The Board of Directors
Le Conseil d’administration du CMQ veille à l’administration générale des affaires du Collège et à l’application des dispositions du Code des professions, de la Loi médicale et de ses règlements.
The Board of Directors oversees the general administration of the Collège's affairs and the application of the provisions of the Professional Code, the Medical Act and its regulations. It exercises all the rights, powers and prerogatives of the CMQ, except those within the competence of the members of the Collège in general meeting.
Role
The Board of Directors is responsible for the general supervision and management of the Order's business. It is responsible for implementing and monitoring the decisions of the Order and of the members at the General Assembly.
In addition, it oversees the application of the Professional Code, and exercises all the rights, powers and prerogatives of the Order, except those that fall within the competence of the members of the Order meeting at a General Meeting.
The Board has a strategic role within the organization. It oversees the pursuit of the Order's primary mission, namely the protection of the public, by discharging its responsibilities under the Professional Code and using the powers delegated to it, in particular :
- Powers relating to admission to the profession (issuance of permits, entry on the roll of the order, assessment of competencies);
- Regulatory powers to oversee the practice of the profession and control the competence and integrity of its members;
- Powers to control the illegal practice of the profession and usurpation of title.
The Board is also responsible for adopting the budget, establishing effective, efficient and transparent governance policies and practices, ensuring the integrity of internal control rules, and ensuring the Order's viability and longevity.
Composition
Le Conseil d'administration actuel est composé de 12 membres élus, dont le président, et de 4 membres nommés par l’Office des professions, dont le mandat est de quatre ans.
- 11 membres médecins élus
- 1 membre élu âgé de 35 ans ou moins au moment de son élection. Cette administratrice ou cet administrateur est élu par les autres membres du Conseil d'administration à la suite d'un appel de candidatures parmi les membres et ne représente pas une région en particulier. Son mandat est d’une durée équivalente à celle du mandat des autres administratrices et administrateurs (art. 77.1 du Code des professions)
- 4 membres qui ne sont pas médecins, nommés par l’Office des professions du Québec. Ils sont souvent appelés « représentants du public » puisqu’ils ne sont pas membres de l’ordre.
A place for young people aged 35 and under
The Board of Directors of every professional order must now include at least one member aged 35 or under at the time of election.
If, following an election, the Board does not include at least one elected member aged 35 or under at the time of election, it will appoint an additional member, chosen from among the members of the order aged 35 or under following a call for candidates within 30 days of the election. The member thus appointed is deemed to have been elected to the Board. His or her term of office is equivalent to that of the other Board members.Desired qualities and skills
CA members must also demonstrate loyalty to the Order. They must act in the best interests of the order and ensure that its mission of protecting the public is fulfilled. Under no circumstances must they give priority to their own personal interests or to those of the members of the electoral region that elected them.
Secondly, Board members must exercise their duties with competence. To this end, they must develop and maintain up-to-date knowledge of the role of the Board of Directors of a professional order, particularly with regard to governance and ethics, equality between women and men, and the management of ethnocultural diversity. Board members must also know and understand the ethical standards applicable to them, and be committed to respecting and promoting them.
Consult the matrix of skills required to sit on the CMQ Board of Director (in French only).
Responsibilities of members
The members of the Board of Directors must act in the best interests of the CMQ in accordance with the main function of the Order, namely, to ensure the protection of the public. They perform their duties with integrity, honesty, loyalty, diligence, prudence and to the best of their ability. To perform their duties effectively, they ensure that they develop and maintain their knowledge.
Members must refrain from placing themselves in a situation that could interfere with the performance of their duties and must comply at all times with the Code d’éthique et de déontologie des administrateurs et membres de comités [Code of ethics and professional conduct for directors' and committee members; in French only]. They attend meetings on a regular basis and contribute by participating actively in decisions or opinions. They are remunerated using attendance tokens and their travel expenses are reimbursed.
See the skills matrix (in French only) for members of the CMQ's Board of Directors.
Meetings
The Board of Directors meets at least six times a year, excluding extraordinary meetings that are held from time to time. Regular meetings last an average of one day each. Directors must do the required reading before each meeting.
Members listed according to the region they represent
M. Sylvain Beaudry
2026-2030
Représentant du public (nommés par l'Office des professions du Québec)
« En tant que membre du CA, je suis fier du virage que prend le Collège pour mieux se rapprocher du public ainsi que pour améliorer son agilité organisationnelle, valoriser la pratique médicale de ses membres et adopter des règles de gouvernance exemplaires. Je soutiens sa mission de protéger le public tout en offrant une médecine de qualité. »
Dr. Élyse Berger-Pelletier
Emergency Medicine
2024-2028
“As a member of the Board, I am proud to be able to participate in the College's mission to protect the public through empathetic, evidence-based, interprofessional collaborative medicine. I'm proud to serve with my background as a mom, doctor and manager. I hope to be able to pursue the strategies put in place by the Collège, for improved accessibility through winning innovations aimed at the entire Quebec population.”
Dre Caroline Boulos
Dr. Amélie Coutu
Internal medicine
2020-2024
“As a member of the Board, I am proud to testify to the reality of practitioners in the field and thus strengthen the quality of medical care in Quebec.”
Dr Pierre Guérette
Médecine d'urgence
2024-2028
Région du Sud
Vice-président du Conseil d'administration
« En tant que membre du CA du Collège, je suis fier de faire ma part en m’impliquant dans le dossier de la collaboration interprofessionnelle et dans celui des enjeux futurs de la profession médicale, dont font partie le dossier de santé numérique et les défis posés par l’intelligence artificielle en santé. Le Collège promeut ainsi une médecine de qualité et accessible, en regardant en avant et en maintenant ses critères d’excellence. »
Dre Guylaine Larose
Urgence pédiatrique
2022-2026
« En tant que membre du CA, je suis fière de contribuer, au meilleur de mes connaissances et de mon expérience, à la qualité et à l’accessibilité des soins médicaux pour la population québécoise. J’ai aussi la conviction que le CMQ peut contribuer à mettre en place des conditions qui permettent aux médecins de donner le meilleur d’eux-mêmes dans cette belle profession. »
Ms. Thérèse Martin
2023-2024
“As a member of the Board, I am proud of the challenges the Collège has overcome in recent years in its desire to be ‘less distant, less alone, less silent.’ Since the protection of the public is at the heart of the CMQ's reflections and decisions, I intend to participate positively in fulfilling this mission as a representative of the public.”
Dr. Guy Morissette
Family Medicine
2024-2028
“As a member of the Board, I feel privileged and proud to be able to contribute my experience and background to ensure that the population has access to appropriate, safe and quality care, particularly front-line services developed with the relevant authorities readily available, and end-of-life care planned and administered with dignity.”
Alexandre Motard
Médecine de famille
2026-2030
Me Nelly Rodrigue
2026-2030
Dre Nathalie Saad
Pneumologie
2022-2026
Vice-présidente du Conseil d'administration
« En tant que membre du CA, je suis fière d’avoir contribué au développement de bonnes pratiques en télémédecine par ma participation au groupe de travail sur la télésanté. Je suis également fière, à titre de coresponsable de l’axe "Mobilisation des membres" du plan stratégique Virage 2023 et en tant que vice-présidente du CA, d’avoir pu mettre de l’avant des idées pour rapprocher le CMQ de ses membres. »
Dr. Chantal Vallée
Internal medicine
2020-2024
“As a member of the Board, I am proud to promote a human medicine, quality medicine, medicine that puts the protection of the public at the heart of its actions. I am committed to practicing according to these values I hold dear.”
Mr. Guy Versailles
2024-2028
“As a member of the Board of Directors, I am proud to contribute to the effective and attentive governance of a profession that is essential to the well-being of the entire population. Protection of the public and a framework that promotes professional and ethical competence and good conditions for the practice of medicine are two sides of the same coin.”
Élections partielles en cours
Une élection partielle se tient dans deux (2) régions électorales – celle du Centre et celle du Nord-Est – afin de pourvoir deux (2) postes devenus vacants au Conseil d’administration (CA) du Collège des médecins du Québec. Le mandat de chacune des personnes élues se terminera en octobre 2028.