What is Consultant Specialist Team Care?
Consultant Specialist Team Care (CSTC) aims to support specialists through a collaborative approach to implement a team care model in their private community offices to improve the patient and provider experience.
Apply for the next CSTC Cohort
CSTC Cohort 4 Applications Now Open!
We’re excited to announce that applications for CSTC Cohort 4 will officially open on November 6, 2025. Submit your application through this link: CSTC Cohort 4 Application
Be sure to apply by November 20, 2025, at 4 p.m. Don’t miss your chance to join the next cohort!
For more information, contact us at cstc@doctorsofbc.ca.
Who is Eligible?
All licensed specialist physicians practicing in community settings across BC.
Program Benefits
Benefits of taking part in the Consultant Specialist Team Care initiative include:
- Funding for specialist program participation and team care model development.
- Engaging virtual and in-person workshops led by clinical and content experts.
- Opportunity to collaborate and network with like-minded specialists from across the province to share and learn from each other.
- Ability to select an allied health professional (AHP) or nurse to support your team care model to improve the provider and patient experience.
Resources
STC Final Evaluation (Cohort 1)
CSTC Final Evaluation (Cohort 2)
Hear what specialists and patients are saying about team care:
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CSTC Shorts Series
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Consultant Specialist Team Care Overview
Dr Firas Mansour
Dr Julian Sernik
Kasia Chrzanowska
Questions? Please contact:
Garth Vatkin
Portfolio Liaison
Alison Foulds
Project Coordinator
- Community Based Specialists
- Consultant Specialist Team Care
- Facility Engagement
- Health System Redesign
- Physician Quality Improvement Initiative
- Physician Leadership Development
- UBC Sauder Physician Leadership Program
- Specialists Well-Being Pilot (SWELL)
- Perioperative Clinical Action Network (PCAN)
- SSC Fees