longer a member of the Tillsonburg Econom ic
Development Advisory Committee.
Lisa Gilvesy left the meeting at 12:22 p.m.
6.2 Collaboration Discussion with Ingersoll Physician Recruitment Committee
Melanie Everets -Rodrigues provided an overview of the Ingersoll Physician
Recruitment Committee’s ongoing initiatives and mandate. It was suggested that
there could be opportunities for the Town of Tillsonburg and Town of Ingersoll’s
Physician Recruitment Committee to collaborate on.
It was decided that the Committees will remain separate however the updat e and
flow of information between the two Committees has been valuable.
There was a discussion on what the inventory of family physicians is in the Town
of Tillsonburg. It was noted that there is not an updated inventory complete at
this time, however, as part of Dr. Johnson’s FHO there is a need to recruit two
more family physicians. It was noted that the FHO that Dr. Lamb is part of is not
currently in need of another physician. It was suggested that referrals be sent to
each other when a physician is looking to locate either to the Town of Tillsonburg
or Town of Ingersoll.
6.3 Student Recruitment- Standing Agenda Item
TDMH has general practitioners, emergency room physicians and hospitalists
who are associate professors at the University of Western Ontario. These
physicians host medical students and resident clinical rotations at TDMH.
TDMH has posted for family physicians, emergency room physicians and
hospitalists on the newly developed Western Family Medicine Resident Council’s
job portal.
7. New B usiness
8. Roundtable
A general surgeon will be joining TDMH this summer to replace a retiring surgeon.
TDMH will have two general surgeons and are recruiting for a third.
It was requested that the Town be notified when a physician retires.
9. Next Meeting
Tuesday, August 3 12-1 p.m.
10. Adjournment
Resolution #3
Moved by: Dr. Jamie Cluett
Seconded by: Mayor Molnar
THAT the April 29, 2021 Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee meeting
be adjourned at 12:48 p.m.
Carried