Dr. Gerschman has been a BCPS Board Director since 2020 and currently serve as the Chair of the BCPS Economics Committee, which he has been part of since 2018. This committee has been instrumental in supporting the creation of new fees for pediatrics and advocating for money to address the disparities that exist between pediatrics and other specialities.

Dr. Gerschman has several years of experience in working with medical associations as a board member and leader. He has been a board member of Doctors of BC and served on several of its committees, including the recent work of the Consultation Referrals Working Group (Tariff Committee). Previously, he served as President of Specialists of BC (2019-20) where he supported critical implementations during the Covid pandemic (e.g. access to expanded telemedicine, access to PPE for community specialists). Most recently, he has been co-chairing a large Specialist Services Committee (SSC) project called Specialist Team Care to try to bring a new model of team-based care to community-based specialists.

His passion has been to support those who are practicing in the community and understanding their unique challenges and innovations. Dr. Gerhman’s believes that as pediatricians ‘we should be proud of our key and pivotal role in the health care system and ensure that we are recognized as such’.

Since completing an MSc in Sports Medicine, Exercise, and Health, he has directed his efforts in trying to keep kids as active as possible. His training as a Pediatric Rheumatologist has allowed him to build on his expertise in musculoskeletal health to develop a community-based sub-speciality practice based out of North Vancouver and Burnaby.