Our Division

Dr Lauren Balogh is an MD/MBA graduate currently completing her residency in Victoria. Through her dual background, she is grounded in the realities of family medicine and informed by the logistical and financial constraints of our healthcare system. Her MBA taught her that networking, collaboration, and integrity in leadership are catalysts for meaningful progress. She sees the social events, professional facilitation, and intradisciplinary support offered by Divisions as commitments to a thriving community and work environment for family physicians. Her experience also includes a major consulting project on alternative payment models for physicians in Alberta, designing a financial literacy curriculum for residents at the University of Alberta, and being a member of the Alberta Medical Association’s student liaison committee. Dr Balogh looks forward to supporting the satisfaction and success of family medicine residents and physicians in BC.

Dr Ami Brousseau is a family physician practicing inner city primary care medicine through the Cool Aid Community Health Center and the Victoria Native Friendship Center. He is a proud father and husband, and together with has raised two beautiful Métis sons here in Victoria with his amazing wife Amanda, an operating room nurse at the Victoria General Hospital. Since Dr Brousseau first joined the Board in 2021 a lot has changed. The Division is looking towards connecting with all family medicine-trained doctors regardless of the setting of their practice. The primary care network is in place. The Division has helped to build new brick-and-mortar facilities such as the allied health centre for the PCN and Division to work out of, and the Camas Lelum Clinic attaching Indigenous patients. With still a lot of work to be done, Dr Brosseau’s interest continues to lie in equity and social justice. He will continue to push the Division towards increased engagement with Indigenous peoples through embedding of cultural safety principles while emphasizing ongoing reconciliation work as the standard of care in our community. He will also continue to advocate for the needs of physicians who work with marginalised peoples.

Dr Aaron Childs is a Victoria trained family physician who has been fortunate to practice in Victoria since 2005. He believes in strong local leadership for community family medicine. Dr Childs anticipates that in the coming year, there will likely be significant pressure to curtail the support that has been put in place for family medicine. He will continue to advocate for long term support for a robust modern team based primary care system that serves patients and encourages family physicians to thrive in our community. Dr Childs served on the VDFP Board previously, and has continued to be involved as a leading community family physician voice in several VDFP initiatives including the COVID-19 response, the After Hours Call Program, the Urban Locum Program, the Primary Care Network Steering Committee, and ongoing work with the local and regional Recruitment and Retention Committees. He is excited to serve the VDFP again as a board member and looks forward to being further involved in VDFP initiatives.

Dr Steve Goodchild practiced longitudinal family medicine through his solo family practice in downtown Victoria for 30 years, initially including obstetrics, ER care, hospital work, and long-term care. At the same time, he demonstrated a passion for supporting family medicine as a viable and enjoyable profession. He has held leadership roles both locally, as previous Co-Chair of the Victoria Division, and provincially, as past president of the SGP (now BC Family Doctors) and Board Chair of same for over 10 years. He spent four years working for Island Health as Medical Director of Primary Care Strategy, mostly through the COVID-19 pandemic. More recently, stepping away from his Island Health and BC Family Doctors roles has allowed him more time to spend working with Doctors of BC committees and the Division. He was on the General Practice Services Committee (now FPSC) when the Divisions of Family Practice were formed and is pleased to resume working with the Victoria Division as it continues to support its members and the patients they care for.

Dr Ben How has been a longitudinal family physician for over 40 years, a privilege that has brought much personal and professional satisfaction. He retired from family practice in April 2025 but continues as the medical director of the Oak Bay Medical Clinic and the medical advisor for Glenwarren Lodge, where he looks after a complement of residents. He also teaches first- and second-year medical students at UBC, serves as a certified examiner for the OSCEs, is a member of the South Island Long-term Care MAC, and sits on the Long-term Care Initiative and Care Transitions Steering Committees. Over the past two decades, he has seen how challenging family practice has become due to, e.g., demographic change, an exponential increase in pharmaceutical and therapeutic modalities, and growing societal demands. As a result, family doctors are facing unprecedented stressors. Dr How is excited to join the board and help advance the great advocacy work and support the VDFP provides to help Victoria family doctors thrive. Dr How appreciates the support of his wife Sandra, a physiotherapist, and has three children, two of whom are also health care professionals. Outside medicine, he enjoys listening to jazz and traveling the world.

Dr Kristen Iverson is a partner at Moss Rock Medical, a group physician practice in Fairfield, where she provides longitudinal patient care. She moved to Victoria from Nova Scotia in 2018. She worked in rural Cape Breton for two years following her Family Medicine Residency at Dalhousie University's Moncton, New Brunswick site. Dr Iverson joined the board in 2022 and completed the FPSC Leadership and Management Development Program in 2023. She is proud of her work on the board so far, including involvement in the development of the After Hours Call Program, Urban Locum Program, and Victoria Primary Care Network, as well as co-chairing the Collaborative Services Committee. She is motivated and excited to continue connecting with colleagues across different work environments and work on projects that strengthen our connections and sense of community. She loves working in Victoria and hopes that sentiment can be shared by as many physicians as possible.

Peter Lockie holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Edinburgh and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. He is currently President of Inverleith Consulting Inc., which provides a range of management consulting services. Previously, Peter worked at Camosun College for 15 years, most recently as Interim President and prior to that as Vice President, Administration, and Chief Financial Officer. He is currently Secretary/Treasurer of Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility, an international operator of a remotely operated submersible vehicle, and has been Board Chair, Treasurer, and a Director of the United Way of Greater Victoria, the Victoria Cool Aid Society, and 94 Forward, which manages the legacy funds of the 1994 Victoria Commonwealth Games.

Dr Sarah MacEwan currently provides full-service family practice at Moss Rock Medical, a group family practice clinic. Additionally, she provides longitudinal care as a hospitalist to the admitted patients at Saanich Peninsula Hospital. She completed medical school in Limerick, Ireland, and residency training in Victoria about two years ago. Being originally from BC, she is happy to call Victoria home with her husband and dog. With her experience as an international medical graduate and as a resident, and as a current family physician in the region, she looks forward to offering first-hand insight into the ever-changing challenges physicians face in family medicine. She hopes to be able to provide insight into the transition of an internationally trained physician into the current local medical climate. As a board member, Dr MacEwan greatly appreciates the opportunity to work together on creating solutions.

Dr Macnab believes in the transformative power of collaborative leadership within primary care. He is a husband, father of three, and has been a family doctor for 11 years. After receiving his medical degree from UBC and residency at the University of Calgary, his medial career has been exclusively in Victoria, where he ran a longitudinal practice for 7.5 years and worked in long-term care and walk-in clinics. Dr Macnab currently works in various settings as a locum, surgical assist, lump and bump doctor and clinical instructor. He has also been a member of the VDFP Communications Committee, which he is now chairing, since 2021. With his medical career grounded in patient-centered care and preventive health, he has developed a deep understanding of the operational and systemic challenges local family physicians face. He looks forward to helping build a system that fosters resilience and adaptability in all of us as we navigate burnout and administrative burdens, embrace new technologies and team-based models, and continue to deliver first-rate care for our patients.

Dr Victoria Qi is a family physician with 18 years of full-scope practice experience. Her career has been shaped by a deep commitment to community-centered care and to the values that define family medicine. In practice, she has provided full-spectrum care across diverse settings, forming lasting relationships with patients and collaborating closely with nurses, social workers, midwives, pharmacists, and others. These experiences strengthened her belief that team-based care is vital to the future of primary care. As family medicine site director at UBC’s Island Medical Program, Dr Qi leads the development and delivery of innovative family medicine education that reflects the realities of practice and inspires students to see themselves as future family doctors. Having witnessed the growing complexity of care and the ongoing pressures facing family physicians, she believes education, physician wellness, and system design are deeply connected. As a board member, she brings a collaborative, grounded perspective and feels privileged to help strengthen family medicine and support the communities we serve in Greater Victoria.

Dr Brynna Wilson is in her second year of Family Medicine residency at the UBC Victoria site. Originally from southern Ontario, she completed an undergraduate degree in Physiology and Pharmacology at Western University before attending medical school at McMaster University. Throughout her education, Dr Wilson developed strong interests in women’s health, pediatrics, mentorship, and medical education. Outside of medicine, she is an avid hiker, runner, camper, and enjoys spending her free time outdoors. Dr Wilson is excited to call Victoria her new home and looks forward to continuing to learn and serve the community as a Victoria Division Board member.