26 May 2011

CPSO CANDIDATES for COUNCIL METRO TORONTO (CPSO Dist 10)

CPSO pays about $1,000 a day (including preparation time) plus travel expenses to Council reps. $90,000 a year is average for 90 days work

The two present reps sre seeking re-election. OMA District 11 paid for a dinner meeting at the OMA office for the candidates 16 attended out of 10,000 Dist 11 OMA members.

GP-psychotherapist  Marc GABEL MD ( NY State Univ-Brooklyn 1962) No CCFP. Shares office with Psychiatrist Gary Burrows MD(UBC 82) at 411 Richmond St.West, suite 401 (nr Spadina Av.) No hospital privs.

GP  Kumar GUPTA MD(Manitoba 94) CCFP at 431 King St. East (nr Parliament) No hospital privs.

Both GPs & Specialists are eligible but few non-retired specialists are candidates.

Doctors with up-to-date hospital knowledge are urgently needed to be able to judge Hospital practice when serving on the Discipline committee.