Dr. Nardia Strydom has been working as a family physician in BC for the last 25 years and loves her job! She loves the variety and the unexpected nature of family medicine, the connections with her patients and the comprehensive long-term care she can provide. As a “full service family physician” her patients are newborns, seniors and everything in-between. Nardia is a teacher and a learner, and is stimulated by change and its possibilities. She is the Department Head of Family Medicine at Providence Health Care, Regional Department Head of Family Medicine, Vancouver Coastal Health and Providence Health Care and Regional Medical Director of Primary Care for Vancouver Coastal Health. Her family, friends, gardening, exercise and anything to do with food keep her life in balance.