The Common Denominator is Humans

Cal and Corey talk with Gordon MacDonald, Executive Director of the RMTBC about regulation, education, and the parallel paths of nursing and massage in Canada. This conversation explores our shared challenges of supporting a profession in transition.

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Registered Massage Therapists' Association of British Columbia: www.rmtbc.ca

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About Our Guest:

Gordon has a long history of working at a senior level within B.C.’s health care, education, and regulatory sectors. These include Senior Consultant at Health Match BC; Vice President, Regulation and Program Development at CIBT Education Group; Associate Director, Douglas College. He has also served as Executive Director/Registrar of the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of BC and is formerly the Program Director for the Healthcare Labour Adjustment Agency of BC.
He has provided strategic leadership in working with health regulatory bodies, both provincially and nationally.
Additionally, he has served on several boards and committees including, the Health Human Resources Advisory Committee for the BC Ministry of Health, the BC Labour Force Development Board for the Ministry of Labour.
He is currently the Executive Director of the Registered Massage Therapists’ Association of BC and Chair of the Canadian Massage Therapy Association.