Our Team

Dr. Greg Andreas, Physician Advisor	A rural general practitioner based in Cranbrook with a background as a new to Canada physician, Dr. Andreas serves as a coach in the UBC CPD Coaching and Mentoring Program (CAMP) and is a dedicated mentor with the IMG Peer Support Network. His professional interests include palliative care, chronic conditions and providing long-term holistic support to patients. He is also an avid runner.
Dr. Nicole Ebert, Physician Advisor	A rural general practitioner who has served the communities of Vanderhoof and Coldstream. Passionate about rural health care, Dr. Ebert focuses on rural locum work and is the lead of both Obstetrical Surgical Services and the Rural Health Conference with RCCbc. She actively collaborates with the Rural Surgical and Obstetrical Networks (RSON), the Maternity and Babies Advice Line (MABEL), Personal Health Records and the Isolated Medical Provider Aftercare Team (IMPACT). Dr. Ebert enjoys swimming, pottery and sourdough bread making!
Hadas Haft, Rural CPD Concierge & Senior Program Assistant	With a passion for supporting others and a keen interest in nutrition and dietetics, Hadas is deeply committed to helping individuals navigate the complexities of settling into a new environment, drawing from lived experiences of relocating to British Columbia.
Dr. Bruce Hobson, Medical Lead & Physician Advisor	Dr. Hobson has been a general practitioner in Powell River for 47 years, bringing a wealth of international training and extensive experience to his practice. He serves as the medical lead for the UBC CPD Coaching and Mentoring Program (CAMP) and Accreditation and is an active member of the Guideline and Protocols Advisory Committee (GPAC). Dr. Hobson collaborates with the Practice Support Program at Doctors of BC and is renowned as an EMR wizard. He enjoys spending time with his grandchildren and is an avid adventurer, having swum with sharks, run up and down soccer fields and skydived. You may recognize him as one of the PRA-BC orientation speakers, championing physician wellness and effective communication.
Dr. Shirley Sze, Physician Advisor	A retired general practitioner, Dr. Sze practiced in Kamloops, BC for over four decades. Dr. Sze has been a leader in health care transformation, having led the Health Data Coalition and contributed to numerous Shared Care initiatives. She was part of the Doctors of BC CME nucleus and is actively involved with This Changed My Practice. Inspired by her mother, who studied medicine in China, immigrated to Canada and became a family physician in Alberta, Dr. Sze has always been deeply committed to patient care. Following her transition out of full-service family practice in 2009, Dr. Sze dedicates herself to working on health-care system-level transformation.
Dr. Lawrence Yang, Physician Advisor	Starting his general family practice in Surrey in 2010, Dr. Yang brings a strong passion for wellness coaching, leadership coaching and quality improvement (QI) coaching. From a young age, Dr. Yang knew he wanted to pursue medicine and was inspired by his father, a family physician trained in Asia who practiced in Surrey. Today, Dr. Yang is dedicated to supporting the development of physicians and health-care leaders, using his coaching expertise to promote personal and professional growth.
Angela Wagner, Rural CPD Concierge & Education Manager	Ang believes everyone deserves a supportive ally who listens with openness and humility, and that meaningful learning begins with connection. It's an honour to hear your stories, hold space for what matters to you, and help make sense of the CPD out there to help you thrive in practice. Born, raised, and living rurally, in her spare time, Ang volunteers with search and rescue as an emergency medical responder, drone pilot, and rope rescue technician. She finds joy in teamwork, community, and camaraderie, and her purpose is to leave behind systems that are more humane, more connected, and more sustainable than we found them and to remind us all that we don't walk this work alone.
Dr. Ozotu Rosemary Abu, Physician Advisor	Dr. Ozotu Rosemary Abu is a consultant Psychiatrist (FRCPC) with a career spanning multiple countries. Dr. Abu completed medical school in Nigeria in 2003 and residency in Psychiatry in Ireland in 2015. She has a MSc in Clinical Teaching, from the National University of Ireland in 2014, a MA in Health Care Management from the Institute of Public Administration and National University of Ireland in 2011 and post graduate diplomas in Public Management and Clinical Education. She is a current Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia and former clinical tutor at Trinity College Dublin and RCSI and has 8 years of practice experience in rural BC in the beautiful town of Smithers. She enjoys travelling, art, baking mince pies, and spending time with friends and family.