Executive Board

Dr. Nathan Rider is honoured to serve and represent resident physicians in Alberta. His focus is on resident wellness, governance, and transparency. Nathan brings policy expertise, stakeholder relations skills, and governance experience from his previous career with the Government of Alberta and involvement with various non-profit organizations. He is currently training in Public Health and Preventive Medicine. In his spare time, Nathan enjoys dancing and spending time in the mountains.

Dr. Lauren Bilinsky currently does not have a biography.

My name is Chloe, a second-year internal medicine resident from UofC. I ran for VP CIR because I believe in work-life balance despite our busy schedule as resident physicians! My goal is to promote wellness in many shape and forms within all resident physician cohorts, regardless of specialty, school, and interests. I hope to introduce new forms of wellness including potential sponsorship opportunities with various vendors to support resident physicians with different interests. As the COVID-19 pandemic is slowly leaving our province, I also hope to focus on new in-person events to promote interpersonal wellness. I am always open to discussing other wellness initiatives and happy to meet fellow residents. Feel free to reach out any time

Hello! My name is Michael Taylor, and I am a PGY3 in Emergency Medicine at the University of Alberta. I am a graduate of the University of Alberta’s combined MD/MBA program with a background in health systems and quality improvement research. As a current residency program committee member, past MD curriculum representative, previous SIM coordinator, and previous music teacher, I have developed a passion for leadership and education in various ways. PARA’s VPLE position seemed like the perfect fit! I sought out an executive position with PARA because like many of you, I want to be informed. I strongly believe that information can be our most important tool to enact change and improve the lives of those around us. I hope to work closely with the Leadership & Education Committee to champion general and specific advocacy that is relevant to the dynamic, systemic needs of all PARA members. Moreover, I plan to advocate both internally and publicly for continued collective efforts in whatever way that I can. Outside of PARA business / clinical duties, I enjoy good food, scenic views, camp fires, lake life, skiing, and making time for family or friends far and wide. 

Dr. Tamara Yee is a resident physician in the pediatrics program at the U of A. This is her second term as Vice President Operations and Finance on the PARA Executive. Her decision to join the Executive Board was based on the support and help she received from PARA during her own residency training and her desire to help her fellow resident physicians.

Dr. Yee brings abundant administrative, financial and operational experience from her past careers in the public and private sector and is happy to use these skills in the VPOF position.

One of her goals as VPOF is to support financial literacy amongst fellow resident physicians by providing learning opportunities and advice. She encourages other resident physicians to reach out, introduce themselves and get involved.

Dr. Lenka Stafl is delighted to serve her fellow resident physicians as the Calgary and Southern Alberta Ambassador (CSAA). She enjoys the fast paced learning of her internal medicine residency and always loves the opportunity to run into and connect with fellow resident physicians from all specialties on the wards. She is an avid mountain enthusiast and enjoys spending her free time scaling peaks with her husband and one-year-old daughter and drinking a hot cup of tea in the alpine. Lenka feels honoured be part of an incredible team of executive members invested in the well-being and empowerment of resident physicians. 

Brandy Love is currently a resident physician in Adult Neurology at the U of A. Concerned over an issue faced by a fellow resident physician; she was encouraged to run for a PARA Executive position to help make positive changes. She describes being a resident physician as a balancing act “learning about medicine and our communities and developing our professional selves, while navigating challenging waters of the culture of medicine, politics, and the realities (and joys!) of our own lives,” and is committed to  ensuring her fellow resident physicians have what they need to thrive.

With already nearly 20 years’ career experience in healthcare in the Edmonton area, Dr. Love brings a wealth of knowledge, relationships and understanding to the ENAA position that will help ensure that the needs and voice of resident physician is heard. “I really believe my experience  helps me see "the forest for the trees" when it comes to healthcare leadership,“ she explains. In her new position she looks forward to listening to resident physicians and representing them at forums within the northern half of the province.

Outside of work, Dr. Love describes herself as a complete nerd who really, really, really loves neurology and can’t imagine doing anything else in medicine. She invites anyone who “wants to sit around and localize the lesion” to give her a shout!

Dr. Boutet is excited to represent her fellow resident as the Alberta medical association PARA ambassador. Her major interest is resident physician wellness and advocacy. She has been involved in the promotion of resident physician wellness for many years, first as a wellness ambassador for internal medicine resident physicians at McGill and now at the University of Alberta. Her goal is to advocate and improve the working environment for all resident physicians and to advocate for optimal working conditions. On a personal note, she enjoys driving to the Rockies for hikes with her husband and flying to the east coast to spend time with her family.