TRU advisory committees are composed of between five and twelve members appointed by the Provost and VP Academic in consultation with the faculty dean and department chairperson. Nominations for appointment may be submitted by members of the Board of Governors, current Advisory Committee members or TRU/TRU-OL staff members. Appointees may be drawn from such categories as employers and potential employers of program graduates; persons working in program-related occupations or professions; professionals; trade and business organization representatives; students; and staff from other post-secondary institutions.

The role of the Anesthesia Assistant Program Advisory Committee includes advising TRU and TRU-OL on the need for revisions to the program content and on current and projected demand for program graduates. The committee also advises the department on the degree to which the program fulfills the needs of employers and assists in program promotion and the development of links with business, industry and other institutions.

Currently, the Anesthesia Assistant Program Advisory Committee is composed of:

• Dr Raja Rajamohan: MBBS, MD, FRCA, FRCPC
  Medical Director, TRU AA program
  Clinical Assistant professor, UBC Department of Anesthesia
  Staff Anesthesiologist, St.Paul's hospital, Vancouver
• Dr. Matthew Klas: MD, FRCPC
  Clinical Associate Professor Anesthesiology UBC
  Director of Medical Education Providence Health
  Director of Perioperative Echocardiography
  The Heart Center, St. Paul's Hospital Vancouver
• Peter Baxter: CCAA, RRT
  Anesthesia Assistant Supervisor
  BCCH Department of Pediatric Anesthesia Vancouver
• Irfaan Ali: Bsc, Dipl.T., RRT, CCAA
  Supervisor: Anesthesia Assistants,
  St. Paul's Hospital, Mount St. Joseph's Hospital Vancouver
• Sandra Squire: MRSc, BScPT
  Practice Consultant Interdisciplinary
  Student Practice & Allied Health
  PHC Professional Practice Vancouver
• Dr Brian Gregson: Anesthesiologist, Royal Jubilee Hospital
• Dr Lesley Johnston: Memorial University of Newfoundland
• Adam Gillis: BHSc, RRT, CCAA, FCSRT
  Health Services Manager,
  Department of Anesthesia Services
  Department of Clinical Perfusion Services
  QEII Health Sciences Center NSHA
• Candi Thompson: Senior Anesthesia Assistant, Royal University Hospital, Saskatchewan

For more information, comments or suggestions, contact the Program Administrator, Science.