Anamika Mishra
Anamika Mishra, Boston, Massachusetts, and Ontario, is proposed as a contested nominee with the following attributes:
- Provides rural comprehensive care part time in Red Lake.
- Currently pursuing residency training in Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the University of Ottawa, and completing a masters in public health at the Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health.
- Academic lead resident during residency at the University of Toronto.
- Founding member of the Women's Health Club at Western University; Global Health Committee head, Canadian Federation of Medical Students.
- In the second year of practice as of the 2025 Board election.
Dear CFPC Members,
I completed my residency in family medicine at St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, drawn by its long-standing commitment to serving Toronto’s most vulnerable populations. Since qualifying, I have expanded my clinical practice to Red Lake, Ontario, a remote community almost 600 kilometres north of Thunder Bay. I am working part-time in Red Lake, where I have the privilege of caring for patients from the local region, as well as the nearby fly-in community Pikangikum First Nation. These experiences have shaped my dedication to supporting rural and regional family medicine. I believe the CFPC must reflect these realities by strengthening training pipelines and increasing supports like travel bursaries, housing assistance, and mentorship in remote settings.
Currently, I am pursuing further residency training in Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the University of Ottawa, and last year I completed a master’s in public health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. During my master’s work, I took courses in non-profit finance, risk management, and health care consulting. I am eager to apply the principles of strategic finance and mission-oriented resource stewardship at the CFPC.
Accounting is a vital sign monitoring the health of the CFPC: it tracks our fiscal health and guides our ability to deliver on our mission, but often it is not ‘charted’ in an accessible way for members. I will work to increase transparency regarding where your dues go and how decisions are made.
I will also bring a renewed focus to the CFPC’s core mission. Every action taken, program piloted, and policy lobbied for must be aligned with our interests as CFPC members. I will advocate for decision making that prioritizes a high dollar-to-impact ratio. Our financial strategy must serve our mission to advance family medicine, not the other way around. This means identifying programs that are critical to our mission, understanding which ones are underfunded, and deciding which efforts must be cross-subsidized or restructured. Accounting is not just about debits and credits, it should mirror and support the values and aspirations of the CFPC.
And finally, I will ask you all: if we had more resources, what would be on our agenda? This vision, our ‘mission wish list’, should guide our financial planning for the long term. Financial strategy is not an afterthought, it is the infrastructure guiding our work.
Being early in my career, I understand first-hand the struggles many new family physicians face, including navigating the transition to independent practice, finding mentorship, and facing burnout. I will champion tools to support early-career physicians, advocate for flexible practice models, and push for fair compensation. I will support expanding low-barrier, asynchronous CPD opportunities and national campaigns that affirm the value of comprehensive family medicine.
I am honoured and humbled by the opportunity to run for the Board of Directors of the CFPC. I would be proud to represent your interests and promise that I will show up for you, for our profession, and for the future of family medicine.
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Please see Dr. Mishra’s CV.
