Dr. Ramneek Dosanjh, MD, CCFP is a visionary leader, physician, author and advocate whose work spans clinical practice, health system transformation and social justice advocacy. She currently serves as the Executive Vice President of North America for the Medical Women’s International Association and Past President of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada, representing and amplifying the voices of women physicians worldwide and the healthcare empowerment of all women and girls.

Prior to this, she was the President of Doctors of BC (2022-2023) where she played a pivotal role in shaping healthcare policy, gender equity, cultural safety & humility for truth and reconciliation and advancing primary care reform in British Columbia. She was the first Punjabi female in 122 years to lead the association.

She was also previously the President of BC Family Doctors, served as a board member for her Division of Family Practice and on the Child Health BC board for four years.
She also launched the Health Justice Alliance, a groundbreaking intersectoral initiative bringing together physicians and lawyers to explore collaborative approaches to improving the family justice system. She has also been appointed to the Collaborative Strategy Justice Commission.

Her leadership extends to multiple professional committees and strategic bodies, including the Physician Services Committee, BC Coroners Service Illicit Drug Toxicity Provincial Steering committee, indigenous specific anti racism steering committee and the Provincial Digital Health Leadership Committee.

She is a passionate force for healthcare equity, human rights, and challenging the status quo. A mother of three daughters, survivor and keynote speaker Dr. Dosanjh combines compassion, resilience and strategic vision to inspire change within medicine and beyond.

Dr. Seema Marwaha is a general internal medicine physician, educator, and journalist dedicated to bridging the worlds of medicine and media to advance health equity, empower patients, and transform the way health is communicated to both patients and the public. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto, Deputy Site Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at St. Michael’s Hospital, and Site Lead for the GIM Fellowship Program.

Born and raised in Edmonton, she completed her undergraduate and medical training at the University of Alberta before moving to Toronto for residency and fellowship. She later received the Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship to pursue a Master’s in Education at Harvard, specializing in technology and innovation, and completed a Fellowship in Global Journalism at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Since 2019, she has served as Editor-in-Chief of the national publication Healthy Debate, where she has built an innovative communication and advocacy training program for health professionals. She has also contributed regularly to CBC, Post Media, the Canadian Press and Maclean’s. Her academic work centers on healthcare storytelling, patient experience education, advocacy, anti-racism, and the innovative use of technology in health education.

Outside of medicine, she is a music lover, avid traveler, and proud mother of two boys.

Dr. Nazia Sharfuddin is a General Internal Medicine specialist and physician leader dedicated to advancing healthcare quality and patient safety. She holds a Master’s degree in Healthcare Quality and Safety from Harvard Medical School, bringing expertise in system redesign, patient safety, and quality improvement to multi-site health systems.

At Trillium Health Partners, Dr. Sharfuddin serves as Physician Lead of Patient Safety and previously served as Physician Lead of Quality Improvement. In these leadership roles, she has focused on strengthening patient safety and improving care delivery across one of Canada’s largest hospital networks. She has led system-wide award-winning initiatives to enhance clinical response systems, improve care processes, and advance access to high-quality care.

Dr. Sharfuddin is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, where she designs and teaches curriculum in healthcare quality and safety. She serves as Theme Lead for Quality, Safety, and Value in the University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine MD Program and teaches in the Master’s Program in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety at the Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, holding faculty appointments in both programs. She previously served as Clerkship Site Director for Internal Medicine. She also developed and launched the Quality Improvement Experiential Student Training (QuEST) program, a partnership between the University of Toronto and Trillium Health Partners that equips medical students and physicians with quality improvement skills and has generated more than 50 real-world healthcare improvement projects.

Dr. Sharfuddin’s work has been showcased nationally and internationally, published in peer-reviewed journals, and recognized with institutional and external awards, including the Top 20 Under 40 Award for Health Sciences and the Canadian Medical Association Award for Young Leaders.

Dr. Modupe Tunde-Byass is the president of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada. She is the inaugural and Past President of Black Physicians of Canada. She is the Chair of the Governance Committee of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada.

Dr. Tunde-Byass is a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada and the UK. She completed her OBGYN training in the UK and Canada. She received special interest training in Maternal and Fetal Medicine at King’s College, London. UK. She has been an active staff at NYGH since 2004. She is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Toronto and a graduate of the New Evolving Academic Leadership (NEAL) program at the University of Toronto.
Dr. Tunde-Byass has held major administrative positions like Residency site coordinator and Interim Chief of OBGYN at NYGH. She is involved in key quality initiatives at the Local and Provincial levels. She was the Co-chair for the Quality Standard on Increasing access to Vaginal Birth After Cesarean section and an expert panel member for Early pregnancy complications and loss (Joint projects of PCMCH and HQO). She is the Co-Chair of Maternal Newborn Outcome Committee at Better Outcome Registry Network (BORN). She has received numerous teachings and innovation awards.

She is involved in medical education and passionate about EDI and Anti-Black Racism. She is passionate about maternal mortality, morbidity and birthing experiences in the Black population. She has made many media appearances including a CBC documentary series For the Culture with Amanda Parris exploring Black maternal deaths. She is the co-author of Achieving equity in reproductive care and birth outcomes for Black people. CMAJ 2024.

Her research interest is in Early pregnancy complications and Quality improvement and patient safety initiatives like decreasing CS rate by increasing access to trial of labour after Caesarean section. She has presented some of her research at international conferences and has publications in peer review journals. She was the recipient of the 2022 Postgraduate medical education, University of Toronto Social responsibility award. She is co-founder of Women Health Education Made Simple (WHEMS).