Kiersten Doblanko

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

Having just started in September 2021, Emma is brand new to PARA and is here to help with any and all member queries.

In her off time, Emma loves to travel and has spent the last four years travelling and living overseas. Some of her favourite places include Greece, Croatia, Italy and Australia, where she resided for the last two and a half years; she is fearful of her first Canadian winter back! Emma loves dogs (ALL of them) and has a three-year-old Greyhound whose photos take up 99% of her phone storage.

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!

As the Chief Executive Officer, Rob is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Association’s Strategic Direction, including its Strategic Priorities. 

Rob oversees the day-to-day operations of the Association, including providing support to the staff team working on behalf of resident physicians training in Alberta. He works closely with the PARA Executive Board in the development of current strategies to continue to move the strategic priorities forward. 

Rob is involved in the Negotiation Committee and often works directly with PARA’s partners to ensure that the challenges encountered by resident physicians during training are resolved in ways beneficial to all parties.