Dr. Ramneek Dosanjh, MD, CCFP is a visionary leader, physician, author and advocate whose work spans clinical practice, health system transformation and social justice advocacy. She currently serves as the Executive Vice President of North America for the Medical Women’s International Association and Past President of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada, representing and amplifying the voices of women physicians worldwide and the healthcare empowerment of all women and girls.
She has participated over the last few years at the United Nations Commission on the status of Women & will represent both at the world health assembly in Geneva & the United Nations General assembly this year.
Prior to this, she was the President of Doctors of BC (2022-2023) where she played a pivotal role in shaping healthcare policy, gender equity, cultural safety & humility for truth and reconciliation and advancing primary care reform in British Columbia. She was the first Punjabi female in 122 years to lead the association.
She was also previously the President of BC Family Doctors, served as a board member for her Division of Family Practice and on the Child Health BC board for four years. She has also been extensively involved in academic advancement through clinical teaching for UBC and the Medical Council of Canada.
Dr. Dosanjh is a family physician and hospitalist with extensive experience in community and facility-based care. She has been at the forefront of child and youth mental health advocacy, leading collaborative initiatives such as the Child Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Collaborative in White Rock and South Surrey, and contributing her expertise to regional triage consulting teams with partnership of the Surrey school board & MCFD.
Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary partnerships, equity-centered care, and integrated support systems for patients and families.
Beyond clinical leadership, Dr. Dosanjh has helped drive meaningful healthcare system transformation. She was a key contributor to the negotiation of British Columbia’s new payment model for primary care, ensuring more sustainable, equitable compensation structures for all family doctors.
She also launched the Health Justice Alliance, a groundbreaking intersectoral initiative bringing together physicians and lawyers to explore collaborative approaches to improving the family justice system. She has also been appointed to the Collaborative Strategy Justice Commission alongside the chief justice and attorney general.
Her leadership extends to multiple professional committees and strategic bodies, including the Physician Services Committee, BC Coroners Service Illicit Drug Toxicity Provincial Steering committee, indigenous specific anti racism steering committee and the Provincial Digital Health Leadership Committee.
She has consulted for various health organizations and participated in many provincial advisory groups addressing issues such as mental health, tech & innovation, physician workforce well-being, and equity, diversity & inclusion.
Dr. Dosanjh is a recipient of King Charles III coronation medal for her extensive contributions but she is known not only for her professional accomplishments but also for her personal dedication to gender based violence and intersectionality.
She is a passionate force for healthcare equity, human rights, and challenging the status quo. A mother of three daughters, a published author, and keynote speaker Dr. Dosanjh combines compassion, resilience and strategic vision to inspire change within medicine and beyond.
